Manna Inc

Too often people are stuck – in abusive situations, in financial problems – in life. Our mission is to provide the lifeline that keeps them going. And to provide

hope. Hope that they can make their lives better, sometimes on their own, sometimes with our help, sometimes with the help of those to whom we can connect them. Hope is like faith: it is to believe that something we might not be able to see right now is still very possible. All of which leads to

restoration, the sense that everything is, and will be, all right. Restoration can be about this life or the life hereafter. It is what we strive to achieve with all the lives we touch.

Welcome to Manna Ministries! We invite you to about us in these pages as we show you the many faces of Manna.

You may already be familiar with Manna from our Turkey drives at Thanksgiving and our efforts to provide a Christmas dinner and presents to those in need. But there is much more going on at Manna throughout the year that doesn’t always make the evening news.

Our mission is to provide outreach to the needy throughout Central Maine. We minister to the spiritual and temporal needs of people throughout our community: we feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and in our ministry, we focus on the complete cycle of Rescue, Hope, and Restoration.

Manna Ministries helps our struggling neighbors back to their feet. Our services are designed to revitalize self-sufficiency and independence so our guests can get their lives back on track.

Our facilities host a Soup Kitchen, Food Pantry, Food Bank and Clothing bank. Every Wednesday there’s a Chapel Service open to the public at 8:30 AM. Our Soup Kitchen provides an evening meal Monday through Friday. Manna operates a Food Pantry where families and individuals may come once a week on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday to receive a bag of groceries, which should last three to four days. There are no restrictions on access to various programs; the only stipulation is that our clients require assistance.

The Home Thrift Shop at 51 Hillside Ave. in Bangor, exists to help the community and fund Manna's programs. 100% of profits go back into Manna's programs. For more information on The Home Thrift Store click here.

The Home Thrift Store is moving! We will be taking the next few weeks to pack up and move to our new location in Brewer, and our Grand Opening will be in July. Keep checking in for updates on our progress. Our new facility will allow us a lot more floor space to display all the quality items you have come to expect from The Home Thrift Store!

Manna also accepts stock transfers.Call Bill Rae at 990-2870 to donate stocks or for more information.

We will reopen our food ministry on Monday August 29th at the Brick Church in Bangor. We will still have Food Pantry Mon., Wed., and Friday from 3-4, and Supper Monday - Friday at 4:30 - we'll open the doors at 3:00.

Our offices will move to 100 Center Street, with hours from 8-3 Monday - Friday for donations and any business. Please let people in your sphere of influence know. We're still here, we're still serving the poor!

Our phone number remains the same -990-2870; and our mailing address remains PO Box 2763, Bangor, ME 04402

We are so grateful for the generosity of the Bangor residents who donated to the Letter Carriers Food Drive on May 14. Here, and on our events page, are photos of the food collected, which will be shelved and distributed quickly. We have the best community! Thanks, Bangor!And our Huge Yard Sale was also a huge success! Thanks to everyone who came out to support Manna and get great stuff for your home. The funds raised went right in to feeding the people who come to Manna for nourishing food each day. It means a lot!

There is an immediate opening for an MHRT-C position in Manna Outpatient Services. Please fill out the online application (on the Employment Opportunities page) and contact Sherry Molcan, 990-2870, ext. 122.

Manna Events/NeedsEmployment Applications

The Home Thrift Store, 51 Hillside Ave., in Bangor, offers quality used clothing, household goods and furniture. All proceeds benefit Manna Ministries.

Manna's Soup Kitchen has been open to anyone and everyone that finds themselves in need of a hot meal and a safe place to enjoy it.

Primary Focus of the Provider

• Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

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Type of Care

• Substance abuse treatment
• Do not use medication for opioid addiction

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Facility Type

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Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive/behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavioral therapy
• Substance abuse counseling approach
• Trauma-related counseling

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Facility Smoking Policy

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Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

• Residential
• Outpatient
• Short-term residential
• Long-term residential
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment

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Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• Private organization

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Payment/Insurance Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)

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Emergency Mental Health Services

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Payment Assistance Available

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Language Services

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing

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Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
• Adult women
• Adult men

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Ancillary Services

• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• Family counseling offered
• 12-step faciltitation approach
• Brief intervention approach
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Relapse prevention

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Age Groups Accepted

• Young adults
• Adults

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Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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Exclusive Services

• DUI/DWI clients

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