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
2015 Annual Celebration 2015 Joseph D. Kreisler Community Impact Award awardee Dennis Marble, executive director Bangor Area Homeless Shelter Preble Street Executive Director Mark Swann presents the Board Member of the Year award to Gary Chavoustie Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz won the 2015 Force for Good Award for significant contributions to public awareness … Read more
EVENTS Annual Celebration Due to COVID-19, Preble Street has been unable to continue our tradition of our annual celebration. We hope that you enjoy remembering past events with us and join us when we gather again! 2019 Annual Celebration At the 44th Preble Street Annual Celebration we honored the past and present of the agency … Read more
Preble Street has never closed its doors and never will. Preble Street is home to hundreds of people each day, and we are here to see them through the COVID-19 crisis. HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP! UPDATE 4/17 | A message from Executive Director Mark Swann: Preble Street needs your help UPDATE 4/16 | Preble Street … Read more
Preble Street is committed to the safety of clients, staff, and volunteers while providing essential emergency services to people in need. We are closely monitoring the situation and following protocols of local, state, and federal experts on the coronavirus (COVID-19). Our priority is to stay true to our mission, keep our essential programs open, and … Read more
Videos https://youtu.be/m4ZKXQPiOF8?si=61YkKbYn7sw6svHx Meals with Heart: Preble Street Food Security Hub Hearts players and our friends at Hannaford took a day to jump into the kitchen at Preble Street’s new Food Security Hub, where they cook and package thousands of meals a day to distribute across the state of Maine to help combat food insecurity. The … Read more
Frequently Asked Questions Answers to some of the most common questions that we receive are listed below. Most Asked Are you a shelter? Preble Street operates many programs, including several shelters. These shelters include: Florence House Shelter, a low-barrier shelter for women experiencing homelessness Joe Kreisler Teen Shelter, a youth shelter for unaccompanied and runaway … Read more
HUSTON COMMONS Huston Commons provides efficiency apartments and essential 24-hour support services, including a medical care room to accommodate regular practitioner hours and telemedicine services for tenants, all of whom were chronically homeless and have disabilities. A Home for Good Huston Commons is the third Housing First program in Portland and was completed in 2017. … Read more
OVERVIEW Logan Place provides efficiency apartments and 24 hour on-site support for 30 adults who have experienced chronic homelessness. Logan Place, along with Florence House and Huston Commons, is a model for a real solution to the problem of homelessness in our communities. On March 24, 2005, the day we opened Logan Place, the number … Read more
FLORENCE HOUSE Operating 24 hours a day and 365 days of the year, Florence House provides a wide range of low-barrier support services to homeless women. Women experiencing homelessness are exceptionally vulnerable to violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking and the safety and support provided by Florence House staff is critical. A partnership between Avesta … Read more