COMMUNITY GROUPS

Boys and Girls Club of Kennebec Valley

Our mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

14 Pray St, Gardiner, ME 04345
Phone: (207) 582-8458
Email: info@bgckv.org
Website: www.bgckv.org

Food For Thought – Backpack Nutrition Program:

A weekend backpack program sponsored by the First Baptist Church in Gardiner providing food for students in the MSAD #11 school district since 2011. Today, we are providing bags to over 100 students every week during the school year. With help from the local schools, we send the bags of food home with school-selected food insecure children on Thursdays.

47 Church St., Gardiner, ME 04345
Phone: (207) 582-4747
Email: food4thoughtMSAD11@aol.com
Website: www.foodforthoughtgardiner.webs.com

Upstream

Upstream is a local non-profit dedicated to restoring sea-run fish passage and ecological health to Cobbossee Stream.

PO Box 352, Gardiner, Maine 04345
Phone: (207) 582-0213
Email: upstreamcobbossee@gmail.com
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/upstreamcobbossee
Facebook: @alewivesupstreamcobbosseecontee

Healthy Communities of the Capital Area

Healthy Communities of the Capital Area (HCCA) is a public health nonprofit that partners with community members to improve the health and quality of life locally, throughout Kennebec County, the Central public health district, and across the state. Funding for HCCA efforts come largely from state, federal, and philanthropic grants to improve health primarily in the areas of reducing tobacco use and exposure, healthy eating, being active, and preventing alcohol, marijuana and other drug misuse.

11 Mechanic St Suite 101, Gardiner, ME 04345
Phone: (207) 588-5012
Website: www.hccame.org

Uplift, Inc.

Uplift, Inc. is a private, non-profit agency, which exists to create conditions under which people with developmental disabilities experience presence and participation in community life, respect and dignity, opportunities to make choices in the pursuit of a personal future, opportunities for developing and exercising competence, and opportunities to both create and maintain personal relationships.

25 Winter St, Gardiner, ME 04345
Phone: (207) 582-8021
Website: www.upliftmaine.org

Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed

The Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed was founded in 2001 by a group of local residents who were concerned about declining water quality in their lakes. A 217 square mile drainage basin in central Maine, the Cobbossee Watershed contains more than 15,000 households and attracts thousands of tourists each year.

PO Box 206, East Winthrop, Maine 04343
Phone: (207) 395-5239
Website: www.watershedfriends.com
Facebook: @SpottertheOtter

Friends of the Kennebec River Rail-Trail

The Friends of the Kennebec River Rail Trail was formed as a non-profit in 1996 to assist in the construction, maintenance and promotion of the 6.5 mile long rail trail from Augusta to Gardiner Maine. As a non-profit, the Friends of the Kennebec River Rail Trail relies on its members for financial support and volunteering to assist in the maintenance of the trail as well as financial contributions from business and foundations.

PO Box 2195, Augusta, ME 04338
Email: railtrailnews@krrt.org
Website: www.krrt.org

Kennebec Land Trust

Kennebec Land Trust (KLT) works cooperatively with landowners and communities to conserve the forests, shorelands, fields, and wildlife that define central Maine.

PO Box 261, Winthrop, ME 04364
Phone: 207.377.2848
Website: www.tklt.org

Chrysalis Place/Gardiner Food Bank

576 Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner, ME – 04345
Phone: (207) 582-5507

Clothes Closet

The Clothes Closet is sponsored by the United Methodist Church of Randolph, all of the profits are given to local food banks and other local charities. Located in the basement of the Knights of Columbus building, the closet offers secondhand clothing.

101 Spring St, Gardiner, ME 04345

Faith Food Pantry

Faith Food Pantry serves the Gardiner area each week. In 2010, church members were moved at the level of food insecurity in our community and set out to help families in need. Since then, Faith Food Pantry has operated under a separate 501c3 status and is open weekly providing food for those in need. Though the pantry is physically located on the Faith Christian Church campus and run by several in our congregation, we are blessed to have a number of volunteers and donors from outside our community who find this ministry a meaningful place to serve.

280 Brunswick Ave, Gardiner, ME 04345
Phone: (207) 582-5432
Email: faithfoodpantry280@gmail.com
Facebook: @FaithFoodPantry

MaineGeneral Hospice Volunteers of Kennebec Valley

Trained Hospice Volunteers offer companionship and both practical and emotional support for individuals and families for up to four hours a week. They complete 32 hours of comprehensive training as well as eight hours of continuing education annually. Volunteers must provide references and have a background check as well. Volunteers may help with light housekeeping, fixing meals, running errands, providing transportation or just visiting with you while your loved one is away.

Phone: (877) 561-7299

Website: www.mainegeneral.org/medical-services/home-care-hospice/hospice