Soups and Snacks
Community Care will be
celebrating our 20th Anniversary by collecting Soups and Snacks for
three community shelters/food pantries.
As an agency that has spent the past 20 years proudly serving our
communities, it seemed fitting to celebrate this milestone by doing what we do
best, giving back! For the entire month
of October, we will be partnering with local businesses to collect soups and
snacks at various locations to donate to the following organizations:
The Shaw House will receive all of the food that is collected in the
Bangor area. The Shaw House is a non-profit
organization that serves homeless youth in the five northern counties of
Maine. The agency has a homeless
shelter, drop-in center, street outreach program, and transitional living
program. The Shaw House needs, and appreciates,
the community’s help in supporting the youth that they serve. Monetary donations are always welcome and
needed to help them provide support to the kids—our community’s kids. Other items are also sought at different
times of the year depending on the specific needs. The Shaw House is always looking for food
donations as well as items that can support kids to attend school programs and
to move into their own apartments. Please
contact the Shaw House if you are able to donate needed items or to find out
what is most needed. You can call the
Shaw House at (207)941-2874 or visit their website at www.theshawhouse.org. The Shaw
House is located at 136 Union St. in Bangor.
The Skowhegan Community
Food Cupboard will receive the food
collected in the Skowhegan area. They
are a non-profit organization with a mission of enhancing access to food for
Skowhegan’s low-income population.
Currently, they provide food to an average of 250-275 families each
month. The Food Cupboard relies on
donations from individuals and businesses to make this possible. They are located at 16 Cariani Street in
Skowhegan and can be reached at (207)474-9249.
The York County Shelter
Program (YCSP) will receive donations
in the Southern Maine area. YCSP’s Food
Pantry serves an average of 65 families a day and has a team of volunteers that
deliver food to those experiencing food insecurity. They also provide holiday food boxes so that
families can celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas with a good meal. The Food Pantry is just one of the programs
offered through YCSP to help people reach their full potential. They also offer a 65 bed shelter, two recovery
homes, and various other programs to support community members all over York
County. YCSP is located at 147 Shaker
Hill Road in Alfred. For more
information, please visit their website at http://www.yorkcountyshelterprograms.com/
or
call (207)324-1137.
To donate, food can be
dropped off at any of our Community Care offices: 40 Summer Street in Bangor,
98 North Avenue in Skowhegan, or 13 Park Street in Saco.
Please help us make our 20th
Anniversary extra special by helping us to help others! For more information, please contact Jessica
George at 207-299-1103 or jgeorge@comcareme.org.