Recovery help after treatment in Maine
We've found 12 places in Maine for people after treatment and in recovery, mostly in Portland, Bangor and Brewer, and 5 that serve the whole state. Our volunteers haven't confirmed these yet, so a quick call ahead is worth it. Most of them help with health & medication (7), shelter & housing (6) and food (5).
Places in Maine
211 Maine
Free, confidential information and referral line staffed around the clock by Maine-based specialists. Covers addiction treatment, rental and heating assistance, shelter, food, and other local services; also searchable online.
Office for Family Independence – SNAP, MaineCare, and TANF
State office that runs SNAP food benefits, MaineCare (Medicaid), TANF, and General Assistance oversight. Apply or renew online at My Maine Connection, by mail, or at a district office; a call center handles eligibility questions.
Preble Street
Portland's largest low-barrier social service agency: food pantry and soup kitchens, street outreach, teen shelter, wellness shelter, veterans housing, and case management for people who are homeless or in poverty. Start by calling or coming to the main office on Portland Street.
Portland Recovery Community Center
Peer-run recovery community organization where all services are free: daily meetings, recovery coaching, telephone recovery support, and a drop-in space for people in early recovery. Also serves as the Maine Recovery Hub helping other towns start centers.
Bangor Area Recovery Network (The BARN)
Recovery community center in Brewer serving the greater Bangor area with close to 200 meetings a month, recovery coaching, a recovery justice program for people involved with the courts, and help finding recovery housing. Open seven days a week.
Milestone Recovery
Portland agency serving people facing both addiction and homelessness since 1967. Runs the HOME Team street outreach, a low-barrier emergency shelter, medically monitored detox, a 30-day residential program, and extended-care residential treatment. No one is turned away for inability to pay.
Trinity Jubilee Center
Lewiston day shelter and resource center with a soup kitchen serving 800+ lunches a week, a food pantry, a free medical clinic, showers and laundry, and employment navigation. Guests can use the center's phone, computer, and mailing address.
Bangor Area Homeless Shelter
38-bed year-round emergency shelter for adults in downtown Bangor, with extra winter beds, a daily day room, a community food pantry, and a diversion coordinator who helps people avoid shelter when another option exists. Beds are first-come, first-served and cannot be held by phone.
Hope House Health and Living Center
PCHC's Bangor health center attached to Hope House, offering primary medical care and behavioral health from physicians, clinical social workers, and counselors to people experiencing homelessness and others in the community.
Pine Tree Legal Assistance
Maine's statewide free civil legal aid program for people with low incomes, covering eviction and housing, public benefits, debt, protection from abuse, and family law. Intake is by phone during set call-in hours or at weekly walk-in sessions in Portland, Lewiston, Bangor, and other offices.
Maine Vital Records
State office that issues certified Maine birth, death, and marriage certificates. A certified birth certificate costs $15 and can also be bought from the town where you were born or where your mother lived; delayed birth registrations cost $60.
Maine State Identification Card
Non-driver photo ID issued at every BMV branch and mobile unit. A standard state ID is $5 and a REAL ID version is $30; the first REAL ID must be done in person. You must show legal presence in the U.S. and a physical Maine address.
National lines that work in Maine
SAMHSA National Helpline
Free, confidential treatment referral for substance use and mental health. Finds local programs that take your insurance or none.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 for any mental health or substance use crisis. Available to anyone in any program.
Lifeline free phone program
Free or discounted phone and service for people on Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, or low income. Apply online or through a carrier.