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Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition

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:

    A Tavola: An Italian Benefit Dinner for Family Harbor House

          Saturday, May 16, 2026, 6-8pm
          Location: Belfast United Methodist Church, 23 Mill Lane, Belfast

    Please join us for a delicious 3-course meal especially prepared by Chef Raymelle Moody and Chef Jeff Locke to benefit the Family Harbor House!  It's a special event that you won't want to miss. Menu includes an appetizer, your choice of entree and dessert (vegetarian and gluten-free options available). Thank you for supporting our mission. Your support is invaluable. The cost is $40 per person. 

    Click HERE to sign up, make meal selections, and pay by credit card.

    1st Course: Garden salad & bread
     
    2nd Course Options:
     -  Meat lasagna
     -  Chicken marsala
     -  Shrimp or veggie scampi (with a GF pasta option): Shrimp scampi / GF shrimp scampi / Veggie scampi  / GF veggie scampi

     3rd Course Options: Tiramisu / Bête Noire (GF option)
    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

    Molly Feeney, Executive Director of Homeworthy
    2026 Annual Meeting: Guest Speaker Brings Support and Inspiration
    April 17, 2026

         Molly Feeney was the guest speaker at the first annual meeting of the Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition. Feeney is the Executive Director of Homeworthy, a nonprofit organization based in Rockland. The meeting was held at Belfast United Methodist Church on Thursday, April 16. The participants first heard a review of the past year - from early steps to a completed Family Harbor House housing four families - from Board Chair, Kathy Muzzy. Then Treasurer, Suetta Tenney, provided a healthy financial report. And the Director of Family Harbor House, David Beseda, talked about the ... (continued)       Download the MMHC Annual Report (PDF)
    Kathy Muzzy, MMHC Board Chair
    2026 Annual Meeting: Review of the Year 2025
    April 17, 2026

        The Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition held its first annual meeting at Belfast United Methodist Church on the evening of Thursday, April 16. Board Chair, Kathy Muzzy, provided an annual report in which she reviewed the amazing developments of the past year, culminating in the opening of Family Harbor House.
         One year ago, MMHC was working intently with the Belfast City Council and the Planning Board to make transitional housing possible at 23 Mill Lane. MMHC also met with 18 local agencies and churches in developing the direction it needed to go and to plan ... (continued)       Download the MMHC Annual Report (PDF)

  • Meet One of Our Board Members

    Joel Krueger - M.Div.
    Co-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.