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Do you have credit card debt?

Can't get off the revolving loan merry-go-round?

I stopped in today, November 18, at the Five County Credit Union, in Downtown Rockland, where they are offering a 6.9% life of the loan, NO FEE FOR TRANSFER rate. You can transfer those credit cards for no fee, and pay them down. Probably, when you figure in the cost of the trasfer fees, you will come out ahead. This promotional rate expires February 1, 2012. Check it out, it could work for you.

Resource Alert! Struggling against Foreclosure?

Check out Representative Pingree's site for a compendium of resources: http://pingree.house.gov/services/housing/foreclosure-help.shtml

City of Rockland General Assistance, link to the city's webpage

Samantha Mank: Phone (207) 594-0302 Fax (207) 594-9481

By Appointment Only, Monday through Thursday 8:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.E-mail Samantha

Samantha Mank is the General Assistance Administrator. Rockland's General Assistance Office is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 A.M. until 1:30 P.M. The office is located in the rear of City Hall to protect individual's confidentiality. People are encouraged to call 594-0302 extension 235 to make an appointment. If the administrator is not available at the time of the call, leave a message with a name and telephone number and your call will be returned as soon as possible. If it is a life threatening situation, individuals should call the Knox Regional Communication Center Dispatch at 593-9132. To protect an applicant's confidentiality, staff at City Hall are discouraged from becoming involved with walk-ins and telephone calls and will refer the client to call the General Assistance telephone number to leave a message.

General Assistance is intended to provide immediate aid within 24 hours of an application for people who are unable to maintain themselves or their families with basic necessities (food, shelter, utilities, fuel, clothing and other items when they are essential). It provides a safety net when citizens have no other resources available to them. It is considered to be the last resort when all other resources have been utilized.

Are you having difficulty paying your property taxes?

Please contact City Hall, at 207-594-0303 before you find yourself in the unfortunate position of facing a tax lien. I know how hard it is to ask for help: I've been there, and I still have times when I find myself up against a wall. I know what it is like to not have the money for your taxes or food. Please, please, do not suffer silently.

Knox County Home Energy Committee:

You can call Anne Beebe-Center at 207-594-2060 or Ed Mazurek at 207-594-5647

This is a group of amazing people working to make sure that no one goes without heat this winter, or has to chose between heat and food.

Contributions Welcome, if you can help. If you need help, please ask.

Dial #211 if you need help, or visit www.211.org

211 is the number, and you will find a general clearing house of information concerning many kinds of needs, all in one place. Supported by the State of Maine and many volunteer and ecumenical organizations, 211 is a great first wave resource for helping match resources to people in need, quickly.

Food Pantries

• Area Interfaith Outreach
• www.aiofoodpantry.org
• 70 Thomaston St
• Rockland, ME 04841-2122
• United States
• (207) 596-1043
• Hours: 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon, Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
• Email: info@aiofoodpantry.org
• Camden Area Christian Food Pantry
• 128 Mt. Battie St. Camden
• Contact: Jane Bennett 207-236-9720
• Hours: Tues 8-11am, Thurs 4-6pm
• Salvation Army Food Pantry
• Location: 27 Payne Avenue (Route 1 across from E.L.Spear), Rockland, ME 04841
• Days and Hours: Tues, Wed, Thursday 9am-1pm
• Contact: 207-594-5326
• Thomaston Interchurch Fellowship Food Pantry
• Location: 246 Main Street 2nd floor, Watts Hall, Thomaston, ME 04862
• Days and Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9 to 11 a.m.
• Contact: JimSmith 207-542-5548
• Washington Food Pantry
• Location: 48 Liberty Road, Masonic Hall, Washington
• Contact:Rev Tim Lewis, 207-845-2623
• Hours: Second Wed of the month, 9-11am
• Come Spring Food Pantry
• Location: Thompson Community Center, Union
• Contact: Carol Watier, 207-785-4730
• Hours: Second and Fourth Wed monthly, 9:30-11:30 am
• Bread for the Journey Food Pantry
• Location: Warren Baptist Church, Warren
• Contact: Deb McBee, 207-832-1950
• Hours: Thurs, 9am-3pm
• North Haven Food Pantry
• Location: North Haven Baptist Church
• Contact: Lindsey Beverage, 207-867-4715
• Hours: Mon through Fri 8 am- 4pm, call as needed
• Vinalhaven Food Pantry
• Location: Union Church Vestry, Vinalhaven
• Contact: Stephanie Mills, 207-863-2099 or 863-2042
• Friendship/Cushing Food Pantry
• Location: Old Cushing Library, Town House Road, Cushing
• Contact: Kathy MacLeod, 207-832-7644
• Hours: Second and Third Sat monthly, 9-11 am, and in emergencies

Area Soup Kitchens

This is a link to the State of Maine Agriculture Department's listings for soup kitchens throughout much of the midcoast/adjacent/island regions.

www.state.me.us/agriculture/co/tefap/Knox.shtml

Soup Kitchens In Rockland:

• Episcopal Church - Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen
• Location: White Street, Rockland, ME 04841
• Days and Hours: Saturday lunch at 12:30 pm, Sunday lunch at 1 pm.
• Contact: 207-594-8191
• Saint Bernard's Parish Hall Soup Kitchen
• Location: 150 Broadway Avenue, Rockland, ME 04841
• Days and Hours: Monday through Friday beginning at 11:30am. Be there by 11.15am.
• Contact: 207-594-5204
• Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.
• Salvation Army Food Pantry
• Location: 27 Payne Avenue (Route 1 across from E.L.Spear), Rockland, ME 04841
• Days and Hours: Sunday Continental Breakfast at 10am, lunch at 12.30pm
• Contact: 207-594-5326

Soup Kitchen In Camden:

• Soup's On! Luncheon
• Location: First Congregational Church, 55 Elm Street, Camden.
• Contact: Deb Hitchings 207-236-4821
• Hours: Wed. lunch, noon-1pm, through March 28.

In Thomaston:

• Thomaston Interchurch Fellowship Food Pantry
• Location: 246 Main Street 2nd floor, Watts Hall, Thomaston, ME 04862
• Days and Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9 to 11 a.m.
• Contact: JimSmith 207-542-5548

In Portland:

Wayside Soup Kitchen: www.waysidesoupkitchen.org