Resources List
Aging in Place in the Sacopee Valley
Click on any underlined text to go to that website.
Compiled by the Grateful Undead. Revised August 2023
This list is available as printed cards at local town offices and the Sacopee Valley Health Center.
Handy numbers:
EMERGENCY: 911
Local Fire Departments
(use 911 for fire emergency)
•Baldwin: 625-9107
•Cornish: 625-3355
•Hiram: 625-4064
•South Hiram: 625-4825
•Kezar Falls: 625-862 (serving Parsonsfield and Porter)
•Newfield: 793-2330
Town Offices:
•Baldwin Town Office: 625-3581
•Cornish Town Office: 625-4324
•Hiram Town Office: 625-4663
•Newfield Town Office: 793-4348
•Parsonsfield Town Office: 625-4558
•Porter Town Office: 625-8344
Sacopee Valley Health Center : 625-8126
Southern Maine Agency on Aging : (York and Cumberland Counties) 1-800-427-7411 Facilitates Meals on Wheels for homebound older adults and Medicare counseling.
Seniors Plus (Oxford County) 1-800-427-1241
Catholic Charities: 1-888-477-2263
Independent Support Services (ISS) 1-800-781-8550 for seniors and physically disabled adults
Food
Food Pantries
Wayside Food Programs – Senior Food Boxes 775-4939
Anyone 60 years old or older is eligible for a monthly senior food box, available from all food pantries. Click here for a map of local pantries. Click here to see what’s in the food box.
Riverside United Methodist Church 400-2866 or 625-4886
5 School Street, Porter
1st and 3rd Friday 9:30 – 11:00 am.
Brownfield Food Pantry 935-2620
Lions Club Building, 701 Pequawket Trail
3rd Thursday 1-4 pm
Bridgton Food Pantry 647-3704 or 318-4467
United Methodist Church, 214 Main Street
Tuesdays 11 am – 6 pm
First Congregational Church of East Baldwin Glenn Haines: 625-2360
26 School Street
Tuesdays 9:00 – 11:30 am
St. Matthew’s Food Pantry 793-2244
19 Dora Lane, Limerick, 1st Monday 6 – 7 pm, Every Tuesday 10 am – noon
Provided by the Southern Maine Agency on Aging, this program is more than just a meal; it is also a wellness check and friendly visit by trained staff and volunteers.
Cumberland and York counties: 1-800-400-6325
Oxford County : 1-800-427-1244
Wakefield Food Pantry (603) 522-3094
1500 Wakefield Road, Wakefield, NH
Wednesday 10am-1pm, 5pm-7pm. Serves Wakefield, Brookfield, Milton and Effingham, NH; Newfield, ME
Other
Community Café at the Parsonsfield Town Hall
634 North Rd, Parsonsfield. Luncheon on the 4th Wednesday every month, 11am-1pm.
RSVP 625-3781 or pride04092@gmail.com by the third Friday of the month.
Suggested donation for 60+:$8, cost for under 60: $10.
Maine Harvest Bucks gives you BONUS BUCKS to buy fresh fruits and vegetables when you spend your SNAP/EBT dollars on local food.
Maine Senior Farm Share (207) 287-3491, seniorfarmshare.agr@maine.gov
Maine Senior FarmShare (MSFP) provides income-eligible older adults the opportunity to receive share (worth $50) of local produce at no cost from Maine farmers during the growing season.
Transportation
• Cumberland County: 1-855-608-5178
• Oxford County: 1-877-659-1302
• York County: 1-877-659-1302
Transportation to medical appointments for those with MaineCare coverage.
sacopeegratefulundead@gmail.com
Network of volunteer drivers offering rides for medical appointments for the Sacopee Valley area towns.
Cumberland County: RTP 774-2666 or 1-800-224-0704, email dispatch@rtprides.org
Volunteer driver program may be available to Cumberland County residents for a small fee.
York County:YCCAC 459-2932
Transportation options that may be available to York County residents.
Oxford County: Western Maine Transportation Services 1-800-392-9335, email info@westernmainetrans.org
Rides for Oxford County residents, dependent on driver availability.
Sacopee Valley Health Center 625-8126
Sacopee Valley Health Center provides van rides to Health Center patients for their scheduled appointments, dependent on availability.
