Housing, Home Maintenance, and Home Safety

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Emergency Support

NEW: Tedford Warming Shelter

1 Tenney Way, Brunswick (behind Hannaford). Open 4pm to 8 m, first-come-first serve. Communal living space with mat on the floor and sleeping bags. Plus hot meal and clothing are available. Case manager on staff.

NEW: The Gathering Place

5 Tenney Way, Brunswick. Day-time shelter; open 8:30am – 3:00pm. With lunch and coffee.

Emergency Shelters – Tedford Housing

Operates two emergency homeless shelters in Brunswick – an adult shelter with 16 beds and a family shelter with six units for families with child(ren). Both have on-site case management to help guests find housing.

  • Adult shelter: 207-729-1161, ext. #104
  • Family shelter: 207-729-1161, ext. #113

NEW: Heating Assistance-Midcoast Maine Community Action

The group provides emergency heating assistance as part of the Keep ME Warm program and administers the LIHEAP program for Sagadahoc County.

  • 800-221-2221 or 207-442-7963 (option 1)
  • midcoastmainecommunityaction.org/ liheap-assistance

NEW: Heating Assistance-Salvation Army

The Salvation Army provides emergency heating assistance.

  • 207-443-3611
  • easternusa.salvationarmy.org/northern-newengland/bath-brunswick 

Homelessness Prevention

Helps people stay in their homes and avoid eviction by connecting qualified households to resources and rent-in-arrears and security deposit payments. Provided by Tedford Housing.

  • 207-729-1161, ext. 112

Midcoast Wood Bank

Temporary fuel assistance for people in Bath, Brunswick, Topsham but for 2025-26 they have extra wood and may be able to accommodate Phippsburg. Up to one cord of firewood per household per season. Phippsburg is outside their delivery area but if you don’t have access to a truck, CARES may be able to help.

  • Contact Rev. John Allen, 207-729-7331 to check if wood is available, then call CARES volunteer Rob Knox, 508-844-3482 to see if delivery can be arranged.

RAVE Mass Notification System

In the event of an emergency or severe weather in Sagadahoc County, the system sends a free alert to the phone number and/or email address provided by voice call, text, and/or email.

Wandering Person Program

Provides a network of critical real-time information, including a transmitter and a photograph to Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department, which helps locate individuals prone to wander due to autism, Alzheimer’s, dementia, or other mental/medical conditions. Registration is simple, and your information is secure and private.

  • 207-443-8529

Warm Thy Neighbor

Provides one-time, emergency heating assistance to qualified low-income families and individuals in Phippsburg and many surrounding communities. November to March. Provided by Tedford Housing.

  • 207-729-1161, ext.115

General

Transfer Station Swap/Re-Use Trailer

Townspeople may put items aside for possible reuse, “shop” for wanted items, and reduce waste the Town pays to have transferred out of town. Books, kitchen/housewares, clothes, and more. The new textile boxes are cleaned out on Mondays. A Phippsburg Transfer Station windshield sticker is required at all times. Open 8am-4pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays from Sept. 15-June 15; also on Fridays from June 15-Sept. 14. 58 Sam Day Hill Road.

  • 207-389-1402

Repairs and Other Home Services

NEW: Comfortably Home

Provides safety checks, accessibility modifications & minor home repairs at no cost to homeowners who are 55+ or have a disability, live in Sagadahoc County or Brunswick, and meet income guidelines. No application necessary! Visit http://www.comfortablyhome.org for more information or contact Kristen at 295-3317 or to get started.

Habitat for Humanity ReStore

Sells home improvement supplies, with proceeds benefiting affordable housing programs. Open Tuesdays – Saturdays, 10am-5pm. Donations welcome.

Home Repairs – Habitat 7 Rivers

Offered free to those who qualify: home repairs and modifications, including repairing/building new stairs; installing ramps; basic weatherizing to keep homes warmer/more efficient; addressing moisture issues; changing door knobs; improving flooring; fixing doors, windows, and gutters; installing grab bars and handrails; improving lighting; and changing faucets. Provided by Habitat for Humanity 7 Rivers. An application form must be completed. Click here to download the application form. Or pick one up at Town Hall.

Sand Buckets for Seniors

Free for those 65 or older who want sand for their walkways during the winter. Made possible by the generous donation of buckets from local hardware stores and sand from Bath Public Works, in partnership with Sagadahoc Sheriff Department and the Bath Police Department.

  • 207-443-8529

Seniors Helping Seniors

Among other services, it provides seniors with light housework in a pinch.

  • 207-389-2189

Snow Shoveling

Spectrum Generations offers free services such as snow shoveling to residents.

Smoke Alarms and Bed Shakers

The American Red Cross will install free smoke alarms and bed shakers (for people hard of hearing) and provide free home-safety checks.