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Part-Time Position Open: Overnight Family Housing Support at Family Harbor House
March 1, 2026
     

Responsibilities:

This is a part-time position working 24 hours a week in three 8-hour shifts from Midnight to 8 a.m. The shifts will include Saturday, Sunday, and one other day to be determined. Duties will include:

·      Be available to support the families as needed.
·      Maintaining safety and orderliness at FHH, which will involve remaining awake during the night as needed.
·      Light housekeeping duties, including laundry.
·      Some assistance with meal preparation in the morning.
·      Performing various record keeping duties.

Qualifications:

·      High school diploma/GED required. 
·      Course work, training, or experience in supportive roles, such as social work, caregiving, teaching, medicine, and non-profit organizations are helpful.
·      Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds.
·      Experience working with children and/or families preferred.
·      Excellent communication and conflict resolution skills.
·      Ability to implement and utilize limit setting techniques and appropriate boundaries.
·      Comprehensive criminal background check is required.

Compensation:

This is a part-time, hourly position paying $18.00 per hour. Currently, the position does not include any paid time off or employee benefits. For further information, contact Cathy Gray, VP of Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition at:  cmoretongray@gmail.com




Belfast City Council Gives Spirit of America Award to MMHC
January 20, 2026
     At the Belfast City Council meeting on January 20, 2026, Mayor Eric Sanders, on behalf of the City Council, presented this award to the board of directors of the Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition. This award honors the board for the creation of Family Harbor House, to provide transitional housing to families in Belfast.
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Kathy Muzzy Accepts Award on Behalf of the MMHC Board
January 20, 2026
     Following the presentation by Mayor Eric Sanders, MMHC board chair, Kathy Muzzy, accepted the award on behalf of the board. The Spirit of America Award, presented by the Belfast City Council, honored the MMHC for the creation of Family Harbor House, a transitional housing facility for up to for families in need.
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Ribbon-Cutting Gets Family Harbor House One Step Closer to Opening to Families in Need
December 11, 2025
     An official ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Family Harbor House at 4pm on December 9. The full video is above. Speakers are Board Member Mary Sullivan, Board Chair Kathy Muzzy, Rev. Bob Johansen, and Belfast Mayor Eric Sanders. Board Member Cathy Gray cuts the ribbon. Among the local officials in attendance are City Manager Erin Herbig, and City Councilor Mary Mortier. From the Belfast Planning Department: Bub Fournier, Jennifer Cormier, Andrea Sykes, and Steve Wilson. Dann Waldron represented his company, Whitecap Builders, which donated the reconstruction work on the facility.
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WABI-TV (Channel 5) covered the ribbon-cutting event. This is the report from Jack McGuire.
December 10, 2025
     

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Ribbon Cutting December 9 at Family Harbor House
December 3, 2025
     

      On November 15, an Open House was held at the Family Harbor House, a transitional housing program being developed by the Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition (MMHC). It was enthusiastically received. It is the result of over 3 years of planning to assist local families experiencing homelessness. Its purpose is to provide lodging, food, connections to supportive services, and a welcoming place to stay until they can obtain permanent housing. The MMHC was established over 3 years ago, thanks to Rev. Bob Johansen and Rev. Amy McCormick who were part of the founding board. Now a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, space was found at Belfast United Methodist Church (BUMC). But there was much that needed to be done. Showers and walls needed to be added, the kitchen remodeled and painting. So, we say thank you to those who have helped us achieve what we have today.

      First, we thank the Belfast City Council and Planning Board for all they did in assisting us in the process of re-zoning and requirements. We especially thank Mary Mortier for all her guidance and direction. We thank Dann Waldron and Whitecap Builders for assisting with the design and donation of labor in remodeling. We thank Viking Lumber for their donations of materials, the electricians and plumbers and all the volunteers who came and helped clean and paint, and all who have donated beds and furniture. Thanks to Rev. Seongmoon Ahn and the members of BUMC who offered this space, and to the Greater Bay Area Ministerium and the many faith and civic organizations who are organizing and planning to volunteer time and energy to provide food and coverage for our neighbors who find themselves in challenging times.




