Our Mission
MCHPP is a 501-c-3 nonprofit organization. Our mission is to provide hungry people with access to healthy food, work to improve the quality of their lives by partnering with others, and serve them in a manner that recognizes their dignity.
Our Vision
We provide food to all in need in the area we serve. We have the resources and financial stability to meet current and future demand.
Growing our services to meet the demand
See the Pen Food chart by Brady Meisenhelder (@brady747) on CodePen.
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Recent News
Merrymeeting Gleaners Join MCHPP
Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program (MCHPP) and Merrymeeting Food Council (MFC) are excited to share that the Merrymeeting Gleaners, previously a program of the Merrymeeting Food Council, will now be run as a program of MCHPP. MFC, the volunteer leaders of the...
Celebrating Henry
If you’ve come by MCHPP in the last two decades, chances are you’ve met Henry Haley, 86. Always ready with a smile and a story, and known for his love of whoopie pies, Henry has diligently spent the last 17 as the organization’s custodian. He is the longest-serving...
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Testimonials
“The teachers know better than to give a test on Monday morning. That’s a profound and disturbing observation, because it talks about performance, it talks about school, it talks about education, and we all know that education is the key to getting out of poverty. If you’re hobbled by hunger, it won’t work.” (Speaking about the backpack program)
I am always treated with respect and kindness
“The students have expressed gratitude – there are sometimes conflicts over food at their homes and they’ve expressed the power of stress reduction of not fighting with parents or guardians when they want more food than is available.”