GET HELP

The following organizations have programs and services that will help you make the most of your money.

Local Resources

CREDIT

Building and Rebuilding Credit:
- Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Maine, 1-866-515-2227
- Women, Work, and Community, 207-799-5025
Debt Collection and Repossession:
- State of Maine Office of Consumer Credit Regulation, 800-332-8529

EDUCATION

Community Financial Literacy, 207-650 7784
Finance Authority of Maine, 800-228-3734 (Ask about NextGen accounts)
Portland Adult Education, 207-775-0432
Women, Work, and Community, 207-799-5025

FINANCIAL PLANNING

HOME BUYING, HOMEOWNERSHIP and HOME REPAIR

City of Portland, 207-874-8698
Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Maine, 1-866-515-2227
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland, 207-772-2151
Maine Housing, 207-452-4668
People’s Regional Opportunity Program , 207-553-5930
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, 207-774-8211
Portland Adult Education, 207-775-0432
Portland Housing Authority, 207-773-4753 (ask for Family Self Sufficiency Program)
Westbrook Housing Authority, 207-854-9779 (ask for Family Self Sufficiency Program)
Women, Work, and Community, 207-799-5025

LEGAL SERVICES (non-criminal)

Pine Tree Legal Assistance, 207-774-8211

SAVING MONEY

Matched Savings Accounts: Coastal Enterprises Inc, 207-772-5356
Home energy saving tips: Efficiency Maine or 1-866-376-2463
Personal and household goods: Goodwill of Northern New England or 774-6323
$500 for every baby born on or after Jan. 1, 2009: Harold Alfond Challenge or 1-800-228-3734
Home and building materials: Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland, 207-772-2151
Give an hour, get an hour: Hour Exchange Portland or 207-874-9868
Portland Housing Authority, 207-773-4753 (ask for Family Self Sufficiency Program)
Matched Savings Accounts, and free workshops about money, career and business: Women, Work, and Community or 207-799-5025

SMALL BUSINESSES and SELF EMPLOYMENT

Coastal Enterprises Inc, 207-772-5356
IRS Resources: Self-employment Tax Center and Small Business Tax Center
Women, Work, and Community , 207-799-5025

TAXES

*Please note: you can get your taxes prepared and filed for free during the tax season throughout Greater Portland. Mark your calendars to check back in January 2010!

Credits and Rebates

Federal Earned Income Tax Credit, 800-829-1040
Maine Property Tax and Rent Refund “Circuit Breaker”, 207-626-8475 or contact your town office
Maine Property Tax Exemption, 207-287-2011
Other Federal Credits
- Energy Efficiency
- First-Time Homebuyer Credit

Internal Revenue Service
South Portland Office, 207-879-4683
220 Maine Mall Rd., 2nd Floor, So. Portland, ME 04106
Information for Individuals, 800-829-1040
Legal Issues
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, 207-774-8211
State of Maine
Tax Advocate Service, 207-624-9649

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