Processing Your Payment

Please do not leave this page until complete. This can take a few moments.

September 19, 2024 2024 Giving Guide

Catholic Charities Maine

 

CCM staff from our Behavioral Health Network preparing to deliver Thanksgiving boxes with turkeys and all the trimmings to clients

2025 Goals

As one of the largest and most diverse statewide private human service agencies in Maine, we provide leadership programs and services to:

  • reduce poverty

  • support families and

  • advocate for justice in social structures

Our goal is to serve those in need, of all faiths, with special emphasis on Maine’s most vulnerable populations — the poor, older adults and children.

We continue to analyze trends to pursue mission-related opportunities for existing service areas, identify target areas and track emerging social needs, including, but not limited to:

  • providing behavioral and mental health services for adults and children

  • sustaining strong services in substance use disorder treatment and recovery

  • strengthening and growing services for Maine’s aging population

  • welcoming and supporting New Mainers in integrating into local communities

  • creating program models for emergency assistance services; and

  • addressing hunger/food security issues

We seek to grow our donor base by cultivating relationships with both businesses and individuals and demonstrate that we are trustworthy of their support through transparency and effective stewardship of their funds.

Fundraising Events/Opportunities

In Southern Maine, CCM’s annual Put Children First Golf Classic is held every September in the Portland area to support childcare scholarships for low-income families at our two child development centers in Portland and Biddeford. We welcome sponsors at various monetary levels, through volunteering at the event, and enrolling teams!

In Northern Maine, our Feed The County initiative brings together businesses and the community to increase awareness of food insecurity. Fundraising includes radio and TV telethons and other local outreach. Money raised supports CCM’s Hunger & Relief Services, which operates two food banks, grows and gleans fresh local vegetables through our Farm for ME initiative, and supplies 28-plus food pantries in Northern Maine, which served nearly 34,000 people last year.

For more information, please contact our Development Office at Development@ccmaine.org or (207) 523-1188.

Giving Opportunities

Catholic Charities Maine Community Partners are businesses that make one yearly donation that will, in turn, help thousands of Mainers in need. CCM Corporate Community Partners receive yearlong benefits and exposure as our way of saying “thanks.” For more information, please contact our Development Office at Development@ccmaine.org or (207) 523-1188.

Threads of Hope Thrift Stores in Caribou, Sanford, Monticello and our largest store in the Presque Isle Mall all welcome clothing, furniture and houseware donations. We will provide a Drop Box to your company site for collection purposes on a temporary or ongoing basis.

CCM’s Refugee & Immigration Services has served thousands of refugees from many cultures. Often, refugees leave their home countries with very little and may not be equipped for Maine weather. We welcome in-kind donations to support families as they start their new lives in Maine. We accept new and gently used items without stains, rips or broken zippers. We are unable to launder or repair items. Our needs change, so please check our website.

As a United Way agency, we appreciate your consideration at pledge time and the support of businesses that encourage employee participation by matching funds.

Donate a vehicle! Even if no longer road-worthy, vehicles can serve a higher purpose helping fund CCM services statewide. Call (855) 460-4483 or visit www.ccmaine.careasy.org. Vehicles are towed at no cost, and donors receive a tax credit. Trucks, boats, motorcycles, trailers and more are accepted.

Volunteer Opportunities

With more than 20 programs serving people across the state of Maine, we have plenty of opportunities for volunteers to lend a hand, and the need is always great. Whether it’s checking on an older neighbor, moving New Mainers into their first apartment, mentoring a New Mainer, sorting donations at our Thrift Stores, supporting staff at our offices statewide, or helping with our annual golf tournament, volunteers make our mission possible. Last year, 564 volunteers dedicated their time to our mission. To find the volunteer opportunity that’s right for you, visit www.ccmaine.org/volunteer.

Leadership

 

Stephen Letourneau
CEO

Jared des Rosiers
Board Chair

 

Board officers

Bishop James T. Ruggieri, President

Kimberly Suttie, Vice Chair

Paula Moses, Treasurer

Cynthia Nickless, Secretary

Board Members

Innocent Binwa

Deacon Darrell Blackwell

Scott Blakeslee

Janet Brackett

Kathy Brown

Reverend Monsignor Marc Caron, Diocesan Chaplain

Deacon Bob Cleveland

Peter Czerwinski

Kathy Dyer

Amy Ford

Joseph Powers

Victoire Liwanga

At A Glance

 

Established: 1966

Employees: 471

Annual revenue: $35,894,268

Top funding sources

46.1% Government Sources

23.8% Medicaid

9.3% Grants, contributions and bequests

6.1% Pandemic relief

5.1% Program service fees

3.3% Net assets released from restriction

2.0% Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland

1.6% Retail sales

1.1% Rent and other

.71% Investment income

.54% United Way contributions

Contact

307 Congress St.,

Portland, ME 04101

(800) 781-8550

www.ccmaine.org

Facebook: CatholicCharitiesME

X: CCMainetweets

Awards/Accolades

Catholic Charities Maine (CCM) is a Council on Accreditation (COA) agency. COA is an independent, not-for-profit accreditor of community-based behavioral health care and social service organizations. Organizations pursue accreditation to demonstrate that they are implementing best practice standards in the field of human services. Additionally, CCM maintains Charity Navigator’s highest ranking of four stars and earned a Gold Seal of Transparency from Candid.

Mission Statement

Inspired by scripture and the Church’s social teaching, Catholic Charities empowers and strengthens individuals and families of all faiths throughout Maine by providing innovative, community-based social services throughout Maine around mental health, counseling, substance use disorders, senior outreach, child development, dental and orthodontic services, and refugee and immigration, among others.

Service locations

With Service locations at 20 sites across the state, our diverse programs serve nearly 52,000 people of all faiths across Maine annually.