DOVER-FOXCROFT - When Chris Reardon had his midlife crisis six years ago, the successful consultant didn't turn to fast cars or women. Instead, he turned to those less fortunate.

That crisis prompted Reardon, 49, to sell his partnership in his fast-paced California company, move across the country to settle into an aging Grange Hall in Dover-Foxcroft, and dedicate his life not only to feeding the hungry but also to teaching them to become self- sufficient and self-sustaining.

"I've had my success, I felt it, and I enjoyed it," Reardon said recently. "Now I'm working with the people and helping them achieve their own level of success."

Reardon founded the Social …