Advocacy Programs

… Amy Gallant, advocacy coordinator at the nonprofit Preble Street, which provides services to the city’s homeless, said the constable request was "worrisome." She said police officers are better trained to handle potential trespassing cases, and they have oversight from Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck, whom Gallant praised for his work with the homeless population. … Read more

… A few weeks ago, I visited the Preble Street Resource Center, a homeless shelter in Portland, for breakfast and a forum held by Homeless Voices for Justice. When I got there, I met my breakfast buddy, Rebecca. She walked me around, introducing me to the people at the shelter, her friends and colleagues who … Read more

A public forum featuring gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler has been postponed until Thursday, Oct. 23, at 9:30 a.m., organizers said. Cutler, who is among several candidates for public office scheduled to visit the Preble Street Resource Center this fall as part of the 20th annual "You Don’t Need a Home to Vote" Candidates’ Forum series, … Read more

CASCO – The person who worries about being hungry, who doesn’t always have enough food or enough money to pay for food during the entire month – that person could be your neighbor. It was a neighbor, a resident of Sweden, who stood before the microphone at a recent fundraiser for area food pantries and … Read more

Last week, I sat in the Preble Street Resource Center dining room, where hundreds of residents eat meals each day, to attend a candidate forum with Democrat Mike Michaud, hosted by Homeless Voices for Justice. (Independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler is scheduled to attend a Homeless Voices for Justice forum Oct. 7; Gov. LePage has … Read more

PORTLAND – Breakfast candidate forums at Preble Street Resource Center will continue Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 9 a.m., with a visit by independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler. The 20th annual "You Don’t Need a Home to Vote" series, organized by Homeless Voices for Justice, will also feature a visit by candidates in the 1st Congressional … Read more

For Maine, the state with the fifth highest rate of hunger in the nation, Summer Meals continues to be a vital program for youth. Each year the program evolves and improves, with community partners working to increase access to this nationally under-utilized program. In Maine only 17.5 percent of children are accessing summer meals. To … Read more

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — A local advocacy group invited gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud to speak at a forum at the Preble Street Resource Center Thursday morning. Homeless Voices for Justice has engaged in voter registration and education for two decades. The forum was part of its "You Don’t Need A Home to Vote" campaign. … Read more

Gubernatorial candidates Mike Michaud and Eliot Cutler are among the candidates for public office scheduled to visit the Preble Street Resource Center this fall as part of the 20th annual "You Don’t Need a Home to Vote" Candidates’ Breakfast series, Homeless Voices for Justice announced. The local advocacy group has invited candidates for local, statewide … Read more

… Many school districts have successfully partnered with nonprofit groups to provide space, staffing and transportation for the summer meals programs. In fact, over the last three years, the Maine Hunger Initiative has helped open 49 new summer meal sites …  Read more here.