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September 21, 2025 2025 Giving Guide

Catholic Charities Maine

CCM’s Director of Education Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Children, Kirsten Connelly, shares the joy of the season wrapping presents with a student.

 

2026 Goals

As one of Maine’s largest and most diverse private human service agencies, we provide programs and services to:

• reduce poverty,

• support families, and

• promote justice in social structures.

We serve individuals of all faiths, with special emphasis on Maine’s most vulnerable populations — the poor, older adults, and children.  

We continuously analyze trends to pursue mission-aligned 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;

• Supporting New Mainers on their path to self-sufficiency and citizenship;

• Creating program models for emergency assistance services; and

• Addressing hunger/food security issues.

We seek to grow our donor base by cultivating relationships with businesses and individuals, demonstrating trustworthiness through transparency and responsible stewardship of funds.

Fundraising events/Opportunities

Catholic Charities Maine’s (CCM) hosts the annual Put Children First Golf Classic each September in Southern Maine to support childcare scholarships for low-income families at our child development centers, located 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 raises 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 fresh local vegetables through our Farm for ME initiative, and supplies 28+ food pantries in Northern Maine.

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

Giving Opportunities

Community Partners make an annual donation that supports thousands of Mainers in need and receive yearlong recognition and benefits in return. To join, contact Development@ccmaine.org or (207) 523-1188.

Threads of Hope Thrift Stores – Caribou, Sanford, Monticello, and Presque Isle – accept donations of clothing, furniture, and housewares. Drop Boxes are available for businesses.

As a proud United Way agency, we value businesses that encourage employee donations by matching funds.

We accept vehicle donations of cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles, trailers, and more – even if they’re no longer in working condition. Towing is free, and donors receive a tax credit. Call 855-460-4483 or visit www.ccmaine.careasy.org.

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 knitting hats and scarves for our annual Wall of Warmth giveaway, checking on an older neighbor, reading to children at our Child Development Centers, providing volunteer legal services to 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, 418 volunteers dedicated their time to our mission. To find the volunteer opportunity that’s right for you, visit www.ccmaine.org/volunteer.

At A Glance

Established: 1966 / Employees: 370 / Annual revenue: $31,518,692

Top funding sources

49.4% Government Sources

28.9% Medicaid

6.9% Grants, contributions and bequests

6.1% Program service fees

2.5% Threads of Hope Thrift Store retail sales

2.3% Catholic appeal (Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland)

1.7% Investment income

0.9% Net assets released from restriction

0.6% United Way contributions

0.6% Rent and other, net

Contact

307 Congress St.,

Portland, ME 04101

(800) 781-8550

https://www.ccmaine.org

Awards/Accolades

Catholic Charities Maine is COA-accredited, holds Charity Navigator’s highest 4-star rating, earned Candid’s Platinum Seal of Transparency, and meets all 20 BBB charity accountability standards – demonstrating excellence, transparency, and trustworthiness in providing quality social services.

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 around mental health, counseling, substance use disorders, senior outreach, child development, dental and orthodontic services, refugee and immigration, and food insecurity, among others.

Service locations

Catholic Charities Maine offers 20 diverse programs that serve individuals and families of all faiths in communities throughout the state.

Stephen Letourneau
EO

Board officers

Jared des Rosiers, Chair

Bishop James T. Ruggieri, President

Reverend Kyle Doustou, Diocesan Chaplain

Paula Moses, Vice Chair

Scott Blakeslee, Treasurer

Cindy Nickless, Secretary

Board Members

Danielle Ahern

Innocent Binwa

John Bonner

Janet Brackett

Kathy Brown

Deacon Bob Cleveland

Peter Czerwinski

Amy Ford

Elizabeth Keene

Father Anthony D. Lawir

Victoire Liwanga

Joseph Powers

Bruce White