Community Meals and Assistance:
Community Lunch (Free): 255-4662
Free lunches at the Whitneyville Community Building – all are welcome
Last Thursday of the month 11:00am – 1:00pm
South Main Street, Whitneyville
Downeast Table of Plenty: 546-6101
Free Sunday afternoon community meal at the Weald Bethel Community Center – all are welcome. (Meals are free but donations can be dropped at the door).
Sundays 3:30 – 5pm
US Route 1, Cherryfield
Eastern Area Agency on Aging – Community Cafes and Meals on Wheels: 1-800-432-7812 or 454-2215
Community Café offers hot, nutritious meals to senior citizens while providing an opportunity for socializing. Currently we have a weekly Community Cafe offered in Calais at the Calais Methodist Church.
Tuesdays 11:30a – 12:30p
849 Main Street, Calais (Calais Methodist Church)
Call: 454-2215 to reserve your meal
Meals on Wheels is a separate program that delivers meals to your home. Eligibility criteria are:
Must be 60 years of age or older, be homebound and unable to leave your house without assistance.
Must be unable to prepare a meal and have no one available to prepare a meal.
Available on short or long term basis, depending on need. Click here for more details.
Healthy Acadia: 255-3741
Nutrition education, information, and assistance with accessing local food programs and food assistance. Programs include: Gleaning Initiative, Summer Meals Program, Senior Farm Share, Farmers Markets for All, Hancock County and Washington Food Security Networks
Home Delivered Meals through EAAA “Doorstep Dining Program” ($ cost): 1-800-432-7812
For adults over 50 and disabled individuals regardless of income. This program provides 5 home cooked meals (frozen and packaged ready to heat) and delivered to your home. Each individual meal costs $5, they come in packs of 5 for $25 and include a small loaf of bread and 5 desserts. These meals are lower in sodium and fat, but you can also order diet specific meals such as: heart-friendly, diabetic-friendly, gluten free, renal-friendly, pureed, vegetarian, and more.
Incredible Edible Milbridge (Seasonal):
Free pick-your-own veggie gardens during the growing season (typically July through early October) at the IEM Market Garden at the Red Barn Motel in Milbridge – a 14,000 sq. ft. garden with everything from broccoli to zucchini. Additionally look for IEM raised beds throughout Milbridge with more veggies. These veggies are free to all! Look for the IEM signs. IEM is a program of Women for Healthy Rural Living.
Joan’s Coffee House: 546-5870
Free and open to the public at the EdGE Center (Maine Seacoast Mission)
Fridays 9:30 – 11:30am
US Route 1, Cherryfield
Machias Marketplace: 255-0605
Accepts SNAP/EBT. Fresh produce, eggs, organic dairy and meats, homebaked breads and desserts, honey, coffees, jams, pickles, oats, and much more. All grown, raised, or produced by local farmers or from Maine suppliers
291 Main Street, Machias
Maine Senior FarmShare Program (seasonal): 1-877-353-3771
The program allows low-income older adults to receive up to a $50 share of fresh, local produce directly from Maine farmers at no cost. Eligible participants can sign up directly with a participating farm of their choice. The program is on a first come, first served basis. Maine residents must be aged 60 or older – or aged 55 or older for Native Americans – and meet income eligibility guidelines. Participants must re-enroll yearly. Click here for an interactive map to see the farm choices.
Click here: to enroll online
Eligible adults can also call their local Area Agency on Aging at 1-877-353-3771.
Maine Senior Food Boxes: 1-877-353-3771
The Commodity Supplemental Food Program works to improve the health of low-income Maine seniors, at least 60 years of age, by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA foods. These monthly food packages include a variety of items such as: non-fat dry and ultra pasteurized milk, juice, Farina, canned meat/poultry or fish, oats/ready-to-eat cereal, rice or pasta, peanut butter, dry beans, and canned fruits or vegetables. Click here to find locations to pick up your food box.
Click here to fill out an online application or contact Eastern Area Agency on Aging at 1-877-353-3771
Milbridge Farmers’ Market (June to Mid-September):
Open Saturday’s from 9am to Noon in the Camden National Bank parking lot on Main Street in Milbridge.
SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly called Food Stamps):
Machias 255-2000 | 1-800-432-7846
Calais 454-9000 | 1-800-622-1400
This program helps seniors (over 60), disabled individuals, and low-income families buy food they need for good health. Call for more information or apply on line: Maine.gov Application for Benefits. For seniors, click here for a handy tip sheet on qualifying and how to apply for SNAP.
