This winter, far too many families across Central Western Maine are living in unsafe or unstable housing. In 2025, demand for MATE’s home repair services has risen 45% over our previous record high. Your gift today keeps families warm, safe, and together. Give now to bring hope home!

Help Us Reach Our Fundraising Goal to Serve More of Our Neighbors!

Your holiday gift directly supports families facing unsafe housing and crisis conditions across rural Maine.

WAYS TO GIVE:

Donate Online: right here on GiveButter
Mail a Check: PO Box 206. Farmington, ME. 04938
Make a Memorial or Tribute Gift: to honor a loved one
Join the MATE Builder's Team: become a sustaining donor to maximize your impact
Unable to Contribute Financially This Year?
- Help the cause by spreading the word in your community and share our appeal on social media or send the link to friends and family. Your voice helps reach new supporters and multiplies our impact!”

YOUR GIFT IN ACTION:

$50: provides basic materials (hardware, lumber, nails)
$100: repairs unsafe steps and flooring
$250: funds energy-efficient windows and doors
$500: hires a skilled Site Supervisor to assist youth groups, teaching valuable construction skills and values
$1,000: constructs a full ADA ramp for an aging neighbor
$2,500 & Above: makes large-scale projects possible, including roof replacements or multi-room repairs

Why Your Support Matters

THANKS TO DONORS, GRANTORS, AND VOLUNTEERS, MATE HAS:

Increased annual homes repaired by 49% in 4 years
Expanded annual population served by 53% in 4 years
Welcomed 16 workgroups from 10 states in 2025, totaling 351 volunteers
(our largest volunteer workforce since before COVID)
Fostered the next generation of leaders, with 37% of volunteers under the age of 18 in 2025
Provided transitional housing to a family of five at the McCleary House in 2025

And yet, many individuals and families remain on our waiting list, hoping for repairs next season. Your gift helps us reach them sooner.

Strengthening Our Capacity in 2025

YOUR SUPPORT HELPED US TO INVEST IN TOOLS AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT EXPAND OUR IMPACT:

Purchased a Hydraulic Dump Trailer:
- Which has streamlined site preperation and debris removal
Purchased an Air-Tight Storage Container:
- To order specialty long lead-time items like windows and doors in advance, ensuring materials are ready when volunteers arrive
Secured Funding to Purchase a Second Work Vehicle:
- Thanks to two generous grantors, we also secured funding to purchase a utility van, enabling us to oversee more sites and expand our impact.

These investments help us serve more families, shorten response times, and improve volunteer efficiency.

A Beacon of Hope for Individuals & Families in Crisis

MATE DELIVERS HELP, HOPE, AND CONNECTION THROUGH OUR TWO CORE PROGRAMS:

1) MATE Housing Repair

Our home repair program brings hope and stability to neighbors with nowhere else to turn, repairing roofs, rebuilding floors, adding ADA ramps, and creating warm, safe homes where children can thrive.

2) MATE Transitional Housing

For families in crisis, our transitional housing program offers a lifeline: a place to heal, rebuild, and regain independence, laying the foundation for long-term stability and growth.

Looking Ahead…

Continue to strengthen our home repair program by expanding long-term staff to support more volunteers, host a growing number of youth groups, and extend the home repair season, delivering essential repairs to more neighbors facing housing insecurity, and to continue providing transitional housing for families experiencing situational homelessness.

Spread Help, Hope & Connection!

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation this holiday season to enable us to continue expanding our impact. Your generosity allows us to love our neighbors through volunteer home repairs and transitional housing, transforming the lives of a growing number of families and individuals each year, fostering lives of hope, security, and dignity across Central Western Maine.

Thank You for Helping Us Reach the Last House on the Last Road!

MATE 2025 Holiday Appeal

By Mission at the Eastward

MATE 2025 Holiday Appeal

"Reaching the Last House on the Last Road"

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