Happening Right Now and Upcoming -
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- Monthly Resource Fair - Second Wednesday of each month from 9am to noon at the Bangor Public Library.
- The next Resource Fair is Wednesday, November 12th at the Bangor Public Library.
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Solidarity Harvest!
- Our list for box requests is full. We know this is an exceptionally difficult month and year.
- In the Bangor region, click here for a list of local food resources compiled by Faith Linking in Action.
- We are putting together resources specifically for Thanksgiving and will post that as soon as we're able.
- Outside of the Bangor region, you can dial 211 for assistance from volunteers and the United Way.
- Here is another list of Maine resources from Good Shepherd Food Bank.
- Volunteer: click here to sign up for a volunteer shift to assemble and distribute the Solidarity Harvest boxes.
- Donate: Solidarity Harvest supports Maine farms and food producers by purchasing the box contents; you can play a part in the program by Sponsoring a Meal. Each box contains over 30 pounds of locally sourced food and can feed 8-10 people. This year, our recipients list includes unpaid federal workers and to laid off mill workers.
- Our list for box requests is full. We know this is an exceptionally difficult month and year.
- The next Resource Fair is Wednesday, November 12th at the Bangor Public Library.
- Monthly Resource Fair - Second Wednesday of each month from 9am to noon at the Bangor Public Library.
Resources
Food AND Medicine does not have a food pantry, despite Google search results. Click the link in the button for a list of free food resources in the Bangor/Brewer area. The list includes locations, hours and contact information, and is compiled and updated regularly by our friends at Faith Linking in Action.
Become A Member
There are several ways you can participate in our work. The best place to start is becoming a member of Food AND Medicine. Annual membership dues are on a sliding scale, what you feel you can afford; suggested dues are $35. Many members contribute more in solidarity with our lower-income members. We also welcome zero dollar members, because no one should be excluded from standing with us. Membership is for the calendar year; use the same link to RENEW your membership too!
Support Our Work
Not sure you want to become a member but want to stand with us? Use this button to make a secure online General Donation to support our work. If your donation is for a particular purpose, please specify that on the form.
Join Our Email List
Want to stay updated on our work, upcoming events and news, but not sure yet if you want to join as a member? Sign up for our email list and get to know us, and/or follow us on social media - Facebook and Instagram. (We're no longer on X fka Twitter.)
What we do
Food AND Medicine is a grassroots member-based organization that works to address the root causes of poverty. We prioritize people’s ability to form a union, have affordable healthy food, access public transportation, and make a living wage. We use a hybrid of direct service and grassroots organizing to:
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Empower and involve those directly affected, to take an active, leadership role in bringing awareness and change.
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Be informed by a knowledge of our community gained through research, listening and outreach.
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Facilitate and sponsor events and educational programs, legislative and workplace organizing campaigns, and creation of alternative economic and cultural structures.
Why we do it
We believe it is an outrage for people in the richest country in the world to be forced to choose between food, medicine or other basic necessities. We believe in facing our history of genocide, slavery and ongoing systemic and strategic racism and other forms of oppression against working class people. We believe that a multiracial, multiethnic movement that reaches across class lines is needed to build the sort of community that we aspire to. We have trust that that will make a better future for all of us.
Who we are
Food AND Medicine has over 500 annual members, primarily in Maine but also people across the country with a Maine connection. We are a diverse coalition of union members, workers and farmers; low-income community members; members of most faith and political beliefs; seniors, students and people of different abilities - all connected by a belief that nobody should have to choose between food, medicine and other basic necessities.
