Join Preble Street in advocating for solutions to homelessness, housing, hunger, poverty, and racial injustice!
How you can help during the SNAP crisis
While programs like the Preble Street Food Security Hub and food pantries across the country are here to support people experiencing food insecurity, we cannot
Federal attacks on people in poverty
Instead of providing solutions to hunger, homelessness, and poverty, an onslaught of recent federal actions and policies are attacking the people suffering from these challenges.
5 things to know…about recent federal efforts to criminalize homelessness
If ensuring the basic human rights of people who are vulnerable and struggling in our community is important to you, right now is a critical
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