Welcome to the 8th Annual Preble Street Art show! Below are works from artists residing at Preble Street Housing First programs Logan Place, Florence House, and Huston Commons as well as youth from Preble Street Teen Services. On display are drawings, paintings, photographs, and more. These featured artists have all experienced homelessness at some point … Read more
The Preble Street Art Show will be online again in 2021! We look forward to sharing pieces from artists residing at Preble Street Housing First programs Logan Place, Florence House, and Huston Commons. We’ll also be showcasing art from youth from Preble Street Teen Services. Our featured artists have all experienced homelessness at some point … Read more
“I love living here already! I don’t need to pull down my mask for you to know I’m smiling.” After about seven years of homelessness, James moved into his apartment at Preble Street Housing First Program, Logan Place, in July 2021! Over the years, James has built relationships with many Preble Street caseworkers, often challenging … Read more
UPDATE: New vote on June 7. Take action here. Today we learned that this Monday, May 17, the Portland City Council will vote whether to implement an immediate Emergency Shelter Moratorium in the Bayside neighborhood of Portland. We need you to call and email the Portland City Council IMMEDIATELY and tell them to vote no on this moratorium. It’s … Read more
From Bangor Daily News: Health care and social service providers have teamed up to vaccinate “close to 200” clients against the virus. Many of them have experienced homelessness during the pandemic and weathered outbreaks within the city’s emergency shelter system. The ongoing vaccination effort has been led by Preble Street, Greater Portland Health and Homeless … Read more
“More people died of an overdose in Maine in 2020 than of COVID-19. Although we don’t have a vaccine for Substance Use Disorder, we do have an antidote. It is the evidenced-based practices that are proven effective in treating it — access to treatment, harm reduction services, and mental health and peer support, and perhaps … Read more
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
2024 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 4:30 PMMONUMENT SQUARE, PORTLAND The longest night of the year is a time to remember our homeless friends we have lost this past year and to recommit ourselves to the task of ending homelessness. A candlelight procession will start at the MaineHealth-Preble Street Learning Collaborative at 20 Portland Street at 4:30 pm, … Read more
This year the Preble Street Art Show is all online! We’re sharing pieces from artists residing at Preble Street Housing First programs Logan Place, Florence House, and Huston Commons as well as youth from Preble Street Teen Services . On display are drawings, paintings, photographs, and more. These featured artists have all experienced homelessness at some point … Read more
Welcome to the 7th Annual Preble Street Art show! Below are works from artists residing at Preble Street Housing First programs Logan Place, Florence House, and Huston Commons as well as youth from Preble Street Teen Services. On display are drawings, paintings, photographs, and more. These featured artists have all experienced homelessness at some point … Read more
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