Community Services/Non-Profits in Portland, ME

“Portland Gear Hub is amazing! I have a bike that I ride occasionally, but I know practically nothing about basic maintenance and repair. I've dropped in twice with a tire issue and a seat adjustment gone horribly wrong, and the staff were wonderfully helpful and patient. They speedily fixed the issues at a reasonable cost. Also, my teen recently needed a bigger bike, and he found one he loved in their used inventory. Such a better experience than buying from a box store! Best of all, they are a nonprofit doing great things in the community. I can't say enough good things about Portland Gear Hub!”

“On our visit, they had quite a lot of really good merchandise to choose from. The store was neat and orderly and the staff was friendly. There was lots of room for parking.”

“This post is amazing, I was semi-connected with it over a decade ago and while I was having fun, then it did involve a lot Partying. It's a different story now, for many reasons That I will not go into it this time. The leadership there is incredible, welcoming, and more social oriented. They hold many dances, Public dinners, events like poker and bingo To mention but a few. To get an idea of the place drop in on a Monday Night from 4 o'clock on and check out the Bingo operation. There's no drinking while you're playing bingo. But you may have a drink at the bar while you're waiting Everyone there was a volunteer no one gets paid in 42 people had a good time last night. This is just one example of the many things they do. Money raise goes to many causes but one eye, especially like is a scholarship for kids going to trade school. Even if you are not a veteran of a foreign war, if you are related to one, you can join the auxiliary, men or women, Check it out”

“A couple years ago, I was told the Portland YMCA does not accept members from other locations, but now I've gone twice and was told they accept all nationwide members.
The workout area is small but decent. The larger, boys/all-age male locker room downstairs is closer to the pool; The smaller, adult men's locker room upstairs has a sauna and iis closer to the basketball gym. NO steam room nor hot tub.”

“My daughter goes to this daycare, she absolutely loves it! I was so nervous about sending her anywhere as she had been with just me since birth, and the staff had made the transition fabulous, her teachers are wonderful and I get updates on each activities, feedings, and photos of walks through each day! I am truly grateful for this nursery!”

“I just came back from fishing down at Portland Fish Exchange. The city of Portland owns the pier it's open for the public to fish. When the boats come in to unload their fish, or when they have the fishing nets out to repair and put the Nets back on the fishing boats they need to use a crane. They do ask you not to fish there. It is not because they are being mean to the public ! It's for the person fishing safety. They can get heard even get Killed. I see one person down there that insisted on fishing when they asked him not to. It was none of my business but I talk to the person fishing and told him he could get hurt really bad and even die. I also see one time when they was loading the Nets on the boat one of the big rollers fell. All the fisherman and people working on the boats and fixing the Nets are all really polite. Portland Fish Exchange Pier is the only one I go every day to go Fishing. I always ask if it's okay to fish today and is there any fishing boats coming in. If so, just out of respect for the fisherman and workers and for my own safety. I do have pictures of them working”

“This program helped me re-enter the workforce after a traumatic brain injury kept me out of it for a couple of years. It's helped me regain the confidence I needed to continue exploring career paths and life goals.”