Waldo County Food & Nutrition Resource Guide
Summer Food Program | 866-3-HUNGRY www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks Provides free nutritious meals to children and teens 18 and younger at many locations while school is not in session for the summer. USDA National Hunger Hotline | 866-3-HUNGRY Connects callers with emergency food providers in their community, government assistance programs, and various social services. Available Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Women Infants & Children (WIC) | 338-1267 147 Waldo Ave, Suite 101B, Belfast www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/health-equity/wic/ Nutrition program for women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or have had a baby in the last six months, infants and children up to the age of 5. Income eligibility guidelines apply.
211 | Dial 2-1-1 or visit http://211maine.org Get connected to a wide range of health and human services in your community. Cooperative Extension | 800-287-1426 or http://extension.umaine.edu/waldo/ Nutrition programs and resources available. Heroes 4 Hunger | 338-6809 Provides Thanksgiving and Christmas food boxes to families in Waldo County. Residents who are in need of a food basket need to fill out a Neighbor for Neighbor application; assignment to Heroes 4 Hunger is not guaranteed. Journey to Health Program | 921-3950 http://journeytohealth.coursestorm.com A program of Pen Bay Medical Center & Waldo County General Hospital. Provides participants with tools and techniques to take small steps toward better health. Offers healthy eating and cooking, physical movement and healthy mind and body classes. Classes are free or low cost; scholarships are available. Meals on Wheels | 338-1190 Spectrum Generations Meals on Wheels program provides delicious, nutritionally balanced hot meals for homebound individuals who are 60 years of age or older. Spectrum Generations | 207.338.1190 Local Maine Area Agency on Aging. Provides nutrition services and aging and disability resources.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Contact: Rockland DHHS Office, 91 Camden Street, Suite 103, Rockland Phone: 596-4200 or 1-855-797-4357 Provides food assistance benefits that help low income households buy the food they need for good health. Buy fresh, local food with your SNAP/EBT benefits at the following locations: Belfast Coop | 338-2532 123 High Street, Belfast Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. daily Belfast Farmers’ Market info@belfastfarmersmarket.org Summer: Waterfall Arts, 256 High Street, Belfast Winter: Aubuchon Hardware, 231 Northport AveHours: Fridays, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m Unity Farmers’ Market | 948-9005 programs@unitybarnraisers.org Unity Community Center, 32 School Street, Unity Hours: Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., May – November Unity Food Hub | Colleen@UnityFoodHub.com 69 School Street, Unity Hours: Thursdays, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Mid-June – March Maine Harvest Bucks Program http://www.maineharvestbucks.org/ Allows SNAP/EBT shoppers to receive bonus local fruits and vegetables.