Heat, Fuel, Utilities
Oxford County
Community Concepts: 743-7716; 795-6073
• Home energy evaluation, radon, lead, asbestos testing
• Low income home energy assistance (financial assistance; help with furnace repair, oil tank replacement, home repairs or improvements)
• Telephone payment assistance
• Emergency home heating assistance
• Low income assistance program for utilities
York County
York County Community Action Corporation: 324-5762; or 1-800-965-5762
• Low income home heating assistance (financial assistance; help with furnace repair, oil tank replacement, home repairs or improvements)
• Energy Services: emergency fuel and heating system maintenance bills
• Low income assistance program: assistance with electric bills
Cumberland County
Opportunity Alliance: 874-1175
Provides supplemental heating assistance to income eligible households in Cumberland County to pay for a portion of their annual heating expenses.
Maine
Efficiency Maine 1-866-376-2463
Provides guides and calculators to improve your energy efficiency. Their electricity monitors may be borrowed from local libraries. Offers rebates for upgrades such as major appliances and heating systems that are energy efficient.
Home Care
Note: this is not a complete list by any means. Search the internet for the specific service you want.
Home Safe: Maine Health Care at Home: 1-800-660-4867
Cumberland, York, Southern Oxford counties
Catholic Charities of Maine: 1-888-477-2263
Provides homemaker services for seniors and individuals with disabilities, including in-home assistance with housekeeping, groceries, meal preparation and laundry.
At Home Family Supports: 396-1202
Hollis, serving Oxford, York, Cumberland counties
Evaluates and coordinates care; provides crisis intervention.
Home Instead Cumberland County: 839-0441, York County: 985-8550
Non-medical provider of personal care, companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, errands. Based in Gorham.
Home Hospice: (866) 621-7600
Gosnell Memorial Hospice Service
Referral and Advocacy
Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMAA): 1-800-427-7411
York and Cumberland counties.
Seniors Plus Oxford County: 1-800-427-1241
Counseling; money minders, education, caregiver services.
Maine Long Term Care Ombudsman 800-499-0229
The Maine Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is a non-profit agency whose mission is to advocate for quality of life and care for long-term care consumers. This program serves residents of nursing homes, assisted housing programs including residential care and assisted living, consumers receiving home care services including homemaker, adult day and hospice.
Kepro 1-888-319-8452
Kepro helps people on Medicare to file quality of care complaints and service termination appeals.
Home Improvement
USDA Rural Development: Single Family Housing Repair Loans and Grants
Maine Office: 990-9160
This program provides loans to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve, or modernize their homes, or provides grants to elderly, very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards.
Maine Housing Home Accessibility & Repair Program 625-3524
Community Concepts, Inc. – serving Cumberland and Oxford Counties: 743-7716 or 1-800-866-5588
York County Community Action Corp. – serving York County: 324-5762
Home repair funding for health and safety needs.
AlphaOne: Disability and Aging Solutions
1-800-640-7200
Alpha One can connect individuals to funding sources that can be used to purhase adaptive equipment, assistive technology, or to make home modifications.
Housing
Pumpkinville 553-7777; 1-800-339-6516
Subsidized low-rent apartments for the elderly and disabled in Cornish.
Cornish Station 625-3524
Subsidized low-rent apartments for the elderly and disabled in Cornish.
Pinewood Apartments 25 Howe Drive, Parsonsfield. Contact Avesta Housing (207) 553-7777 or 1-800-339-6516
Income-based rental apartments in Kezar Falls.
MaineHousing (aka Maine State Housing Authority) 1-800-452-4668 or 626-4600
Low-income rentals and mortgage subsidies.
Gorham House 839-5757
Retirement community with continuum of care: independent and assisted living, Memory Care.
Westbrook Housing 854-9779
Senior housing and low-income public housing (Section 8). Larrabee Heights and Larrabee Village – subsidized senior housing.
Homeless Shelter York County Shelter 324-1137
147 Shaker Hill Road, Alfred. Adult and family emergency shelter, substance abuse and mental health counseling.
Adaptive Resources
Home Modifications:
Consider changes to your home that will make aging in place safer and more comfortable: walk-in bathtub; stair lifts; ramps, grab bars, etc.
Maine Aging and Disability Resource Center 1-877-353-3771
Information and resources about home modifications.
