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Dignitaries celebrate new home for women in Portland
PORTLAND – Hundreds of people gathered June 4 on Valley Street to celebrate the opening of Florence House, the city’s second "Housing First" project. Florence House is home to 25 formerly homeless women and provides a short-term place for up to 40 more women to transition into permanent housing or stay in an emergency shelter.
Housing for homeless women in Portland
Help is on the way for homeless women in Portland. Today marked the official grand opening of Florence House, a new facility for homeless women that is located in Portland’s West End neighborhood. The building has 25 apartment units as well as several emergency shelter beds. Florence House is named for Florence Young, a social worker
Officials celebrate opening of Florence House
PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Dozens turned out for the grand opening celebration of long-awaited housing for homeless women in Portland. Florence House, named for a long time social worker at the Preble Street Resource Center, actually opened its doors in April. On Friday, people got a chance to tour the three story building, which
New Housing Project Aims to Open Doors for Portland's Homeless Women
National, state and local elected leaders gathered in Portland today to celebrate the opening of Florence House, a permanent housing facility for homeless women. Its construction was prompted by a sharp rise in homelessness in the city, and officials say it’s a more effective model than emergency overnight shelters. The women at Florence House range
Housing team to the rescue
PORTLAND – For eight months, Ivelisse Castro spent her nights on a cot in a shelter while she saved her paychecks and waited to qualify for rental assistance. Castro might have waited a lot longer without the help of an aggressive new team of caseworkers who are fighting homelessness in Maine’s largest city. "They’re great,"
16 win awards for service to crime victims
PORTLAND – Sixteen individuals have been honored by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for outstanding service to crime victims. The annual awards were presented Friday in conjunction with National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, according to a media release issued today by U.S. Attorney for Maine, Paula Silsby. The award recipients were: Sheriff Donna Dennison and Detective
As many as 40 percent of LGBT youth are driven into homelessness
PORTLAND – April 16 was a "Day of Silence," when students nationwide bring attention to anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in their schools. That same day, over 60 teens walked through the doors of our Teen Center for a meal, to study for a GED, to confide in a caseworker, to find a safe place; 16
Baldacci Hosts Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser For Homeless
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. John Baldacci is hosting a spaghetti fundraiser in Portland on Wednesday night on behalf of an agency that helps the homeless in Maine’s largest city. Baldacci is holding the spaghetti dinner at the Italian Heritage Center to raise money for the Preble Street Resources Center, which provides hot meals and other
Spaghetti Supper For Needy
Hundreds stood in line for hours to eat spaghetti served by the Governor. The meal was a fundraiser for a non-profit organization that helps the poor and homeless. The Catholic Church just cut funding for the group saying it violated the rules a grant by associating with those that support same sex marriage. Governor Baldacci
Governor serves spaghetti to help the homeless
PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) – Governor John Baldacci sponsored a spaghetti dinner Wednesday night to benefit Preble Street’s “Homeless Voices for Justice” program. The Governor hosted the fundraiser to help make up for money lost after the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland pulled its support of the agency. The Diocese says it was over Preble
Governor asked, they answered
PORTLAND – The line outside the Italian Heritage Center just kept getting longer, as people waited for plates of spaghetti covered in sauce made with Gov. John Baldacci’s family recipe. At one point, organizers of the supper to benefit Preble Street estimated that more than 400 people were standing in the parking lot outside the
Section 8 Voucher Waiting List
Homeless Voices for Justice organizes an event asking federal delegates for more Section 8 housing vouchers to address the terribly long waiting list that currently exists in Maine.
