Adult Services PORTLAND, Maine – The city has been touting its recent efforts to combat homelessness, but some say the problem remains serious and is about to get worse. In November, the City Council adopted the recommendations of a task force it appointed to come up with ideas for reducing and preventing homelessness. The recommendations included centralizing … Read more
AWARDS Portland Housing Authority was recognized with Preble Street’s Community Partner Award. Jennie Soares, Preble Street’s resource center supervisor, was recognized with its Joseph D. Kreisler Community Impact Award. Also recognized was Bob Harradon of Yarmouth, a longtime volunteer at Preble Street Soup Kitchens, who received the volunteer of the year award. BOARD APPOINTMENTS Preble … Read more
PORTLAND – Portland is making measurable progress on its effort to bolster support systems for the chronically homeless and place them more quickly in permanent housing, Mayor Michael Brennan said Thursday [click to continue reading on the Portland Press Herald website].
For many kids, summer vacation is a time to relax – spend some time with their friends, head off to summer camp, or take a road trip with their family. But for too many Maine families, the summer months can be difficult. When school is out, kids no longer have access to school breakfast and … Read more
On the same day that a ban on panhandling in medians went into effect in Portland, city leaders and organizations that work with the homeless held a press conference applauding the progress they’ve made in providing housing for those living on the streets. As Patty Wight reports, city officials say there’s been a 30 percent … Read more
Preble Street Maine Hunger Initiative VISTA Heather Zimmerman discusses the importance of summer meals for school children who rely on free or reduced cost breakfast and lunch during the school year.
AUGUSTA – Many states are gearing up to enroll more residents into Medicaid coverage starting in January. But thousands of Mainers are preparing to lose coverage this winter because of changes to the state’s program and the decision not to expand coverage under the federal health care overhaul. More than 15,000 low-income parents are expected … Read more
There are 150 fewer children in Oxford County who are hungry this summer. Those children now eat a nutritious lunch with fruit, sandwich and milk, thanks to five new federal Summer Food Service meal sites opened by the Preble Street Maine Hunger Initiative, with community support from RSU 16 food services, local businesses and volunteers. … Read more
OXFORD HILLS -Wendy Bornsgeest and her son Braydon made it to lunch at the Oxford Regency in the nick of time. Last Friday, just as volunteers for the Oxford Hills summer meals program were starting to pack up and other children were slowly drifting home, Wendy and Braydon drove up, after speeding back from a … Read more
PORTLAND – Shane Boilard spends a few hours a day, a few days each week, panhandling on the streets of Maine’s largest city, usually on traffic medians at major intersections leading into the downtown area [click to continue reading on the Portland Press Herald website].
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