Hope Haven Gospel Mission Homeless Shelter

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Hope Haven Gospel Mission is a homeless shelter that works to serve the needs of the homeless, hungry, and poor of Central Maine. We serve God by meeting the physical and spiritual needs of the disadvantaged, broken and addicted.

We hope that you enjoy your visit to our web site, and that you find the information you are looking for.

Thanking our Military

We wish to take this time to thank God for all our men and women in uniform, over in the Middle East, as well as those here in the United States. Their allegiance and courage to the cause of freedom on foreign soil is greatly appreciated. For those who have paid the ultimate price, may they never be forgotten. Their sacrifices give hope while their absence still echo's in our hearts. Our Country owes them a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid. We are so blessed to have heroes as these in America. A special thank you to all our military. May the God of all comfort, comfort all those that carry this great burden and loss!

Our Needs At Hope Haven

Immediate Needs!

Warm coats for Men, Women and Children

A good running Pickup Truck

Things we always Need!

Toys and Diapers of all sizes for infants and children.

Zip Lock Bags - All Sizes Deodorant

Styrofoam Plates and Cups Razors

Paper Towels Shampoo

Toilet Paper Feminine Hygiene Products

30 Gallon Garbage Bags Sheets and Pillow Cases (Single Beds)

Sandwich Bags Blankets

Plastic Knives, Forks and Spoons

Computers ---- Monitors ---- Software

Plastic Grocery Bags Non-Perishable Food

Laundry Detergent

Mortgage Retirement...

from Dr. Paul McLaughlin

I believe in my heart that if our mortgage with the Maine Housing Authority was to be paid off in full, it would help to insure that our services would be able to continue, without this debt putting us in a position where Hope Haven would have to shut down during the greatest need for our services.

It would be wonderful! No... it would be a miracle if we could pay off our $25,838.74 mortgage to the Maine Housing Authority and have a mortgage burning ceremony to celebrate our financial independence, on this level, in the year of 2009 here at Hope Haven Gospel Mission.

Read the full letter

Stats for 2009...

Meals Served:
Last Year - 22,046
This Year to Date - 7,813

People Sheltered:
           Last Year - 370
           This Year to Date - 155

Families Sheltered:
            Last Year - 30
            This Year - 10

People Turned Away: 49

11 Men, 16 Women, 22 Children, 12 Families seeking shelter were turned away because there was no room for them in the Facility.

Number of People Saved:
           Last Year - 48
           This Year to Date - 14

The Other's Ministry provided for 159 people last month. Rendering assistance 2,188 times so far this year.

Statistics from previous years.

Greene Baptist Church in Maine gets involved.

It has just come to our attention that Greene Baptist Church has selected Hope Haven Gospel Mission and Hope House (not affiliated with Hope Haven) as adopted agencies to support.
Visit their web site here: www.greenebaptist.org/localmissions.html .

We need large plastic garbage bags too!

Wanted......your used ink cartridges.

Do you throw away your used ink cartridges? If so, then please consider recycling them through Hope Haven. Each name brand ink cartridge you send to us will provide much needed funds for the ministry.

You can also recycle these items through us.

1. Old Cell Phones
2. Old PDA's
3. Old Calculator's
4. MP3 Players
5. Other hand held electronics.

Please drop these items off at our office.

You may also mail them to:

209 Lincoln St.
Lewiston, ME 04240

Please be sure to package ink cartridges so they don't leak.