Your donation will help with basic operating expenses as well as with community outreach and printing the Yarmouth Resource Guide. You may make an unrestricted donation, or specify that your donation should support one of the following:
- Yarmouth Fuel Assistance Fund
- Yarmouth’s Project Holiday
- Yarmouth Community Food Pantry
Yarmouth CAN is a 501(c)(3) private, non-profit organization, and your contributions are tax deductible.
Donate by Check
Please make your check payable to Yarmouth CAN and mail it to:
Yarmouth CAN
P.O. Box 553
Yarmouth, ME 04096
Please include your address, phone number, and email address, along with instructions as to whether or not we may identify you as a donor to Yarmouth CAN.
If you’d like your contribution to go specifically to the Yarmouth Fuel Assistance Fund, Project Holiday, or food support, please note this on the memo line of your check.
How your Donation affects our neighbors
Fuel Assistance Fund
85 Yarmouth households received LIHEAP Fuel Assistance funds during 2010-2011.
65 of the above households also received supplemental assistance funded by the Town of Yarmouth.
41 of the above households also received supplemental assistance funded by Yarmouth CAN.
As this year’s heating season begins, applications for Fuel Assistance have been received from 63% more households than last year at this time. 77% of those applying for assistance this year did not apply for assistance last year, so it appears as though the need will be considerably greater this winter. It also appears as though Federal funding of the LIHEAP program will be reduced from last year’s level, which will further increase dependence on funds allocated by the Town or raised by Yarmouth CAN.
One recipient of Fuel Assistance last winter was a single mother with a child, who decided to return to school at age 54 after a job change. She told us:
- “I will be forever grateful for the fuel assistance I received when funds were low.”
- “As a mom, what is most important to me is maintaining a home for my child, providing a warm bed to sleep in, and proper nutrition to keep my child healthy.”
- “As I find myself turning up the thermostat for the first time this season, I can only hope that this year my home will be warm again.”
- “Knowing that our local community is there to help when times get tough is a great comfort to me and my family.”
A mother of two grown children who was living alone in an apartment, and had been out of work for six years with back problems. She generally relied on family members for assistance, but the Fuel Assistance was greatly appreciated last year. In order to conserve her fuel for when it was most needed, she heated water for dish-washing on the stove and took showers sparingly. She could not have gotten through the winter without help from the Fuel Assistance Fund.
“As a person whose income is just Social Security, I find that everything seems really expensive! The Yarmouth Food Pantry has been such a help! You never know what’s going to be there, but it is always fun to build my weekly menu around it. The Food Pantry is really a blessing – keep up the great work!!”
