Visit the Good Shepherd Food Bank’s food network throughout the state at https://www.gsfb.org/get-help/ and the Maine Food Atlas offers a State wide variety of food resources at www.mainefoodatlas.org .
WIC is a nutrition program for thousands of Maine families.
WIC food benefits are available based on income guidelines. https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/health-equity/wic/
WIC is open to anyone living in Maine, including migrants working in Maine. Applicants can be any of the following:
- Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or had a baby in the last six months.
- Infants and children up to the age of five, including adopted and foster children.
- Fathers may apply for their children.
How do I apply?
You can call your nearest WIC office to make an appointment. Your first appointment will take about an hour of your time – an hour that can benefit you and your children for the rest of your live
Individuals can also call 211
Summer Lunch Programs for School Age Children
For a map of all 2019 Summer Food Service Program sites across the state, visit https://www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks. You can also find meal sites near you by texting “summer meals” to 97779.
Good Shepherd Food Bank Partners With Bangor & Brewer Organizations to Sponsor Summer Meals Sites
Sites will offer free meals to Bangor/Brewer youth throughout summer
Children can receive free nutritious meals this summer, when the school lunches they depend on through the school year are unavailable.
Through partnerships with the Bangor Housing Authority, Bangor Public Library, Bangor School Department, The Rock Church, and Brewer Housing Authority meals will be offered at the following sites:
| Site Name | Site Address | Days Open | Service Hours | Dates |
| Bangor Public Library | 145 Harlow St. Bangor | M – F | 12 – 1pm | June 25 – Aug 30 |
| Brewer Housing Authority | Rinfret Drive Brewer | M – F | 12 – 1pm | June 24 – Aug 23 |
| Capehart Community Center | 161 Davis Rd Bangor | M – F | 12 – 1pm | June 24 – Aug 23 |
| Fairmount School | 58 13th St Bangor | M – F | Breakfast: 8:30 – 9am Lunch: 12 – 1:30pm | July 1 – July 26 |
| The Rock Church | 195 Ohio St Bangor | M – F | 12 – 1pm | June 24 – June 28 |
