Runaways / Homeless
| Address: | YWCA
87 Spring St. Portland, ME 04101 |
| Phone: | (207) 874-1137 |
| Clients: | Females ages 7 – 17 years old. |
| Services: | Group home, residence program. Emergency youth shelter. |
| Fees: | None. |
| Hours: | 24-hours. |
| Address: | 5 Commerce Drive
Skowhegan, ME 04976 |
| Phone: | (207) 474-8574 |
| Clients: | Youth ages 10-17; Coed. |
| Services: | Emergency shelter. May stay up to 30 days. Counseling services are available for residents. |
| Fees: | Sliding fee. |
| Hours: | 24-hours. |
| Phone: | 1-800-621-4000 (toll free) |
| Website: | http://www.nrscrisisline.org/index.asp |
| Services: | Are you having problems at home? Are you thinking about running away? Have you already run away and need to find a place to stay, food, clothing, legal or medical assistance? Being a teenager isn’t easy. This hotline is here 24 hours a day. It’s confidential and free. Whether you are in a crisis, have a friend who is in trouble, need statistics for a school report, or want ideas for spreading the word about our services, The Runaway Switchboard can help. Call it for help. |
| Address: | 124 Main St. Suite 103
Farmington, ME 04938 |
| Phone: | (207) 778-6193; Shelter (207) 795-4070 |
| Pager: | 818-1170 |
| Contact: | Ernie Gurney |
| Clients: | Youth ages 12-21. |
| Services: | Youth ages 12-21 who are runaways, homeless, or at risk of being homeless.
New Beginnings offers a continuum of services including basic shelter, long term transitional living, and outreach services providing case management and assistance with survival needs for youth living on their own. New Beginnings is a non-profit youth agency located in Lewiston, with a branch in Farmington, Maine. Established in 1977, New Beginnings is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Since opening its doors in 1980, New Beginnings has grown from a program providing basic shelter care to an agency with a variety of community based services meeting the needs of youth in crisis and their families. The agency receives funding from individual donors, local organizations such as the United way, and state and federal sources. New Beginnings also provides Residential Services such as Emergency shelters to children ages 12-17. They also provide Transitional Living for developing skills for independent living. This is available for children ages 16-20. New Beginnings also has HIV prevention and training for youth. |
| Fees: | None. |
| Address: | 188 Sabattus Street
Lewiston, ME 04240 |
| Phone: | (207) 783-8003 |
| Clients: | Moms ages 19-29 and their babies. |
| Services: | Residential care group interaction; individual and group counseling; counseling for parents, family, and others; health and family life education; speakers, coordination of educational and vocational programs; discussion of human, Christian values; medical care arranged; recreational and cultural activities; shared responsibilities. |
| Fees: | Non-profit organization; sliding fee scale. |
| Hours: | Business calls should be made within regular business hours. 24-hour facility. |
| Address: | P.O. Box 596
Portland, ME 04112 |
| Location: | 400 Congress Street |
| Phone: | (207) 874 -1175 |
| Fax: | (207) 874 -1181 |
| TTY: | (207) 874-1180 |
| E-mail: | info@youthalternatives.org |
| Website: | http://www.youthalternatives.org/ |
| Services: | Youth Alternatives, a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1972, has built a continuum of care that serves families at all levels of need, from prevention to intensive interventions for child abuse and neglect, juvenile justice and children in need of services. Our clients include: survivors of abuse and neglect, whether physical, emotional or sexual; parents in need of supports and education; children and youth at-risk for homelessness or criminal behavior; and/or families at-risk of having a child removed from their homes. |