Administration
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
The General Assistance (GA) program in Maine is administered by each municipality in order to provide immediate help to eligible people who do not have enough money for basic needs, such as rent/mortgage, food, heating fuel, medications, non-elective medical care and other items that are essential to maintain themselves or their families. In order to receive GA, people must follow program rules and meet the eligibility conditions.
Contact info during business hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am to 4:30pm.
- Durlin Lunt: General Assisstance Director
- Kimberly Keene: General Assistance, Deputy
- After hours, Mount Desert Police Department 207-276-5531
To see all the Financial Assistance programs available through the State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services, click here
Staff Contacts
Name | Title |
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Durlin E. Lunt, Jr. | Town Manager |
Jake Wright |