AARP HomeFit Guides and Worksheet 1-888-OUR-AARP (1-888-687-2277)
AARP publications offering guidance on making homes safe for the aging.
Free downloadable pamphlet covers low-cost solutions; the booklet guides construction.
Efficiency Maine 1-866-376-2463
Guides and calculators to improve your energy efficiency. Electricity monitors may be borrowed from local libraries.
Handy Helpers sacopeegratefulundead@gmail.com
A program of volunteers who may be able to help with simple modifications and repairs to help low income elders stay in their homes.
Maine Long Term Care Ombudsman 800-499-0229
The Maine Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is a non-profit agency whose mission is to advocate for quality of life and care for long-term care consumers. This program serves residents of nursing homes, assisted housing programs including residential care and assisted living, consumers receiving home care services including homemaker, adult day and hospice.
Health Care
Medical Care
Sacopee Valley Health Center 625-8126
70 Main Street, Porter
Medical, mental health, and dental services. Provides help with enrolling and reenrolling in Health Insurance Marketplace plans, MaineCare, Medicare, and with sorting through insurance issues and paperwork. You do not need to be a patient to access these services.
Bridgton Hospital 647-6000
10 Hospital Drive, Bridgton
Galbraith Family Medicine, LLC 793-9586
44 Elm St., Limerick
Ossipee River Dental 625-8551
38 Main Street, Porter
Geriatric Center at Maine Medical Center 662-2847
Maine Long Term Care Ombudsman 800-499-0229
The Maine Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is a non-profit agency whose mission is to advocate for quality of life and care for long-term care consumers. This program serves residents of nursing homes, assisted housing programs including residential care and assisted living, consumers receiving home care services including homemaker, adult day and hospice.
Senior Surgery Guides This site has information on pre-surgery, post-surgery and planning for your future. There are questions lists to review with your doctor that are important for anyone planning a surgical procedure which can help you prepare for surgery and think about your future options.
Hospice
For more information on hospice services, talk to your primary care physician or contact Information and Referral at Seniors Plus or Southern Maine Area Agency on Aging.
Hospice of Southern Maine 289-3640
180 US Route 1, #1, Scarborough Affiliated with Gosnell Memorial Hospice House.
Support Groups
Cancer Support Group Marianne Wyer: 207-749-0392, email souppot4@yahoo.com
A place to share and listen and feel supported. The group meets 1:30-3:00 on the second and fourth Friday every month at the Sacopee Valley Health Center, 49 Summer Street, Porter ME.
The Chronic Pain Support Group of Southern Maine email churn3@maine.rr.com
Meetings via Zoom on the first Thursday of each month from 1-2:30 p.m. Details on Facebook page
Affordable Medication
General recommendation: It is always best to tell your doctor if you can’t afford your medicines. There are many sources of free or low-cost prescription drugs, but eligibility often depends on your medication needs, financial status, etc. A cheaper drug might be prescribed, or help to obtain affordable medication might be offered by the practice itself or by referral to the prescription-assistance or medication-access program of a local hospital.
GoodRx
Helps you find the lowest prescription price.
Substance Use Disorders
Treatment and Referral Services
Sacopee Valley Health Center 625-8126
70 Main Street, Porter
Offers substance-use disorder counseling. Provides medication-assisted treatment for opioid-use disorders, which involves counseling and a medical appointment.
Across the River Counseling 625-3100
Outpatient treatment services and referrals.
Crossroads for Women and Men 1-877-978-1667
Substance use disorders and mental health disorders.
York County Shelters Program 324-1137
Addiction services include residential treatment.
Catholic Charities 1-800-781-8550, 775-5671
Walk-in Services Monday – Friday 9 am – 3 pm at 420 Cumberland Ave., Portland
Counseling available, fee on sliding scale. Walk in or call for an appointment. Bring insurance and/or income verification and photo ID.
Hotlines and Support Services
Suicide Hotlines
• Maine Crisis Hotline: 1-888-568-1112
• Cumberland County: 774-4357
• Oxford County: 364-3030
• York County: 282-6136
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline click this link or dial 988
A national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24/7.
DIAL 211 or go to www.211maine.org/substance/ to be connected to people who can help find support and services to help with your substance use needs, questions and concerns.
