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Remembering the Preble Street Central Kitchen

January 9, 2023December 14, 2021

Monday, November 15 was a bittersweet day — it marked the last day of meal preparation at the Preble Street Central Kitchen. The Central Kitchen (also known for many years as the Resource Center Soup Kitchen) served millions of meals in its 28 years and played a vital role in the community for clients, staff, … Read more

Portland teen shelter a testament to 'average' Joe

February 20, 2020December 12, 2012

Some frigid night this winter, it will happen. One of the two dozen homeless kids at the Joe Kreisler Teen Shelter will look out at the ice, the snow, the anything-but-friendly darkness and ask, "Who was Joe Kreisler?" "He was just a guy, really," replied David Kreisler, Joe’s son, this week as workers put the … Read more

Remembering the Preble Street Central Kitchen

Portland teen shelter a testament to 'average' Joe

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