Organizations Filed Purposes:
Our purpose is to work with people to meet their needs for safe and adequate shelter, clothing, food and basic well-being in a manner that maintains or improves their self worth and dignity.
The Rural Community Action Ministry RCAM mission is to reach out to people of rural Maine who are in need and assist them to help themselves. RCAM addresses proverty in a manner that sustains or increases self-dignity.
Homeless Prevention and Shelter Services - Our Shelter Services Coordinator assists those people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. They determine needs and work to determine what kinds of assistance RCAM can provide. Example of services are eviction prevention, prevent electric service disconnection, partial rent payment or security deposit, heating fuelwinter months only, food pantry contact and where to find clothingh and furniture. RCAM operates a two-unit duplex shelter for homeless families. The families may stay in the shelter for a limited time. The Transitional Unit is available to one family for up to two years. This family most often is one that has stayed for a bit of time at our homeless shelter and needs additional time to seek employment and all that is needed to sustain independence.
Our Housing Services offer low cost repairs to respond to the need of low-income individuals, families, elderly or differently abled clients by providing minor home repairs and housing rehabilitation. The work is done by professionals and volunteers from the immediate community to across the country who work to support and assist all RCAM services and clients.
Hunger Prevention services are made up of a gardening program and a hunger awareness/elimination activity. Our Gardening Service works to encourage and assist the elderly, disabled, and persons experiencing financial hardship to eliminate hunger and improve nutrition by helping them to grow and preserve their own food. This service offers seeds, seedlings, tilling, information, site visits, and consultation to support and encourage successful food production. Gardening services can also match new gardeners with experienced volunteer gardeners for additional support and assistance. RCAM is active in 4 Hunger Coalitions that address local food insecurity. These coalitions include members of the 13 communities served by RCAM. The coalition activities include weekend and summer food-availability for school-aged kids, community hunger resource awareness, and stabilizing food programs in the area.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Janice E Daku | Executive Director | 40 | $49,619 |
| John Balcato | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Emily Dufour | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Richard H Lee Jr | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Joyce Pratt | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Lee Fernald | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Alan Fernald | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Robert English | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| Marilyn Dunn | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Rebecca Laliberte | Vice Chair | 5 | $0 |
| Stephen Saunders | Chairman | 5 | $0 |
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