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

In-Kind Donations

In-Kind Donations Looking to Donate Clothing or Basic Needs Items?  Visit our amazing partners at Maine Needs! Preble Street and Maine Needs are excited to announce a new partnership to better meet the basic needs of people in our community. Visit the Maine Needs website to learn more about what is most needed today! Thanks … Read more

Videos

Videos

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

FAQ

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

Florence House

Housing Services

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