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Portland Media Group raises $24,000 and counting for Preble Street Food Programs

On Monday, November 25, 2024, local radio stations Coast 93.1, 98.9 WCLZ and 101.9 WPOR joined forces for the 19th annual Neighbors in Need Donation Drive for Preble Street Food Programs. More than 300 people and local organizations donated, beating the $20,000 goal and raising more than $24,000 and counting! All proceeds benefit Preble Street Food Programs, which provides nearly 1,000,000 meals each … Read more

Rapid Re-Housing is expanding services to reach more Mainers

From July to October of this year, the Preble Street Rapid Re-Housing program (RRH) helped to move 18 individuals into permanent housing. This represents ten different households or families, moving from the street or a shelter into a warm, safe, and permanent home. No matter a person’s race, income, or where they’re from, everyone needs a home, and … Read more

November is Youth Homelessness Awareness Month

“Preble Street is family to me. I don’t have family, and if I didn’t have them, where would I be?” – Teen Services Youth According to the latest data, over 30% of the people experiencing homelessness in Maine were under the age of 24. Young people in Maine experience homelessness for many different reasons… some are victims … Read more

Preble Street to assume operations of Bangor’s Hope House Emergency Shelter in winter 2025

Hope House is Bangor’s largest shelter and Maine’s only low-barrier shelter north of Waterville. Bangor, ME (November 12, 2024) —   The Hope House Emergency Shelter is a low-barrier 56-bed emergency shelter in Bangor. Penobscot Community Health Center (PCHC) announced in fall 2023 that due to financial considerations it would close Hope House in fall 2024 … Read more

Social work is heart work

This year, the National Association of Social Workers’ Maine Chapter named Preble Street the 2024 Social Work Agency of the Year. Preble Street’s Vice President of Social Work, Andrew Bove, accepted the award on behalf of the agency. Below are the remarks he gave in his acceptance speech. My name is Andrew Bove, and I … Read more

Ending Veteran homelessness in Maine

In the past year, Preble Street’s Veteran Housing Services (VHS) program has housed over 270 Veterans. This past September, VHS housed more Veterans than ever before in one month, connecting 28 Veterans to housing. These numbers represent hours, days, and weeks of hard work from the incredibly dedicated VHS team, who show up with compassion and … Read more

Conference on Homelessness: Solutions Start with ME

“By being present here today, as well as by paying attention every day, by thoughtfully connecting the dots between the tragedy of homelessness and the racial inequities, social determinants of health, gentrification pressures, and widening economic inequities that cause homelessness, you are the group of people I am most optimistic about creating the change that … Read more

Two years of impact at the Elena’s Way Wellness Shelter

October 2024 marks two years of service to vulnerable community members experiencing unsheltered homelessness at the Elena’s Way Wellness Shelter. Since opening its doors, Elena’s Way has provided over 18,000 bed nights to individuals experiencing homelessness.   That represents more than 18,000 times that a person has been able to sleep inside a warm, safe, and dignified shelter environment instead of … Read more

Homeless Voices for Justice hosts 2024 Candidate Forums

This October, Homeless Voices for Justice (HVJ) conducted its annual Candidate Forums, hosting candidates running for Portland City Council and the US House at Preble Street Offices and the City of Portland’s Homeless Services Center. HVJ is a grassroots social change organization that works with, and on behalf of, people with lived experience of homelessness and poverty. HVJ … Read more

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