Independent Support Services

Independent Support Services/Homemaker Services

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Catholic Charities Maine has provided homemaker services since its inception in 1967. This is a service that is central to Catholic Charities Maine’s mission and values.

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Independent Support Services provides homemaking services to allow elderly clients, disabled individuals, and families in crisis to remain in their homes. Also helps families needing support with parenting skills and child rearing. Services include grocery shopping, laundry and errands, light house cleaning, household management, emotional support, parenting skills, and occasional respite care.

Home and Family Service providers are professionally supervised para-professionals. They are trained to assist with a variety of in-home needs, and they receive specialized, in-service training.

Assistance is available for:

• Grocery shopping
• Laundry and errands
• Menu planning and food preparation
• Light housekeeping
• Emotional support
• Parenting Skills training
• Teaching activities of daily living to disabled individuals

How to Request Assistance

Telephone referrals may be made by the individual in need, family members, or other community based agencies. Home and Family Services may be available at no charge for people meeting eligibility guidelines. For others a co-payment is required.

For more information or to request services, call 1.888.ISS.CCME( 1-888-477-2263) or the Catholic Charities Maine office near you.

Augusta
St. Paul Center
136 State Street, P.O. Box 2028
Augusta, ME 04338
207.620.3232

Calais
5 Lowell Street, P.O. Box 343
Calais, ME 04619
207.454.0491

Caribou
14 Old Van Buren Raod, P.O. Box 748
Caribou, ME 04736
207.498.2575

Auburn
270 Minot Avenue, Suite B
Auburn, ME 04210
207.784.1037