Other Ways To Help
Monetary donations and the efforts of committed volunteers allow us to continue providing services to those who depend on us. We also invite you to join us in other ways in our efforts to create solutions to the problems of homelessness, hunger, and poverty.
Stay Connected and Get Involved
Sign up for our Advocacy Alerts and we will keep you posted on opportunities for you to get involved. Whether it’s a rally to bring attention to the tragedy of violence against people experiencing homelessness, a city council meeting to support affordable housing in our neighborhoods, a letter to the editor of your local paper to express your views on the rights of immigrants, we can use your help. Your presence and your voice, your words, and your opinion make a difference. When we stand together for social justice, everyone wins.
Let Your Friends Know About Preble Street
Be sure to stay in touch with us and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Bluesky, or sign-up for our monthly e-newsletter! Encourage your friends to become a friend of Preble Street.
Encourage Landlords To Be Part of the Solution
Homelessness is a solvable problem, but to address homelessness in Maine, we need landlords. If you have available units and want to rent them to people experiencing homelessness, please reach out to us at LandlordsHelp@preblestreet.org.
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Annual Homeless Persons’s Memorial Vigil
VIGIL LOCATION CHANGE: Tonight’s Annual Homeless Persons’ Vigil has been moved to First Parish Portland Unitarian Universalist at 425 Congress Street, Portland. A candlelight procession will start at the MaineHealth-Preble Street Learning Collaborative, located at 20 Portland Street, at 4:30 pm and proceed to First Parish. Attendees are also welcome to gather inside First Parish beginning
Staff highlight: Rich Tucker – Helping clients move forward
Preble Street staff are #CompassionInAction, and we want you to get to know them! This month we’re introducing you to Rich Tucker, Housing Support Worker, Teen Services How long have you worked at Preble Street? And in your current program? I’ve been at Preble Street since November 2005, and with Teen Services for almost 4 years. What do you
30 years of Homeless Voices for Justice
This month we celebrated the 30th anniversary of Homeless Voices for Justice (HVJ)! Since 1995, HVJ has ensured that the voices of people with lived experience of homelessness are heard by people in power. Preble Street Founder Joe Kreisler knew that true change can only occur when people who are experiencing a problem are part of
Board Profile – Lauren Gauthier
How did you first get involved with Preble Street? My wife is from Maine, and we’d come up frequently to visit my in-laws before moving up here permanently. On one of these trips, I was lucky enough to meet Swannie through my father-in-law, John Roberts, and got a tour of the organization. It stuck with
50 years of food security
At 6 am on a frosty morning in early November, the lights and ovens get turned on at the Preble Street Food Security Hub (FSH). By 7am, volunteers and staff begin to fill the kitchen, and by 8:30 am, everything is humming along. The smell of roast chicken fills the air while knives go thunk
Everyone deserves a safety net
“I had just one thing in mind, one goal in mind,” shares Cindy Neff, from the apartment building she has been living in for the past six months. “I wanted to get off the streets. I wanted to live again. I wanted a roof over my head. I wanted that safety net back for myself.