Role: municipal help with basic necessities; geography: Town of Machias residents—ask whether your address is within town limits; cost/eligibility: need, resources, and town rules determine eligibility and aid; emergency limit: application-based assistance, not guaranteed funding, ongoing benefits, shelter placement, or crisis response | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
Town of Machias General Assistance
The Town lists possible help with rent or mortgage, food, heating fuel, and non-elective medical needs for eligible residents. Adults apply and provide requested information; call the office to confirm current documents, interview steps, and availability.
Role: local food pantry; geography: Machias and the service towns listed by the pantry; cost/eligibility: ask about first-time intake and current service-area rules; emergency limit: food access, not emergency housing or medical care | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
Machias Area Food Pantry
The pantry's page lists Monday 1–6 p.m. and Wednesday 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. distribution and notes that it closes when Machias schools close. Check the current schedule, service-area rules, and first-time intake steps before traveling.
Role: food-benefit information and application; geography: statewide Maine; cost/eligibility: household, income, and expense rules apply—confirm current eligibility with DHHS; emergency limit: application benefit, not immediate food or crisis response | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
Maine SNAP / My Maine Connection
Maine DHHS explains the Food Supplement Program and online application through My Maine Connection. The page also links to other benefit applications; ask the state about your household's eligibility and processing.
Role: community-action programs including energy, housing stability, and other supports; geography: Aroostook, Washington, and Hancock Counties; cost/eligibility: program-specific income, household, and availability rules—confirm current intake; emergency limit: not emergency dispatch or guaranteed financial assistance | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
Avec Community Action
Avec Community Action is the current regional organization name. Ask whether a specific energy, housing, transportation, or other program is active for your address, what documents are required, and whether funds remain.
Role: heating-cost assistance information; geography: Maine households apply through a local community action agency; cost/eligibility: income and household rules, funding, and application windows apply—confirm current status; emergency limit: application program, not emergency heat delivery or repair response | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
MaineHousing Home Energy Assistance
MaineHousing directs applicants to a local community action agency for fuel assistance. Ask Avec which application period is open, what documents to bring, and whether funding and eligibility requirements fit your household.
Role: municipal land-use, building, and code questions; geography: Town of Machias; cost/eligibility: ask the Town about any inspection or permit fees and which rules apply; emergency limit: not a cleanup, clinical, crisis, or emergency-response service | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
Town of Machias Code Enforcement
The Town lists a code-enforcement contact for inspections and code questions. If you are worried about a property, ask what rule applies and what options exist before acting; this office is not a hoarding treatment provider.
Role: municipal-area transfer station and recycling information; geography: confirm which Machias-area residents or member towns may use the site; cost/eligibility: posted fees and residency rules may apply—confirm accepted items and charges first; emergency limit: drop-off only, not home pickup or cleanout | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
Machias Bay Area Transfer & Recycling
The Town lists the transfer station at 115 Broadway and hours Wednesday–Saturday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Call before bringing anything to confirm hours, accepted materials, residency or membership, and current fees; the facility does not provide in-home removal.
Role: primary and behavioral-health care; geography: Machias clinic; cost/eligibility: call about openings, insurance, sliding-fee options, and expected charges; emergency limit: scheduled care is not crisis response—call 911 or 988 as appropriate | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
Eastport Health Care — Machias
Eastport Health Care lists a Machias location and family-health and behavioral-health services. Ask whether a clinician is accepting patients, what services are available there, and what costs or coverage apply.
Role: outpatient behavioral-health evaluation and care; geography: AMHC lists services in Machias and the region; cost/eligibility: confirm clinician availability, intake, insurance, and fees; emergency limit: scheduled outpatient care is not crisis response | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
AMHC Outpatient Mental Health
AMHC lists outpatient mental-health services, including therapy and medication-management options. Ask about current Machias availability, the appropriate intake route, and payment before relying on a referral.
Role: outpatient substance-use services and recovery supports; geography: AMHC's regional service area includes Machias; cost/eligibility: ask about current programs, openings, coverage, and fees; emergency limit: scheduled treatment and peer support are not emergency or overdose response | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
AMHC Substance Use Services
AMHC describes outpatient substance-use care and recovery options. Contact the program to confirm what is currently offered in Machias, eligibility, and payment. Call 911 for an overdose or immediate medical emergency.
