- Finding a Home
- Improving Your Education
- Preventing Foreclosure
- Starting a Business
- Tax Preparation Info
Additional Links
Here are some helpful sites for more information on local resources!
Penquis – help with food, utilities, child care, heating oil, weatherization, FDA accounts, and numerous other services for Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.
WHCA – help with food, utilities, child care, heating oil, weatherization, FDA accounts, and numerous other services for Washington and Hancock counties.
United Way of Eastern Maine – for more information on local agencies and programs that may suit your needs, or if you’d like to volunteer.
Volunteer Maine – Want to help out your friends and neighbors but not sure how? Let us help! We have a listing of area agencies that need your assistance.
Pine Tree Legal – Free legal assistance to low-income people with offices all over the state.
Coastal Enterprises – For help starting or growing a business, housing counseling, or help finding affordable housing.
Women, Work, and Community – Build a career, start a business, manage your money, and become a leader.
Easten Area Agency on Aging-Local resources for seniors and their caregivers
Visit this link to see the CA$H Coalitions across Maine in the News.
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Get your income taxes prepared for free by IRS-certified tax preparers! Once you receive all of your income tax statements (such as W-2’s) dial 2-1-1 and get connected to a tax site near you.
HoMEworks educators and HUD approved Housing Counseling agencies
The HoMEworks goal is to provide a standardized, comprehensive homeownership education program to be delivered by a network of industry professionals in neutral environments throughout Maine. Buyers who have taken the home buying classes are more confident when asking questions and making decisions about homeownership and loan products. Education gives buyers the tools they need to avoid predatory lending and possible foreclosure.
Click on the following links for more HoMEworks information.
Family Development Account Coalition – Matched Savings Program — FDAs
The FDA Program enables low-income families to establish savings accounts that will be used to buy a home, pay for education, or start or expand a small business. Participating families establish a savings account to be used toward their identified goal. Matched Savings Programs enhance the money you earn through employment by matching your participant dollars at a 4:1 ratio. For a program description: http://womenworkandcommunity.org/?page_id=101 [ MORE ]