Contact us
Thrive penobscot
899 Central Street
Millinocket, Maine 04462
Phone: 207-723-5288
Fax: 207-723-7435
Email: jdanforth@mrhme.org
Northern Penobscot Food Pantries
Sherman
UVEC Food Pantry
36 School Street #4
Sherman, ME 04776
Jeff Packard
uvec@pwless.net
(207) 365-7631
Pantry Hours of Operation: Open 2nd Tuesday of the Month 8 am- 12 pm.
Island Falls
Agape Food Pantry
United Baptist Church
64 Cleaves Street
Island Falls, ME 04747
tmislandfalls@fairpoint.net
(207) 463-2183
Pantry Hours of Operation: 1st Tuesdays & Thursdays of each month, 10am-12 pm
Patten
Patten Community Food Cupboard
7 Houlton Street
Patten, ME 04765
Jeanne Howes
103jbh@gmail.com
(207) 731-4055
Pantry Hours of Operation:
Every Tuesday & Thursday from 9am-12pm; 2nd & 4th Saturdays 9am-12pm
Stacyville
Katahdin Elementary School
805 Station Road
Stacyville, ME 04777
(207) 365-4285
Pantry Hours of Operation: Open 3rd Thursday of the month 2:00-4:00pm from August-May. Closed during the months of June and July.
East Millinocket
Tri Town Baptist Food Pantry
8 Cone Street
East Millinocket, ME 04430
Pastor Jacob Chasse
Text: (207) 598-7674
(207) 251-8674
Pantry Hours of Operation: 3rd Saturday of the Month: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mattawamkeag
Mattawamkeag Area-Zion Pentecostal Food Pantry
249 Medway Road
Mattawamkeag, ME 04459
Bev Bubar
zionfoodpantry@gmail.com
Facebook: Zion Pentecostal Food Pantry
Partners with EAAA, Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine & Feeding America.org
(802) 676-0660
Pantry Hours of Operation:
Every Saturday Morning from 9:00-10:00am
Every 2nd Tuesday from 11:00-1:00pm
Burlington
Burlington Food Pantry
1510 Long Ridge Road
Burlington, ME 04417
Maureen Bean
theburlingtonfoodpantry@gmail.com
(207) 794-4181
Pantry Hours of Operation:
Open on every other Friday - 9:00-12:00 - Please mark your calendars!
2023 Dates: Jan 13, 27, Feb 10, 24, March 10, 24, April 14, 28, May 12, 26, June 9, 23, July 14, 28, Aug 11, 25, Sept 15, 29, Oct 13, 27, Nov 10, 24, Dec 15, 29
Everyone is welcome!
Millinocket
Saint Martin’s Pantry
Christ the Devine Mercy Parish
19 Colby Street
Millinocket, ME 04462
Mel Martin & David Oliver
stmartinspantry@gmail.com
(207) 746-3333
Pantry Hours of Operation:
Open every other Wednesday from 9-11am.
September 14, 28, October 12, 26 and every two weeks after that…
Thrift Store Hours of Operation: Thursday Only 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
I Care Ministries
45 Spring Street
Millinocket, ME 04462
Herschel Hafford
Hdh_ICM@hotmail.com
(207) 447-1603
Pantry Hours of Operation: Thursdays: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Thrift Store Hours of Operation:
Thursday 10am - 2pm
Call for other times with emergency need.
Chester
Chester Baptist Food Pantry
Chester Baptist Food Pantry
2 South Chester Road
Chester, ME 04457
William & Sandra Chesley
chesleywoc@outlook.com
(207) 746-3650
Pantry Hours of Operation: Mondays 8:30 am - 9:30 am
Lincoln
Lincoln Regional Food Cupboard
32 Park Avenue
Lincoln, ME 04457
Melvin Voisine
voisinemelvin@gmail.com
(207) 794-3784 or (Emergency # 944-8563)
Pantry Hours of Operation: Wednesdays: 9:00-11:00 am
Thrift Store Hours of Operation:
Lincoln Regional Thrift Store
Thursday-Saturday 10:00-3:00 pm
“The Facts Behind Senior Hunger” This is a must read article by Aging in Place, the National Council for Aging Care.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS
Noontime meals are served to persons 60 and older in Penobscot, Piscataquis, Hancock and Washington counties, either through Meals on Wheels, in an EAAA Community Café or 3D Catering. Anyone that is 18 and older with a disability or caregiver also qualifies for these services. Please make sure you call your local Community Café for reservations. At this time meals are $4.