Alcoholics Anonymous 774-4335; 1-800-737-6237
Cornish meeting: Wednesday 6 – 7 pm at Cornish UCC Church, 39 Main Street, Cornish 289-6272
Kezar Falls meeting: Tuesdays 7:30 – 8:30 pm at Riverside Methodist Church, 5 School Street, Porter
Al-Anon 1-888-425-2666
For relatives and friends of alcoholics.
Narcotics Anonymous Maine 1-800-436-6116
Maine Tobacco Helpline 1-800-207-1230
Hotline to get help to quit smoking.
Mental Health Services
Hotlines
Suicide Prevention Hotlines:
• Maine Crisis Hotline: 1-888-568-1112
• Cumberland County: 774-4357
• Oxford County: 364-3030
• York County: 282-6136
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline click this link or dial 988
A national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24/7.
Gamblers Anonymous 1-855-2CALLGA (1-855-222-5442) This is the Maine Hotline number.
Elder Abuse Hotline 1-800-624-8404
Arranges services to protect dependent adults in danger of abuse or neglect or exploitation.
Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-834-4357
Information, crisis counseling, emotional support, and advocacy.
Dial 211 or go to www.211maine.org to be connected to people who can help with your mental health needs, questions and concerns.
Clinical Services
Sacopee Valley Health Center 625-2186. 70 Main Street, Porter
Clinical mental health services for adults and children on site, with referrals for services not currently available at the Health Center.
Across the River Counseling 625-3100. 19 River Road, Hiram
Clinical mental health services, available locally.
Maine Behavioral Healthcare 1-844-292-0111
Both inpatient and outpatient clinical mental health services in the Greater Portland area.
Tri-County Mental Health 1-888-304-4673
Covers York, Oxford, and Cumberland counties. Services are available in the Bridgton office.
Sexual Assault, Prevention and Response Services 1-800-871-7741
Equality Maine 207-761-3732
Resources offered for LGBTQ older adults.
Catholic Charities 871-7431
Case management services.
National Association for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) 1-800-464-5767
Provides support, education, and advocacy for anyone with questions about mental health issues.
End-of-Life Resources
End-of-Life Doula
INELDA (International End of Life Doula Association)
Bringing deeper meaning to the dying. An end-of-life doula provides support during the dying process.
Molly “Bones” Nelson, End-of-Life Doula 252-5720
merrifieldswamp@hotmail.com
Hospice
For more information on hospice services, talk to your primary care physician or contact Information and Referral at Seniors Plus or Southern Maine Area Agency on Aging.
Hospice of Southern Maine 1-866-621-7600
Care at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, at-home care, or long-term care and assisted-living facilities.
Burial Options
Grave Matters by Mark Harris, Simon & Schuster, New York: 2017
The book “Grave Matters: A Journey Through the
Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial”
follows families who found in “green burial” an
alternative method of burial.
Socializing
Read the Shopping Guide and check the Events page on the Grateful Undead website. There are weekly listings and notices of events.
Community Café at the Parsonsfield Town Hall 625-3781
634 North Rd, Parsonsfield. Luncheon on the 4th Wednesday every month, 11am-1pm.
RSVP 625-3781 or pride04092@gmail.com by the third Friday of the month.
Suggested donation for 60+:$8, cost for under 60: $10.
Senior Central Monday Morning Coffee and Games 536-9152, email oxyjen04@icloud.com
Mondays at the Parsonsfield Town Hall Gym at 10:00 – 11:30 AM. Cornhole, Cribbage, Ping Pong, etc. Come have some fun and meet new folks. Note: If the Town Hall is closed, the event will be cancelled.
Senior Central Wednesday Walkers 408-3829
Easy to moderate walks every Wednesday at 10:00 am. Call for details.
SVRC Pickleball
Mondays from 5-7pm at the Sacopee Elementary School gym (if school is cancelled, so is pickleball) during winter months. Designed for seniors of all abilities. FMI call Connie @ 625-4644 or Jen @ 650-6665
Sacopee Valley Adult & Community Education 625-3092
Hiram Cultural Center 409-1822, 8 Hancock Avenue, Hiram, ME 04041
The new nonprofit, which now operates in two adjacent buildings – the library and the arts center – is committed to boosting Hiram’s liveliness and attractiveness to long-time and new-coming families by providing entertainment, education and cultural enrichment for all ages.
