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If you are homeless and need emergency shelter, or need transitional or subsidized housing to get back on your feet, MaineHousing may be able to help. We finance emergency shelters and other affordable housing options, and can help you locate this housing. We also provide rental assistance to people who are homeless and working toward self-sufficiency. MaineHousing and its partners are working to end homelessness in Maine.

		Emergency Shelter Funding
		MaineHousing provides homeless assistance grants to emergency shelters serving people who are homeless.

		Stability through Engagement Program
		STEP is designed to provide short term rental assistance for 6-12 months to help individuals and families achieve housing stability. The focus is on rapidly re-housing people who are homeless and referred by a shelter in one of the five counties where the program is offered.

		Emergency Shelter List
		This list provides information on the locations of emergency shelters throughout Maine. MaineHousing helps to support many of these shelters by providing funds for operating expenses and capital improvements.