Wabanaki Resource Code Card

Housing

Tribal Housing:

Aroostook Band of Micmacs: 764-0200

Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians: 532-7637

Penobscot Indian Nation: 817-7372

Passamaquoddy (Indian Township): 796-8004

Passamaquoddy (Pleasant Point): 853-6021

Homeless:

Homeless Crisis Hotline: 1-800-438-3890

The Department of Housing and Urban Development maintains a Maine Statewide Shelter Listing

Poor Conditions:

Penobscot Nation: 817-7401 (Ask for Dale Mitchell)

Town Code Enforcement Officer: call your local town office for problems on off-reservation property; otherwise call your Tribal Housing or Socail Services Agency

State Electrical Inspector: 624-8640

State Mobile Home Park Inspector: 624-8612

Lead:

Lead Poisoning Prevention: 1-800-452-1942

Maine Lead Action Project: 871-7905

Discrimination:

Maine Human Rights Commission: 624-6050

Financial Assistance:

General Assistance (payments for rent/mortgage/taxes): Apply at local town office

Public Housing, Section 8 Vouchers, BRAP, Shelter Plus Care

Maine Housing Authority: 1-800-452-4668

HUD subsidized apartment search for Maine

Rental Housing Guide by County

What is a BRAP and Shelter Plus Care housing subsidy?

Low-income mortgages: Maine State Housing Authority, 1-800-452-4668

Advocacy:

Pine Tree Legal Assistance: 1-800-879-7463