Successful Open House
November 16, 2025
          On Saturday, November 15, the new Family Harbor House facility was opened for all to visit and see. More than 60 people showed up to tour the common room, the four family sleeping rooms, the kitchen/laundry, the office, and the new bathrooms. The Board of Directors hosted the event along with our new Program Director, David Beseda.
      Dozens of visitors signed up the our email newsletter. Volunteers are now being lined up to support the program and training for the volunteers will begin soon. Before long, the first families will be able to take advantage of transitional housing on their way to family independence in the community.


New Director for Family Harbor House
November 8, 2025
     We are so pleased to announce that we have hired a part-time director for Family Harbor House – David Beseda. David comes to us as a social worker with an extensive and varied background. He was a founding Executive Director for Community Housing of Maine, a Board member of the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition, and served as a guardian ad litem, among many other endeavors that qualify him for this new position. He is currently an adjunct professor at Southern Maine Community College. David jumped into helping at Family Harbor House immediately, showing up to join the painting crew multiple times. We are so fortunate to have David joining our team!


MMHC Receives $15,000 UMC Grant
September 17, 2025
     At an awards breakfast at the Samoset Resort, MMHC board vice-chair Cathy Gray (left) and board chair Kathy Muzzy (right) accept a donation of $15,000 from Jay Foster of United Midcoast Charities.
      United Midcoast Charities Website


Now taking applications for the Part-time Program Director for Family Harbor House Transitional Housing
September 1, 2025
     The Part-Time Program Director will provide day-to-day supervision of all operations at Family Harbor House, a transitional housing facility for 3-4 families and up to fifteen people. This is a 25 hour-per-week position, working onsite at Family Harbor House. This position reports to the Board of Directors of Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition (MMHC), with day-to-day supervision by the Chair of the Board of Directors. Salary range: $35,000 to $40,000 on an annual basis. For more info, email Cathy Gray.


Family Harbor House Happenings
August 25, 2025
     Thank you for your interest in Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition’s transitional housing project--Family Harbor House. In this, our second newsletter, we have some exciting news to share.
First and foremost--a private donor made an extremely generous gift to this initiative, in the form of stocks worth $52,000. We deeply appreciate this contribution to our vision. And the construction adaptations are underway! Whitecap builders started on August 11.
Their major work includes erecting two walls: one will provide each family with a private room of their own, and the other will separate Family Harbor House from the basement of the church. Painting started in the office area at the same time. The part-time staff person and a steady staff of volunteers will use this office as their workspace.


Family Harbor House Happenings
July 3, 2025
     
Thank you for your interest in Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition’s transitional housing project--Family Harbor House. This is our first newsletter via email. You are receiving it because you’ve expressed interest in, or are already involved with, this exciting project. We hope you would like to receive more newsletters in the future. (If not, just drop a line back in reply.)
Right now, we have heartening financial news to share. Some of us have begun learning about grant writing, and with some success! We recently received a $25,000 grant from the Windover Foundation. We have several other grant applications under consideration. We also received two gifts. The Belfast United Methodist Church has kindly given us $5000. And an anonymous donor contributed a very generous $20,000 to our endeavor. We deeply appreciate all this support.
As many of you are aware, construction adaptations are needed at Family Harbor House before it can open. These adaptations include erecting two walls. One wall will ensure that each family has one private room, and the other wall will separate Family Harbor House from the rest of the church basement. We will also be installing two showers, a stove, a washer and a dryer. We are hopeful that this building process will start in mid-July.
Many of you have expressed interest in volunteer opportunities once the housing unit is up and running. The UU Church now has volunteer coordinators, and they are starting to put together our first team to work at Family Harbor House. There will be more updates to come. Thank you again for your interest and support!