Gary's House
"It started as a young man's dream."
Our Mission
Gary's House is a safe, comfortable, and affordable home-away-from-home for families and individuals with loved ones receiving medical treatment in any greater Portland area hospital.
Located in the heart of Portland's historic district, our home is convenient to following medical facilities:
To inquire about our services or to make a reservation, email us at garyshouse@mercyme.com or call our office at (207) 773-9800.
Calling All Volunteers
Gary's House benefits from the gracious spirit of volunteerism and the generous gifts of time and talent from those who volunteer. Gary's House currently has volunteering opportunities in the following areas that might be of interest to you:
- Guest check-ins: for the evenings and on weekends.
- Cooking meals: perhaps you, your family, coworkers, an organization of which you are a member or a group of friends would like to bring in a prepared meal for the guests or prepare a meal on site in the Gary's House kitchen. You may prefer to make individual meals that could be frozen and reheated.
- Seasonal projects: such as yard work, planting flowers, and interior household cleaning and holiday decorating tasks.
- Office related duties: which may include data entry, phone calls to businesses, and sending out mailings.
- Making cards (get well, generic, holiday): Guests take these to their loved ones.
- Making up snack bags: with granola bars, crackers, fruit, gum, mints, juice box, water or sport drinks are some ideas.
If you would like to learn more about how you can help, please contact the Volunteer Office at 879-3286.
Wish List
We welcome in-kind donations such as these items listed that allow guests to have a more comfortable stay:
- Free- standing clothes rack
- Cots
- Clock radios
- Bureau lamps and pole lamp
- Hair dryers
- Toiletries
- King, queen, or twin bed linens (creme or white)
- Paper towels
- Light bulbs
- Stainless steel bakeware
- Sponges and dishtowels
- Sundries such as soup, coffee, coffee creamer, breakfast cereals, granola bars)
- Gift certificates to Shaws, Hannaford, or Walmart
For delivery instructions, please call 773-9800.