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Thank you so much to the Peaks Island community and to our friends far and wide for your generous support of Home Start! Your donations were critical to making the 18 Central project a reality!

But the work continues - even with the completion of 18 Central, affordable housing on Peaks remains at a minimum and Home Start is continuing its efforts to find Island properties suitable for our next projects. Your ongoing donations help us achieve our goals of more year-round rental properties on Peaks.

Thank you!!

To Donate

Home Start’s creation of affordable housing on Peaks Island is dependent on private donations, grants and mortgages. Donations, grants, and other subsidies help keep the size of mortgages down. Smaller mortgages help make new rental properties more affordable by helping keep rents down.

  • Please make checks payable to ‘Home Start’; they can be mailed to P.O. Box 174, Peaks Island, ME 04108

  • You may use this form to accompany your donation or to pledge for a future date.

  • Online donation options are shown below:

Make a Donation by Credit/Debit Card or Apple Pay
Make a Donation using PayPal

A Special Donation.

For 70 years, the Holy Trinity Episcopal Chapel provided summer worship services on Peaks, most recently at St. Christopher's Church.  Unfortunately, dwindling numbers meant that the Chapel could no longer afford to continue.  On July 29, 2023, the last of its reserves, $2450.56, was donated to Home Start to support the affordable housing project at 18 Central.  Home Start is honored and grateful to be the recipient of this very kind and generous act.

To Volunteer

Home Start is a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization. You can help by sharing your time and expertise in such areas as:

  • Fund raising

  • Creating brochures, fliers, and information packets

  • Real estate and zoning expertise

  • Website and Facebook maintenance

  • Social media campaigns

  • Development of affordable housing proposals

  • Organizing events and campaigns

  • Grant writing

To find out more about the ways you can get involved in Home Start’s efforts to create affordable housing on Peaks Island, please contact Betsey Remage-Healey at 207-622-2084.