Pine Tree State Lights who are lighting our way — join us every WE CARE DAY, monthly on the 25th. One day and one act of kindness shared among all of us — of all faiths and no faith. Do it because kindness feels good — and service to others increases your gratitude to God. It is a good thing.
These organizations are quietly doing the work of Matthew 25:40 in Maine — feeding the hungry, sheltering the stranger, lifting the fallen — and the important work of assisting those oppressed by life. It is a beautiful thing, responding to those in need as we are all commanded. They serve their neighbors. These are not just examples to follow — they would welcome your time and support of their mission.
Maine — Lights shining across the Pine Tree State
Statewide. Immigration legal services, refugee resettlement, food assistance, family support, and elder care. The Catholic mission to serve the poor stretched across the largest state east of the Mississippi. They go where the need is — regardless of how far that is.
Active food pantry and community ministry in Portland's West End. The Methodist tradition of meeting people in their poverty, not waiting for them to come to you — practiced every week in Maine's largest city.
One of Portland's oldest congregations. Food pantry, emergency assistance, and a long legacy of social justice ministry. Their doors have been open to the vulnerable in Portland since 1825.
Since 1975. Soup kitchen, day shelter, emergency housing, teen services, and addiction recovery — the full continuum of homeless services in Maine for 50 years. The backbone of what safety looks like in Portland.
Feeding America Maine. 30 million+ pounds of food distributed a year, reaching 1 in 5 Mainers. They go into the hardest-to-reach corners of a large, rural state.
Maine's anchor mosque — heart of Portland's Somali and African Muslim refugee community. Maine has welcomed more refugees per capita than most states. This mosque helps make that welcome real.
Oxford County, rural Maine. Food pantry, emergency assistance, and clothing in a post-mill economy where the cameras left long ago. Still there for the people nobody is watchin
The 25th of every month is WE CARE DAY.
One day and one act of kindness shared among all of us — of all faiths and no faith. Do it because kindness feels good — and service to others increases your gratitude to God. It is a good thing.
Share your WE CARE DAY story — the one that made you feel good about doing it. Every little kindness helps. A compliment goes a long way. Jesus says don't tell anyone of your kindness, but we need your example so you only get to use your last name initial so you don't have to compromise your faith. Tell us — what made you feel good helping someone? Your story lights the way for others.
Know a business or organization in Maine that shares our values — serving neighbors, lifting the vulnerable, doing the important work of assisting those oppressed by life — Matthew 25:40? Tell us about them and we'll shine a light on their work so that you may patronize these entities who share your values.