Emergency Shelters

The shelters listed below provide emergency shelter. MaineHousing supports many of these shelters by providing funds to help with operating expenses and capital improvements. For information on other shelters or resources in your area, dial 2-1-1.

If you are experiencing homelessness and currently unsheltered please reach out to your local Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness contact Document Download Icon . If you are a veteran experiencing homelessness or at risk for homelessness please reach out to a Supportive Services for Veteran Families contact .

For more information on shelter funding, visit the Homeless Housing Program and Shelter Funding section of the Homeless Initiatives Document Download Icon page on our website.

Shelters that receive MaineHousing funding are designated with an asterisk (*) below.

Androscoggin

St. Martin de Porres Residence	General - Adults	207-786-4690	Lewiston
Rural Community Action Ministries	Families	207-524-5095	Leeds
New Beginnings	Youth	207-795-4070	Lewiston
Hope Haven Gospel Mission	General	207-783-6086	Lewiston
Safe Voices	Domestic Violence	800-559-2927	Auburn

Aroostook

The Northern Light House - Safe Harbor	Youth	207-540-1522	Mars Hill
Maliseet Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Program	Domestic Violence	207-532-6401	Houlton
Hope and Justice Project	Domestic Violence	800-439-2323	Caribou, Houlton, Fort Kent
Homeless Services of Aroostook - Sr. Mary O'Donnell Shelter	General	207-764-4125	Presque Isle

Cumberland

City of Portland Oxford Street Shelter	General - Adults	207-761-2072	Portland
Tedford Housing - Individual Shelter	General - Adults	207-729-1161 x104	Brunswick
Tedford Housing - Family Shelter	Family	207-729-1161 X113	Brunswick
Preble Street - Elena's Way	General - Adults	207-775-0026	Portland
Preble Street - Joe Kreisler Teen Shelter	Youth	207-775-0026	Portland
Preble Street - Florence House	General - Women	207-699-4392	Portland
Milestone	Substance Abuse - Men	207-775-4790	Portland
City of Portland Family Shelter	Family	207-772-8339	Portland
Through These Doors	Domestic Violence	800-537-6066	Portland

Hancock

H.O.M.E. Inc - Sister Mary Ahearn House	Families	207-469-7961	Orland
The Next Step - Ellsworth	Domestic Violence	800-315-5579	Ellsworth
H.O.M.E. Inc - St. Francis Inn	General	207-469-7961	East Orland
H.O.M.E. Inc - Emmaus	General	207-667-3962	Ellsworth
H.O.M.E. Inc - Dorr House	General	207-469-7961	Orland

Kennebec

Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter	General	207-872-8082	Waterville
Family Violence Project	Domestic Violence	877-890-7788	Augusta
Bread of Life Ministries	General	207-626-3479	Augusta

Knox

Knox County Homeless Coalition - Hospitality House	General	207-593-8151	Rockport
New Hope for Women	Domestic Violence	800-522-3304	Rockland

Oxford

Rumford Group Homes - Leeds Family Center	Family	207-364-3551	Leeds
Rumford Group Homes - Monier Family Center	General	207-743-6363	Rumford
Rumford Group Homes - Rumford Family Center	Family	207-743-6363	Rumford
Rumford Group Homes - Norway Family Center	Women & Children	207-369-9439	Norway

Penobscot

The Shepherd Godparent home	Pregnant Women	207-949-2273	Bangor
Partners for Peace	Domestic Violence	800-863-9909	Bangor
Shaw House	Youth	207-941-2874	Bangor
PCHC- Hope House	General - Adults	207-217-6717	Bangor
Bangor Area Homeless Shelter	General	207-947-0092	Bangor

Somerset

Trinity Shelter	General - Adults	207-399-7538	Skowhegan
New Hope Shelter	Women and Children	207-669-4402	Solon
Family Violence Project	Domestic Violence	877-890-7788	Somerset County

Washington

The Next Step - Machias	Domestic Violence	800-315-5579	Machias
Passamoquoddy Peaceful Relations	Domestic Violence	877-853-2613	Pleasant Point

York

York County Shelter Programs, Inc. - Family Shelter	General	207-324-1137	Sanford
York County Shelter Programs, Inc. - Individual Shelter	General	207-324-1137	Alfred
Caring Unlimited	Domestic Violence	800-239-7298	Sanford