Our hearts are full – and the capital campaign goal has been reached!

Thanks to our amazing community, The Campaign for Preble Street has raised more than $14 million from 650 donors to fund six initiatives that will meet critical needs and empower people and communities, including: A Healing Center, opened in September 2021, to support survivors of human trafficking A new 40-bed Wellness Shelter to provide services … Read more

Healing Center Grand Opening

Healing Center Grand Opening Tuesday, September 14, 4:00pmVirtual event Guest speaker Jean Bruggeman, Executive DirectorFreedom Network USA Invited guest Governor Janet Mills https://youtu.be/jKMWTibahtg ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN About the Speaker Jean Bruggeman is the Executive Director of Freedom Network USA (FNUSA), the nation’s largest alliance of advocates working with survivors of all forms of human trafficking … Read more

Welcome to the Preble Street Healing Center

The Preble Street Healing Center — set to open this summer — will offer comprehensive services and activities to support survivors of human trafficking in finding safety, freedom, and the opportunity to reclaim their lives. It may be surprising to learn that human trafficking is happening in Maine. Victims are children and adults of all genders who are … Read more

The Campaign for Preble Street

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Further Reading

PUBLICATIONS Housing First Brochure Logan Place 2-year Analysis Hunger Pains Executive Summary Maine Medical Center-Preble StreetLearning Collaborative Summary   Curbside: News from Preble Street Fall 2020 Curbside: News from Preble Street Spring 2020 Curbside: News from Preble Street Fall 2019 IN THE NEWS Portland approves plan for new shelter in Bayside (Portland Press Herald, January … Read more

Permanent housing for 56 veterans and their families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Jen Tibbals 207-775-0026 x1117 communications@preblestreet.org Preble Street Receives Grant from Disabled Veterans National Foundation PORTLAND, ME (December 11, 2020) Preble Street Veterans Housing Services (VHS) assists veterans and their families in finding and maintaining stable housing and works to end homelessness among veterans throughout Maine. VHS services include case management, intensive … Read more

Unveiling the vision for the future of Preble Street

If you love your neighbors and you believe in the plans outlined below, share this page with friends and family (tag @PrebleStreet on social media) and let them know you support the vision of Preble Street! Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Here at Preble Street, we look forward — … Read more

Press Releases

Media

PRESS RELEASES 2023 Avesta Housing & Preble Street announce new Site-based Housing First partnership in Portland 2022 Preble Street Rapid Re-Housing Program reaches housing milestone and keeps on going 2021 Preble Street announces matching grant challenge from the John T. Gorman Foundation for new Food Security Hub dedicated to ending hunger in Maine Preble Street … Read more

In The News

Media

IN THE NEWS Homelessness/Poverty In Portland’s version of Mass. and Cass, efforts to sweep away homelessness are being challenged (Boston Globe, September 2023) Commentary: The solution to ending encampments is shelter (Portland Press Herald, June 2023) Portland approves plan for new shelter in Bayside (January 2021) Long nights ahead for homeless in Maine’s largest city … Read more

Videos

Videos

Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGDL9fdF4dI&t=39s How Site-based Housing First changes lives Hear directly from tenants at three Site-based Housing First programs in Maine how the program has changed their lives. Avesta Housing and Preble Street collaborated on the first three Site-based Housing First properties in the state of Maine — Logan Place, which opened in 2005; Florence House … Read more