Rental Housing Guide - Maine State Housing Authority

Assistance for People who are HomelessPiscataquis CountyWomanCare*Dover-Foxcroft, METel. 1-888-564-8165Somerset CountyFamily Violence ProjectSomerset CountyTel. 1-800-890-7788New Hope ShelterSolon, METel. 207-859-0090Trinity ShelterSkowhegan, METel. 207-399-7538 or 207-474-8833Washington CountyKilun Kikin Emergency ShelterPerry, METel. 207-853-6021The Next Step*Machias, METel. 1-888-604-8692Domestic Violence(safe homes)Domestic ViolenceWomen & ChildrenSingle MenGeneralDomestic ViolenceStability Through EngagementProgram (STEP)STEP is designed to provide short term rental assistance for6-12 months to help individuals and families achieve housingstability. The focus is on rapidly re-housing people who currentlyare staying in a homeless shelter that is a grantee of the Hometo Stay Program. Referrals to the STEP Program can onlybe made by the staff Navigators at the participating homelessshelters. The STEP Program currently is offered in ten counties:Androscoggin, Aroostook, Cumberland, Hancock, Kennebec,Knox, Oxford, Penobscot, Washington, and York.Shelter Plus Care (S+C)Shelter Plus Care (S+C) provides rental assistance to people withsevere and long-term disabilities who are homeless. See Page 5 foradditional information and agency contacts.Passamoquoddy Peaceful Relations Domestic Violence/Pleasant Point, MESexual AssaultTel. 1-877-853-2613York CountyCaring Unlimited*Sanford, METel. 1-800-239-7298York County Shelter Programs, Inc.*Alfred, METel. 207-324-1137You Are Never Alone (YANA)*Saco, METel. 207-283-0069Domestic ViolenceGeneralSubstance Abuse*Shelters that receive MaineHousing funding are marked withan asterisk.8