Advocacy Programs Fifteen organizations have received a total of $902,910 from the Maine Health Access Foundation in an effort to help Mainers enroll on the federal health insurance exchange. The foundation announced the grant on Tuesday, ahead of the Affordable Care Act’s Feb. 15 deadline for health insurance enrollment in 2015. "Since the [ACA] became law in … Read more
BANGOR – Each year volunteers from around the state take part in an outreach event to survey the number of homeless in Maine. Several local agencies will brave the cold at the end of January in hopes of making a difference in the lives of others. Imagine sleeping in subzero temperatures. for some in the … Read more
Preble Street, a Portland-based social service agency, announced it earned the highest score of any charity in Maine in a 2014 fiscal-year analysis performed by Charity Navigator, a national evaluator of charities. The agency recorded an overall average of 99.17 points out of 100 to rank among the highest-scored nonprofits in the country.
I can still remember my first night at the Oxford Street Shelter. I didn’t realize it at the time, but I would be spending the next 15 months homeless in Portland, sleeping at Oxford Street and Florence House, and camping out in the woods. There were times when so many people were staying at the … Read more
We are blessed at Preble Street with generous, loyal donors who, year after year, send us a check. Whether the donation is $50 or $500, we are inspired by their support. Some have been doing this for as long as we can remember. I’ve been sending "thank you" notes for over 20 years to people … Read more
… Mark Swann, executive director of the Preble Street Resource Center in Portland, said he’s glad to see the bus routes improved but said the new location will still be a challenge for many and he’s "still disappointed (the move) happened in the first place." "Our whole philosophy is making things as accessible as possible," … Read more
The many people gathering here tonight are remembering more than 30 homeless people who died this year. That is the most that has ever been included in the ceremony that began 20 years ago. Hundreds of participants marched from Preble Street to Monument Square in honor of those who died. They are remembering 35 homers … Read more
It’s hard to be homeless. Imagine having to carry everything you owned everywhere you went. Imagine sleeping on a foam mat on a hard floor in a room full of strangers, or in a chair when the shelter is full, or in a tent when the wind is howling. Imagine going without checkups and examinations, … Read more
… Donna Yellen, a social worker and chief program officer at the Preble Street Resource Center, said the result has been frustration and demoralization for people who believed that a voucher was a path to a better life. Yellen said a few recent trends in the market have resulted in fewer available full-time rental units … Read more
… Yesterday, I volunteered at the Preble Street soup kitchen for the first time. There, in the big gray building, amidst the homeless, was joy. Mary welcomed me with a "thank you hon" and put me to work. As I was setting salt and pepper shakers on the tables, an older man handed me a … Read more
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