Safety & Self-Sufficiency Direct Service

Next Step’s Direct Service Program includes a 24-hour hotline, face-to-face advocacy and support in our Resource Centers and other sites, support and education groups, professional counseling addressing issues related to abuse, legal advocacy, and systems advocacy.

Counties served: Hancock, Washington

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Safety & Self-Sufficiency Direct Service

The Next Step
23 Broadway
Machias, Maine 04654
United States

United Way of Eastern Maine

Serving Penobscot, Piscataquis, Hancock, Waldo, and Washington Counties

With an estimated population of 295,062 Eastern Maine is filled with outdoor adventures, rural communities, bustling historic town centers, great business success stories, and its own unique set of community challenges and needs. Evolving our role to become what the community requires to respond to the most pressing issues, UWEM wants to engage more people, raise awareness of the issues our communities face, and activate our cross-sector network of partners. Join us in creating long-term, sustainable change together!

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