Shelter

Food

Work

Education

 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 multi-faceted 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. 

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

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, Greenhouse 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!

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.