Join Preble Street in advocating for solutions to homelessness, housing, hunger, poverty, and racial injustice!
Statement on White House Executive Order on Homelessness
We are angry today. Angry and pissed off at this awful executive order from the White House that will criminalize homelessness and incentivize communities, states,
Do your job as a Mainer: Make sure families in our state have food and healthcare!
Someone you know — likely MANY people you know — are about to lose food assistance and healthcare. Food and healthcare are basic human rights that, for
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Preble Street! Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Please join us to honor and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Preble Street! GATHER with supporters, former and current staff, volunteers, partner organizations, and community members
TAKE ACTION TO KEEP ALL PORTLAND SHELTERS OPEN
Updated – May 1, 2025, at 4:06pm Preble Street is asking Portland residents to reach out to the City Council and urge them to support
Medicaid: a lifeline for Mainers
For more than 400,000 Mainers, Medicaid (also known as MaineCare) is a vital support that helps people stay healthy, housed, and fed. Whether it’s someone
TAKE ACTION TODAY: Ensure Mainers stay housed and can access basic needs
General Assistance is a statewide program that helps Mainers in crisis meet basic needs. This temporary, emergency relief program is administered by municipalities across the
Food Is a Human Right: Protecting Access to Nutrition in Maine
In honor of National Nutrition Month, we take a look at the emergency food system in Maine. Food pantries and anti-hunger non-profits like Preble Street
TAKE ACTION TODAY: Help keep Maine’s emergency shelters open and accessible
Maine’s 41 emergency shelters are at capacity almost every night and still struggling to meet the growing need with current state funding levels. According to
The power of advocacy
For 50 years, Preble Street has advocated for keeping people in Maine fed, sheltered, and housed. We are deeply committed to lifting up the voices
We all need a safe place to call home
No one should have to live outside. Everyone regardless of who they are or where they come from needs a safe place to call home.
Landlords are a part of the solution
To address homelessness and housing insecurity in Maine, the help and support of landlords is critical. Preble Street works closely with landlords to identify and
Understanding low barrier shelters
What does a low-barrier shelter look like? At a time when unsheltered homelessness is increasing exponentially in our community and the shortage of low-barrier shelter