Continuing Education
Sacopee Valley Adult & Community Education 625-3092
Range of courses on a variety of topics – art, home care, computer skills, Medicare, etc.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), University of Southern Maine 780-4406
Low-cost courses for students 50 years and older at Portland campus.
Senior College at Bridgton 647-5593
Low-cost classes and workshops for age 50+.
Free weekly tabloid lists ongoing support groups, classes, libraries, and special events.
National Digital Equity Center: An organization that provides communities with the expertise to use broadband technologies. Runs classes on aging well with technology, online tutoring, a tablet subscription program for older adults, and resources on affordable broadband.
Reading
Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs and Communications of the Dying by Maggie Callanan
At Peace: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life by Sam Harrington (a Mainer)
Local Libraries
All public libraries lend books, DVDs and other materials for free, and most offer use of public computers.
Soldiers Memorial Library 625-4650
85 Main Street, Hiram
Brown Memorial Library 787-3155
2 Norton Place, East Baldwin
Kezar Falls Library 625-2424
2 Wadleigh Street, Parsonsfield
Bonney Memorial Library 625-8083
36 Main Street, Cornish
Limerick Library 793-8975
55 Washington Street, Limerick
Newfield Library 809-7014
637 Water Street, Newfield
Legal Services & Advocacy
Maine Legal Services for the Elderly 1-800-750-5353
Provides free legal advice regarding health care, health insurance, Medicare, MaineCare (Medicaid), Social Security and other public benefits, pension and retirement benefits, powers of attorney, consumer matters including creditor and bankruptcy problems, physical and financial abuse, guardianship defense and other issues to Maine’s socially and economically needy elderly age 60 and over.
Pine Tree Legal 784-1558 (Oxford County) 774-8211 (Cumberland and York counties)
Provides free civil legal assistance to low income Mainers: access to housing, food, income, safety, education, and healthcare.
LegalEase 805-0055
198 Maine Mall Road, South Portland
South Portland. Walk-in full service law firm, extended hours.
Community Concepts (Oxford County) 1-800-866-5588
Foreclosure prevention.
York County Community Action Corporation: York County 324-5762; or 1-800-965-5762
Foreclosure prevention.
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Domestic Violence Hotline 1-866-834-HELP
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services 743-9777 (Oxford County), 24-hour Helpline: 1-800-871-7741
Caring Unlimited (York County), 24-hour Helpline: 1-800-239-7298
Through These Doors – Domestic Violence Resource and Advocacy (Cumberland County), 24-hour Helpline: 1-800-537-6066
LGBTQ+
Equality Maine 207-761-3732
Resources offered for LGBTQ+ older adults.
Across the River Counseling 625-3100
19 River Road, Hiram
Hotlines
211maine.org or dial 211
Contact for health and human services resources and referrals. Free and confidential to connect Maine people to local services. Available 24/7/365. Reach 211 via phone, text, email or online database.
Maine Mental Health Crisis Hotline: 1-888-568-1112
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline click this link or dial 988
A national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24/7.
Domestic Violence Hotline – Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence 1-866-834-4357
Hotline to get help ending domestic abuse.
Adult Protective Services 1-800-624-8404
Call to make a confidential report about abuse, neglect, exploitation, or unsafe conditions to the Office of Aging and Disability Services.
Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine 1-800-871-7741
SAGE National LGBTQ+ Elder Hotline (877) 360-5428
Resources offered for LGBTQ+ older adults.
Drug overdose – Dial 911
Drug Abuse Resources Helpline 1-888-744-0069
Maine Tobacco Helpline 1-800-207-1230
Hotline to get help to quit smoking.
Maine Housing: Home Energy Heating Assistance Program 1-877-544-3271
Check at your Town Office and/or contact Maine Housing above.
Further Information and Referral Services
If you are not finding what you need in this resource list, please contact one of these agencies. They have extensive knowledge and experience in services and resources for seniors in our area.
211maine.org or dial 211
Contact for health and human services resources and referrals. Free and confidential to connect Maine people to local services. Available 24/7/365. Reach 211 via phone, text, email or online database.
Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMAA): 207-396-6500; or 1-800-427-7411
York and Cumberland counties.
Seniors Plus Oxford County: 207-795-4009; or 1-800-427-1241
Counseling; money minders, education, caregiver services.
Community Concepts: Oxford County 743-7716; 795-6073
York County Community Action Corporation: York County 324-5762; or 1-800-965-5762
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