Mission Statement:
Our Mission: To provide safe shelter, food, support services, and an avenue to self-sufficiency for homeless adults in our community.
Purpose: We believe that all people deserve the basic necessities of life, and the community in which we live is called to serve this purpose.
Core Values:
- Treat all with dignity
- Offer support and opportunity
- Practice responsible stewardship
- Achieve results through competence and creativity
About The Shelter:
The Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter is a special place where homeless people are treated and referred to as guests. We have a modest home with 18 beds which we have lovingly renovated several times to make it as comfortable, clean, safe and friendly as possible.
The Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter is a private, non-profit organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors broadly representing the community including; clergy, business leaders, educators, health care professionals, social service providers, and volunteers.
The shelter is open to guests from 6:00pm to 7:50am. 365 days a year. We serve breakfast and dinner daily. In addition, we open a food pantry every Friday to support homeless prevention.
Our homeless singles are housed on the second floor of our shelter and our family unit is located on the first floor. We housed 19 adults and 7 children on average every day in 2009 utilizing our shelter and occasionally at our off-site emergency locations. Our Resource Specialist meets with each guest to guide them and help make a plan to ensure they are successful once they leave the shelter.
How We Began:
Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter was Founded by the Interfaith Council of Waterville in 1990. It first opened on November 26, 1990, in the Notre Dame Christian Awareness Center at 110 Silver Street as the temporary, 6-bed Interfaith Emergency Shelter. Eleven months later, a permanent home was located on 28 Ticonic Street. In 1994, a two-floor, 12-foot by 16 foot extension was added to provide office space and to relieve some of the over-crowding. In November of 1996, a family unit was added downstairs so that families could remain together.