Other Ways To Help
Monetary donations and the efforts of committed volunteers allow us to continue providing services to those who depend on us. We also invite you to join us in other ways in our efforts to create solutions to the problems of homelessness, hunger, and poverty.
Stay Connected and Get Involved
Sign up for our Advocacy Alerts and we will keep you posted on opportunities for you to get involved. Whether it’s a rally to bring attention to the tragedy of violence against people experiencing homelessness, a city council meeting to support affordable housing in our neighborhoods, a letter to the editor of your local paper to express your views on the rights of immigrants, we can use your help. Your presence and your voice, your words, and your opinion make a difference. When we stand together for social justice, everyone wins.
Let Your Friends Know About Preble Street
Be sure to stay in touch with us and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Bluesky, or sign-up for our monthly e-newsletter! Encourage your friends to become a friend of Preble Street.
Encourage Landlords To Be Part of the Solution
Homelessness is a solvable problem, but to address homelessness in Maine, we need landlords. If you have available units and want to rent them to people experiencing homelessness, please reach out to us at LandlordsHelp@preblestreet.org.
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Maine can make a difference for trafficking survivors
Please contact the Appropriations and Financial Affairs committee (AFA@legislature.maine.gov) today and tell them to provide $317,000 in one-time funding to support survivors of human trafficking in rebuilding their lives! Why is this funding important? Trafficking survivors in Maine urgently need support. In the coming days, Maine’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee will consider whether to provide $317,000
Take Action: Tell Maine to provide permanent funding for emergency shelters!
UPDATE MARCH 10, 2026: Please contact Maine’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs committee (AFA@legislature.maine.gov) today and tell them to permanently allocate $5 million/year to sustain Maine’s 1,200 emergency shelter beds! — UPDATE FEBRUARY 24, 2026: Mainers experiencing homelessness need you to advocate for shelter funding now! After the public hearing and work session on the shelter funding bill
One year of Hope House
In February 2025, Preble Street officially assumed operations of Hope House Shelter in Bangor! In that time, staff have helped an incredible 57 people move from the shelter into permanent housing and provided 268 individuals shelter and housing navigation services. 365 days/year, Hope House provides 56 people (68 when renovations are complete) in the Bangor area a safe place to sleep, warm meals, and connection to services that will help them move
Staff highlight: Annick Nzeyimana – Walking alongside clients
Preble Street staff are #CompassionInAction, and we want you to get to know them! This month we’re introducing you to Annick Nzeyimana, Case Worker, Anti-Trafficking Services. How long have you worked at Preble Street? I have been working at Preble Street and in the Anti-Trafficking Services program for the past two years. What do you like most about your role? What
Preble Street testimony in support of permanent, sustainable funding for Maine emergency shelters
Maine needs and deserves safe, accessible, professionally run, and sustainable emergency shelters that can meet the needs of the growing number of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in our state. On Tuesday, February 10, 2026, shelter executive directors and staff from across the state went to Augusta to advocate for a sustainable funding source that
TAKE ACTION to Protect Maine’s Public Schools, Hospitals, Daycares, and Libraries from ICE
Tell your Maine legislators to support LD 2106! Increased presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, as part of the dehumanizingly named ‘Operation Catch of the Day,’ is creating constant fear and anxiety for so many of our neighbors, leaving them scared to leave their homes, go to work, take their children to school, seek