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Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition

We are thrilled and so pleased to share with you that the local organization, But Still I Am One, which has served at-risk youth in Waldo County since 2021, is joining us at the Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition so that community-based prevention, youth support, and Family Harbor House’s transitional housing services will all be under one organization. See “Programs for Youth” in the menu above.

NA Thank you for your continued support of Family Harbor House! This transitional housing for families has become a reality. It welcomed its first families on January 3, 2026, and now houses four families. Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition (MMHC) works to end the cycle of homelessness for individual families in Waldo County, Maine through innovation and collaboration around affordable housing and this program is designed to do just that.

Family Harbor House also seeks compassionate community members to assist local families experiencing homelessness. Our transitional housing program provides a safe, welcoming place for parents and children to rest, regroup, and work toward stable, permanent housing. If you are interested in volunteer possibilities, fill out the form on this page. You can join the 106 persons already approved and trained to volunteer.

  • Upcoming Event:

    In-Person & Zoom Meeting for Family Harbor House Volunteers

          Thursday, May 21, 2026, THURSDAY EVENING at 6PM and FRIDAY MORNING at 9am
          Location: Belfast UU Church, 37 Miller Street (behind the library)

    Hello fabulous volunteers helping at Family Harbor House. After getting your feedback from a survey of available times that you might have, we picked two dates to have in-person meetings with volunteers. You can join with us at the UU Church, or on Zoom.
          The Sanctuary of the Belfast Unitarian Universalist Church is equipped for Zoom meetings, so we are using that location for our in-person meetings, and that way we can also easily connect anyone who wants to attend by Zoom. If you join by Zoom you will be able to listen and also speak and participate.
    •       Thursday evening, May 21, 6-7pm
    •       Friday morning, May 22, 9-10am
    You can choose to attend either meeting that works best for you.  We will also send out a link to join by Zoom. We plan to keep the meeting to no more than an hour long.
          We really value your help and service at Family Harbor House, and we would love to have your input, suggestions and/or answer questions related to the program and its operations.
    - Thank you so much, David Beseda, Director of Family Harbor House

  • Recent News

    Rev. Gabe Burford
    Rev. Gabe Burford Hired for Key Overnight Position
    May 20, 2026

    Family Harbor House now has a part-time staff member dedicated to overnights on Saturday, Sunday, and other days as arranged. The new staff member is Rev. Gabe Burford, an interfaith chaplain ordained by the Chaplaincy Institute of Maine. Gabe finds courage at the intersection of belonging and justice. He highlights that we all can play a part in the restoration of our world: "If we find our place together as communities of belonging, we can discover our unique steps towards the horizon of a just world."
    Dinner hosted by the Belfast United Methodist Church
    Fundraising Dinner Raises More Than $4,000
    May 18, 2026

         - by Kathy Muzzy, MMHC Board Chair

          We are so pleased with the support at our May 16 A Travola Fundraising dinner. We sold 76 (at the cut off time on Thursday) out of the 80 tickets available and raised over $4000. Mandi Thomas and Andrea Butler planned and coordinated this event. We can not properly express our thanks to them and their many volunteers who made this possible.

  • Meet One of Our Board Members

    Joel Krueger - M.Div.
    Vice-chair
          Rev. Joel Krueger joined the Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition Board of Directors in February of 2024. He is a retired pastor, ordained in the United Church of Christ. He co-pastored The First Church, UCC in Belfast from 2004-2023, with his wife, Rev. Dr. Kate Winters, as well as the United Church of Christ in Osseo, Wisconsin before that. Joel is committed to community building and social justice. He served on the Sunrise Association of the Maine Conference UCC Committ ... (continued)

  • Supporter Spotlight


  • Viking Lumber, Inc.

    When we rebuilt a lower section of Belfast United Methodist Church to become Family Harbor House, a great deal of work was done. Viking Lumber generously provided the construction materials to make this amazing project possible.
          Viking Website

NA Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition, a 501(C)3 nonprofit organization, has created transitional housing at 23 Mill Lane in Belfast. We provide housing, nutrition, and support for 3 or 4 families at a time, using a mix of hired staff and community partners. With the support of local volunteers at the site, there is support for the families at night. We coordinate with many local organizations to provide case management and other services. In addition, we continue to provide funds to prevent homelessness – assisting families who are in danger of losing their housing due to lack of resources, and briefly assisting with some utility payments or rent.