| Social service agencies | |||
| Bangor General Assistance Office | 103 Texas Ave., Bangor | 941-0257 | Bangor residents only; emergency financial help for rent, electricity, telephone (when medically necessary) and medications. |
| Community Health & Counseling Services | 42 Cedar St., Bangor | 947-0366 or (800) 924-0366 | Case management, individual and group counseling. |
| Maine Department of Human Services | 396 Griffin Road, Bangor | 561-4100 or (800) 432-7825 | Food stamps; Medicaid; Women, Infants and Children program; ASPIRE program. |
| Northeast Occupational Exchange | 29 Franklin St., Bangor | 942-3816 or (800) 857-0500 | Case management, individual and group counseling. |
| Penquis Community Action Program | 262 Harlow St., Bangor | 973-3500 | Home Energy Assistance Program, child development programs, family education. |
| Food cupboards | |||
| Abundant Life Church | 263 Texas Ave., Bangor | 945-5577 | 10 a.m.-noon, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. |
| Bangor Area Homeless Shelter | 26 Cedar St., Bangor | 947-0092 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday. |
| Bangor Rescue Mission | 126 Third St., Bangor | 942-4161 | Noon-1:45 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday. |
| Hammond Street Congregational Church | 28 High St., Bangor | 942-4381 | 10 a.m.-noon, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. (Photo ID required.) |
| Manna Soup Kitchen | 180 Center St., Bangor | 990-2870 | 3 p.m.-4 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday. |
| Public meals | |||
| Manna Soup Kitchen | 180 Center St., Bangor | 990-2870 | 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Friday breakfast, 9 a.m.-10 a.m. Sunday brunch, 2 p.m.-3 p.m. |
| St. John's Episcopal Church | 234 French St., Bangor | 947-0156 | 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. second Saturday each month. |
| Salvation Army: Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen | 65 South Park St., Bangor | 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday through Friday. 8 a.m.- 9 a.m. Sunday. | |
| Together Place | 2 Second St., Bangor | 941-2897 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Monday through Friday. |
| Unitarian Universalist Church | 120 Park St., Bangor | 947-7009 | 4 p.m.-5 p.m., last Saturday of each month. |
| Clothing | |||
| Bangor Rescue Mission | 126 Third St., Bangor | 942-4161 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. |
| My Choice (maternity and baby clothes) | 181 State St., Bangor | 941-8809 | Monday through Friday. |
| Salvation Army Thrift Store | Broadway Shopping Center, Broadway, Bangor | 941-2993 | Clothing by appointment: 941-2990. |
| The Attic | 170 Center St., Bangor | 945-5523 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Thursday. |
| Other resources | |||
| American Red Cross: Pine Tree Chapter | 33 Mildred Ave., Bangor | 941-2903 | Provides emergency clothing and shelter for disaster victims; first aid and safety training. |
| Eastern Agency on Aging | 450 Essex St., Bangor | 941-2865 or (800) 432-7812 | Provides information on benefits available to senior citizens; administers Meals for Me program. In-home visits. |
| Eastern Maine AIDS Network | 80 Exchange St., Bangor | 990-3626 | Education on HIV and AIDS, referrals. |
| Maine Mental Health Connections | 150 Union St., Bangor | 941-2907 | Offers social club for people with mental illness and helps people with mental illnesses to return to the community socially. |
| Penobscot Community Dental Clinic | 1012 Union St., Bangor | 992-2152 | Open to Penobscot County residents; accepts MaineCare (Medicaid) and insurance, with sliding fee scale. |
| Pine Tree Legal Assistance | 61 Main St., Bangor | 942-8241 | Low-cost legal services in limited cases: social security disability, tenant-landlord disputes, protection order filing. |
| Rape Response Services | 989-5678 or (800) 310-0000; (800) 458-5599 (TTY) | Twenty-four-hour hotline, support group information, referrals for additional support. | |
| Shaw House | 136 Union St., Bangor | 941-2882 | Short-term temporary group home for homeless adolescents. |