Welcome to Penquis

Helping Today Building Tomorrow

Proudly Serving Penobscot, Piscataquis and Knox Counties.

Welcome to the Penquis website.  We hope you will spend some time getting to know us, our programs and the different services we provide that may help you or someone you know.

Penquis is a 501(c)(3) private, nonprofit organization helping low-income families become self sufficient and improving the quality of life in which people live.

Celebrating 45 years of service, we appreciate our partners, supporters and staff  that  help us make a difference in thousands of people’s lives each year.

*It is the policy of Penquis that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religious belief, political affiliation or belief, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, migrant worker, ex-offender, or former patient of a state institution be discriminated against in access to the services or provision of services of Penquis.

Penquis News

Promise Neighborhoods Kickoff

February 11, 2013

Rockland, ME - Many Flags/One Community, a regional education initiative in Midcoast Maine, and Penquis, a Community Action Agency serving Knox County, recently marked the beginning of their Promise...

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2013 Assets and Opportunity Scorecard Released

Bangor, ME – Saving money sounds like a good idea but if you struggle to find any money to save you are not alone. Nearly half of Maine residents are living on the edge of financial disaster with almost...

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Boot Camp for New Dad's Workshop

January 10, 2013

New babies don't come with owners manuals. Lots of first time fathers have questions. How do I hold, feed, talk to, or play with a baby?   Boot Camp For New Dads offers first time fathers-to-be...

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