St. Croix Valley Healthy Communities: 454-0761
Programs on healthy foods and nutrition for home and schools
Summer Meals for Kids (seasonal):
Free breakfast and lunch during the summer months at local schools in Washington County, for children up to 18 years old.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension: 1-800-287-1542
Nutrition; Food preparation; Cooking and shopping on a budget; Recipes
Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Calais 454-3634 | Machias 255-8280
Healthy food packages and food vouchers for pregnant women and children up until they turn five (food includes eggs, cheese, whole grains, peanut butter, fruit & vegetables, baby foods, formula, Farmer’s market vouchers and so much more); Prenatal vitamins; Breastfeeding support. Mainecare not required to be eligible. Call for more info or to make an appointment.
Calais: 10 Barker Street, Suite D 454-3634
Tuesdays 10a – 6p, Fridays 8a – 4pm
Eastport: 30 Boynton Street (at Eastport Health Center)
For Eastport dates and times call the Machias office 255-8280
Machias: 247 Main Street 255-8280
Mondays 8am – 4pm
Tuesday: 10am – 6pm
Wednesdays 8am – 4pm
Thursdays 8am – 4pm
Fridays 8am – 4pm
Milbridge: 87 Main Street (at the WHRL – Women for Healthy Rural Living building)
2nd & 3rd Wednesday of each month 9a – 2:30p Call the Ellsworth office to schedule an appointment for Milbridge 667-5304
Food Pantries:
Seniors please note that free 30 lb. food boxes are available to seniors over 60. These boxes include a variety of foods, such as juice, farina, oats, ready-to-eat cereal, rice, pasta, peanut butter, dry beans, canned meat or fish, and canned fruits and vegetables. Contact your local food pantry to see if they participate in the Maine Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) and enroll for your free monthly food box.
Baileyville—Woodland Community Food Pantry: 427-6518 | 454-9990
55 Broadway, Baileyville
1st & 4th Thursday of the month 9—11am
Calais— Irene Chadbourne Ecumenical Food Pantry: 214-8553 | 214-4883
513 Main Street, Calais
Monday 3p – 6p | Thursday 10a – Noon | Friday 1p – 3p
Email: Irene.Chadbourne.Food.Pantry@gmail.com
Cherryfield—Weald Bethel Food Pantry: 546-7424
36 Weald Bethel Lane, Cherryfield
Tuesday 9a—Noon & 4p—6p | Thursday 9a—Noon
Email: gnorgaard@seacoastmission.org
Mobile Food Pantry now delivering to folks who are house-bound or have no transportation to get to the Cherryfield food pantry. Call Marilyn at 546-5853 for more information. (Delivery service area includes the towns between Steuben and Columbia Falls, and towns from Beddington to Addison.)
Danforth Food Pantry: 448-2611 | 448-2298
Danforth Town Hall
Open the Thursday after the 1st Wednesday of the month 10-11am
Email: townofdanforth@pwless.net (put “For the Food Pantry” in the subject line of the email)
Eastport—Labor of Love – Garrapy Food Pantry: 853-2373 | 853-0812
137 County Road (across from the airport), Eastport
2nd & 3rd Tuesday 9a – 11a, Saturday 10a – 1pm
Contact: Fern Garrapy at 853-2373 or Email: lacyl@localnet.com
Indian Township Food Pantry: 796-6134 | 796-2841
Monday—Friday 10am—2:30pm
Jonesport Food Pantry: 497-2294
Sawyer Memorial Congregational Church, Jonesport
Wednesday 9am—11am
Email: smcc28@myfairpoint.net
Lubec — Lubec Community Outreach Center Food Pantry: 733-5262
44 South Street (former Lubec High School)
3rd Wednesday of the month 10am—4:00pm
Also on the Saturday after the 3rd Wednesday 8:30 – 10:00am
*Emergency food available upon request if you cannot make it during their regular hours*
Machias — New building! Machias Area Food Pantry: 259-6044
43 Kennebec Road
Mondays 1pm—6pm
Wednesdays 9:30am – 1:30pm
Presently, the pantry offers in house shopping. Remember to bring your reusable bags. First-time visitors will be asked to complete a brief intake form. Please note: The food pantry will deliver to folks that are not able to arrange transportation to pick up food.
Pleasant Point—Saint Ann’s Food Pantry: 853-2600 x 239
Tribal Office Building, Route 190
Monday—Thursday 9am—3pm
Email: lmitchell@wabanaki.com