We are part of the Rural Coalition, an international association of rural communities seeking a more sustainable food system with fair returns to minority and small farmers.
The SuperMarket Coop

H.O.M.E. Inc., established in 1970 as a craft cooperative, is a multifaceted organization involved in economic reconstruction and social rehabilitation. In its 30+ years of existence, it has grown from the single retail store where home crafters could sell their goods into a small community offering jobs, food, education, temporary shelter and home ownership to people and families in need. 
H.O.M.E. has seen from its beginning days that although the ownership of a home is of fundamental importance to a family, other services are needed to ensure family stability and foster self-esteem. In response to these needs, its activities have grown to include: 

Five shelters for the homeless, and a social outreach program that touches the lives of several hundred persons annually. 

A food bank, a soup kitchen, a recovery barn and thrift store (clothes and household goods)


Abby's Attic, a thrift shop with a large variety of items, located on Acadia Highway in the same building as the East Orland Post Office. 

Desktop publishing: St. Francis Press is the publishing arm of the h.o.m.e.-emmaus community.  We have published many books from poetry chap books, cook books, through historical books and novels.

A learning center which includes a day-care center, literacy instruction, GED preparation, craft training, and computer training.  

A craft store featuring homemade items from more than 200 Maine residents, and handmade items from our
Sister Emmaus Community in Guatemala..

Pottery studio, woodworking shop, weaving studio, Quilting & Stitchery studio, stained glass shop, a small museum and a chapel. 

A garden program, Greenhouses and Farmer's Market. 

A Free Medical Clinic. 

Balsam Christmas Wreaths: wholesale, retail and mail order. 

A publication department, including the quarterly newsletter: This Time. 

Employment in lumber mill, shingle mill, garage and house construction. 

A land trust - the Covenant Community Land Trust is a house-building program in which low-income families participate in the construction of their new homes. Thirty houses have been built so far. 

H.O.M.E. currently has Fjord horses for sale!



Maine Equal Justice Partners

The more the needs of low-income people have grown,
the greater has been the response of H.O.M.E. in making
the case for a different kind of world for them.