On Monday, November 20, 2023, local radio stations Coast 93.1, 98.9 WCLZ and 101.9 WPOR joined together for the 18th annual Neighbors in Need Donation Drive fundraiser for Preble Street. More than 400 people and local organizations donated that morning and exceeded the $20,000 goal to raise $29,000 and counting! Donations are still coming in. … Read more
“Please remember that our unhoused community members are humans. They’re part of our community and they’re our neighbors. They deserve compassion. They deserve safety. They deserve advocacy, and they deserve housing,” shared Portland City Councilor Victoria Pelletier at the 2023 Longest Day of Homelessness Sit-in organized by Homeless Voices for Justice. “They deserve resources. They … Read more
Celebrating Volunteers Volunteers are critical to the work that we do here at Preble Street! When they help create meals at the Food Security Hub or sort donations at the Receiving Center, their efforts truly contribute to every single Preble Street program. And the volunteers working the kitchens at Florence House and the Teen Center … Read more
A vigil to remember friends from the Greater Portland homeless community who have died will take place December 21 at 4:30pm. A crowd will gather in front of the MMC-Preble Street Learning Collaborative at 20 Portland Street and proceed by candlelight to Monument Square. Every year on the Winter Solstice — the longest night of homelessness … Read more
The 17th Annual Stuff the Bus fundraiser will help Preble Street continue to provide over one million meals for Mainers each year PORTLAND, ME (November 22, 2022) — Yesterday, local radio stations Coast 93.1, 98.9 WCLZ and Rewind 100.9 flipped the switch on their regular formats to air a “trimulcast” Stuff the Bus fundraiser for … Read more
Pictured above from left to right: Heather, DoorDasher; Mark Swann, Preble Street; Devin, DoorDasher; Natalie Varrallo, Preble Street; Representative Mo Terry; Scott Morelli, City of South Portland; Sarah Lawrence, Office of Congresswoman Chellie Pingree; Tina Kennedy, DoorDash On Wednesday, November 16, Preble Street and DoorDash announced their innovative partnership to address food insecurity in Cumberland … Read more
“There are days it can feel like we’re alone in this work, it’s nice to come together like this and remember that we’re not.” – Conference on Homelessness attendee Last week, over 200 political, social services, business, and faith leaders from across the state of Maine came together for the first-ever Preble Street Conference on … Read more
FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 8AM-5PM TOMMY’S PARK, PORTLAND On Friday, June 17 from 8am-5pm, Homeless Voices for Justice (HVJ) will be at Tommy’s Park in Portland for the 15th Annual Longest Day of Homelessness Sit-out, to draw attention to the fact that homelessness is tragic no matter the season.At 12pm, HVJ members and elected officials ― … Read more
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 4:30 PM MONUMENT SQUARE, PORTLAND The longest night of the year is a time to remember our homeless friends who have died and to recommit ourselves to the task of ending homelessness. A candlelight procession will start at the Preble Street-Maine Medical Center Learning Collaborative at 20 Portland Street at 4:30 p.m., … Read more