EAAA Nutrition Services /Menus
EAAA Community Cafe’s Brochure
3D Catering has menu options for your specific dietary needs! Check out the options we have available
3D Catering Dietary Needs Examples (1)
3D Catering Dietary Needs Examples (2)
EAAA and USDA have a FREE Commodity Supplemental Food Program to help seniors stock their shelves.
Free Groceries for Seniors over 60
Application for USDA Commodity Supplemental Food Program
Millinocket
Community Café – Monday – Friday at Stearns Senior Center – 723-2045
Meals on Wheels and 3D Catering call 941-2865 for more information and delivery times.
Lincoln
Community Café – Tuesday and Thursdays at Lakeview Senior Living Apartments – 403-7300
For more information on Meals on Wheels call 941-2865.
Patten
Community Café – Last Monday of the month at the Congregational Church in Patten – 551-6254
Call 941-2865 for information on Meals on Wheels for the Patten area.
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
Helps income-qualifying individuals and families afford nutritious food.
Apply: Go to www.maine.gov/benefits/account download your application and return to your local Department of Health and Human Services.
DHHS
396 Griffin Road
Bangor, ME 04401
(207)624-8090
WIC
Woman, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program (WIC) is a supplemental nutrition program that provides healthy foods for pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and infants and children up to 5 years of age.
Visit their website for more information: www.bangorpublichealth.org or
call 992-4570 or 1-800-470-3769 for schedule and contact information.
Outreach Clinics are held 2 to 3x a month in Millinocket and up to 6x a month in Lincoln.
In Millinocket the WIC clinic is held at I Care Ministries and in Lincoln clinics are held at the Penquis Building on Main Street.
FREE Summer Lunch for Kids
All children 18 years and younger are welcome and no application is needed. Lunches are served Monday – Friday and must be eaten on site.
Millinocket – Town Pool
East Millinocket – Town Pool
Medway – Medway Beach
For more information on these 3 sites call the East Millinocket Recreation Department at 746-3553
Lincoln – Prince Thomas Park, Lincoln Library and the third site is TBD. For more information call the Lincoln School Nutrition office at 794-6500 ext. 4
Farmers’ Markets
Lincoln
Veterans Square
75 Main Street
Lincoln, Me 04457
Open: Fridays June – September 9am – 1 pm
COMMUNITY MEALS
Millinocket
- Millinocket American Legion Auxiliary has suppers from 4-6 pm the second and fourth Thursday of
the month. Deliveries are done with a phone call to 723-8808. Current cost is $8. - Northern Timber Cruisers Clubhouse has suppers from 4-6 pm the first and third Thursday of the
month. For takeout orders call 723-6203. Current cost is $8.
East Millinocket
- East Millinocket Recreation Department offers a Senior Citizen Luncheon once a month from September through May. Recommended $3 donation is suggested. The luncheons are held on a Monday but dates vary. Call 746-3553 for more information.
Medway
- East Branch SnoRovers Clubhouse offers a Dinner and Country Music Jam every Tuesday during the Fall through Spring months. Dinner is served 4-8 pm. Items are priced individually. Call 746-9348 for more information.
Lincoln
- First United Methodist Church every Wednesday holds a FREE Community Supper from 4:30-5:30 pm.
- Lincoln Center Baptist Church serves a FREE Community Meal the 3rd Thursday of the month from 4:00-6:00 pm.
- Men’s Breakfast at the Maranatha Riverside Church every Saturday at 8 am.
- First Congregational Church of Lincoln holds a monthly bean supper the first Saturday of the month
(except for July and December) from 4:30 – 6 pm. Recommended $6 donation is suggested. - First Congregational Church of Lincoln has a Men’s breakfast the first and third Wednesday of the month. A $5 donation is suggested.
- Men’s Club Supper is the second Thursday of the month at the First Congregational Church of Lincoln. $7 suggested donation.
Springfield
- Helping Hands Kitchen at Springfield Community Chapel offers a FREE meal on the 2nd and 4th
Monday of the month at 5:30 pm.
Mattawamkeag
- Mattawamkeag Baptist Church has a FREE Community Meal the 1st Saturday of the month.
- Church of God has various community meals throughout the year.