Role: local hospital and medical-provider information; geography: Machias; cost/eligibility: ask the hospital or insurer about care, coverage, and charges; emergency limit: use 911 for urgent danger or medical emergencies | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
Down East Community Hospital
Down East Community Hospital is located in Machias. Contact the hospital for current provider, emergency-department, and patient-service information; this listing does not evaluate home conditions or provide hoarding-specific care.
Role: supportive recovery housing; geography: Machias; cost/eligibility: women age 18 and older, including those with or without children, subject to program criteria, screening, openings, and rent or scholarship availability; emergency limit: recovery housing is not emergency shelter or clinical care | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
Healthy Acadia Safe Harbor Recovery Home
Healthy Acadia describes Safe Harbor as a recovery home in Machias. Contact the program to verify current eligibility, screening, openings, house expectations, rent, and any scholarship before making plans.
Role: community health and recovery-resource navigation; geography: Machias and Downeast communities; cost/eligibility: ask about each program's current eligibility and any fee; emergency limit: not crisis dispatch, medical care, or guaranteed housing | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
Healthy Acadia — Machias
Healthy Acadia's Machias office can explain its current community-health and recovery-support programs. Event and peer-support schedules can change; call or check the current calendar before traveling.
Role: civil legal information and possible legal aid; geography: Maine residents with a Maine legal issue; cost/eligibility: intake, financial eligibility, case type, and capacity determine help—representation is not guaranteed; emergency limit: not emergency response or legal representation by this listing | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
Pine Tree Legal Assistance — Machias
Pine Tree Legal lists a Machias office. Contact intake to ask whether your issue and circumstances qualify, how to apply, and whether the office is accepting matters; a listing is not legal advice.
Role: information and support for older adults, caregivers, and people with disabilities; geography: Washington, Hancock, Penobscot, and Piscataquis Counties; cost/eligibility: ask about program-specific eligibility, availability, and fees; emergency limit: not emergency response or guaranteed in-home services | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
Eastern Area Agency on Aging
The Eastern Area Agency on Aging serves Washington County and can explain current aging, caregiving, and disability-related options. Call to ask which programs fit your situation and whether they cover your town.
Role: public library, information, and public computer access; geography: Machias; cost/eligibility: ask about card, computer, Wi-Fi, and any program requirements or fees; emergency limit: not a shelter, social-service agency, or crisis service | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
Porter Memorial Library
The library lists public hours and access to library services in Machias. Check its current schedule before traveling; you can ask staff about public computers and available community information.
Role: employment, training, and workforce-service navigation; geography: Machias and Washington County; cost/eligibility: ask about each program's eligibility and any fees; emergency limit: not income support, housing, or crisis response | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
Machias CareerCenter
Maine's CareerCenter lists a Machias office at 53 Prescott Drive, Suite 1. Call or check the state's location page for current hours, workshops, accessibility, and appointment requirements.
Role: county-government office and department contacts; geography: Washington County, with offices in Machias; cost/eligibility: department-specific fees and rules may apply—contact the appropriate office; emergency limit: county administration is not shelter or emergency dispatch | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
Washington County Offices
The county lists contacts for departments including the Registry of Deeds, Probate, and Emergency Management at 85 Court Street in Machias. Ask the specific office about its role and current hours; the county site cautions that some online details may change.
Role: county court information and filings; geography: Machias courthouse; cost/eligibility: filing fees, procedures, and access requirements vary—confirm with the court; emergency limit: court staff do not provide legal advice, legal representation, or emergency response | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
Washington County Superior Court
The Maine Judicial Branch lists the Washington County Superior Court at 85 Court Street, Machias. Contact the clerk for current hours and process questions; for legal advice, ask Pine Tree Legal about intake.
Role: public-health district information and referrals; geography: Washington and Hancock Counties; cost/eligibility: ask about the specific program, service area, and any costs; emergency limit: not personal medical care or emergency response | Confirm current service area, availability, cost, eligibility, and access directly before relying on a listing.
Maine CDC Downeast Public Health District
Maine CDC identifies the Downeast district as serving Washington and Hancock Counties and lists a DHHS office in Machias. Use the page to find public-health program contacts and confirm where to ask for help.