Adult Services Volunteers read each of the 43 names aloud in front of the Christmas tree in Monument Square on Monday to remember the record number of homeless people who died in Portland this year. A candle was lit as each name was read … Read more.
PORTLAND (WGME) — Homeless advocates are saying more homeless people have died this year in Portland than any other year in recent history. Hundreds of people gathered in Monument Square Dec. 21 to mark those lives lost. This vigil is held every year on this night because it’s the longest night of the year. This … Read more
PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — People in Portland gathered Monday night to remember members of the city’s homeless community who died in 2015. Forty three people passed away. That number includes people who were homeless when they died, and others who were recently homeless in the Greater Portland area. A large group of homeless people, … Read more
Holidays in America are centered around food. While many dream for weeks of sugarplums, ham and the perfect table settings, approximately 48 million more are thinking of food in a different light: Will there be enough to go around? Of those people, 208,000 live here in Maine, which ranks 12th in the nation and first … Read more
The Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program in Brunswick is looking to replace 100,000 pounds of dairy products, meat and produce it received annually from the nearby Shaw’s after the supermarket chain recently told the food pantry and soup kitchen that it had stopped its donations program. Karen Parker, director of Mid Coast Hunger Prevention, confirmed … Read more
PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Advocates for the homeless and low income people throughout the state, marched through the streets of Portland to draw attention to the plight of Mainers without health care. They gathered outside the Preble Street Resource Center and made their way up the city’s streets to Congress Square Park. Once there … Read more
… In the Portland Downtown District, it was also Shop for a Cause Day to help raise money for Preble Street, which provides services to the homeless and needy. More than three dozen shops pledged part of their Saturday proceeds to Preble Street … Read more.
SCARBOROUGH — School buses can be seen every weekday bringing South Portland students to and from school and after-school activities, but one bus making its rounds Monday was visiting area schools for a very different purpose. On Monday, Nov. 23, a bus from Custom Coach of Portland traveled to schools in Portland, Scarborough and South … Read more
As we mentioned yesterday, radio station Rewind 100.9 was “stuffing the bus” to help feed hungry Mainers, and today they un-stuffed that bus. Dozens of community volunteers, including Senator Angus King, came out to unload the bus filled with several tons of food items, all going to the Preble Street soup kitchen and pantry. Preble … Read more
PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Hundreds shopped in Portland Saturday to support local businesses in “Small Business Saturday.” 41 different businesses participated in “Shop for a Cause” day, which coincided with “Small Business Saturday.” Businesses donated a portion of the day’s profits to the Preble Street Resource Center. “It’s nice to explore some of these … Read more
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