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Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition

Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition is looking for caring people to fill two part-time jobs at Family Harbor House. We need a Coordinator of Volunteers for 20-hours a week, and a person for Overnight Family Housing Support for 16-hours a week. See the details on our Current News page.

We are 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, has joined us at Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition. (See “Youth Programs” in the menu above.) Now, community-based prevention, youth support, and Family Harbor House’s transitional housing services are all be under one organization.  

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. In June 2026, one of the families was able to move out to a home of their own. 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 110 persons already approved and trained to volunteer.

  • Recent News

    Needed: Part-time Overnight Family Housing Support
    July 10, 2026

          We are looking for someone to fill this part-time position, working 16 hours a week. That will involve one overnight shift on a workday night, and a 4 hour shift on Sundays from 8am to 12 noon. Duties will include:

    • Be available to provide basic support for the families residing at Family Harbor House 
    • Maintaining safety and orderliness at FHH.
    • Light housekeeping duties
    • Performing various record keeping duties
    • Communicating with the ... (continued)       Download the Job Description PDF
      Job Opening: We need a Part-time Coordinator of Volunteers
      July 10, 2026

           Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition needs a part-time Coordinator of Volunteers to oversee volunteer staffing for its transitional housing program that serves homeless families, and also to coordinate staffing for community outreach events in Waldo County.
            This position plays a key role in maintaining a safe, secure, and dependable program environment. The coordinator will work closely with agency leadership to identify staffing concerns and help solve coverage issues before they affect program operations.

  • Meet One of Our Board Members

    Barbara Gage - M.P.A., PH.D.
    Board Member
          Barbara started her career 30 years ago working for the Maine State Legislature after completing her Master of Public Administration at the University of Maine at Orono and her Ph.D. at Penn State University. She spent 30 years in public policy research, focused on the Medicare program, long term care, Medicaid, the Older Americans Act, and conducting payment and outcomes research. Positions included Congressional staff, Brookings Fellow, RTI, and faculty appointments at GWU ... (continued)

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  • Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Castine

    As part of its mission to help people in need, this congregation provided a grant of $5,000 to support startup costs in creating temporary transitional housing for 3-4 families at Family Harbor House.
          Church Website

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.