ADVOCATING FOR SOLUTIONS Click here to learn more about Preble Street Legislative Priorities for the short session of the 131st session of the Maine Legislature. Preble Street is committed to motivating both the public and private will to end hunger, homelessness, and poverty in the lives of our neighbors and to building strong, equitable, and … Read more
The mission of Preble Street is to provide accessible barrier-free services to empower people experiencing problems with homelessness, housing, hunger, and poverty and to advocate for solutions to these problems. OUR PROGRAMS From a nutritious meal to crisis intervention, from clean clothes to healthcare, from shelter to a permanent home, Preble Street programs not only … Read more
In 1975 Preble Street was founded as a neighborhood center to involve and empower homeless and low-income residents. Today, Preble Street has become the hub of programs for the most vulnerable and underserved residents of Portland. The timeline below displays some of the key dates and events that have shaped the organization. 1975 AGENCY FOUNDED … Read more
Ending Hunger in MaineFeeding the most vulnerable MainersLearn moreThank you to everyone who supported the Preble Street Beach to Beacon Team!Learn moreYou can help us end Veteran homelessness by 2025!Learn Morewe’re hiring!Do you want to be a member of a diverse team of professional, compassionate, and innovative agents of change working to end homelessness, hunger, … Read more
For survivors of human trafficking, a key part of the journey to healing is safe and stable housing. Thanks to a $297K grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Preble Street Anti-Trafficking Services (ATS) will be able to provide this critical resource to even more survivors. The grant funds the new statewide Survivor Rapid Rehousing … Read more
Freedom Network USA interviewed Senior Director of Teen and Anti-Trafficking Services Daniella Cameron about how housing programs – and survivor-first practices – give individuals the opportunity of choice after their trauma. Read more…
Homelessness among young people is on the rise in Maine. Daniella Cameron, Preble Street Senior Director of Teen Services & Anti-Trafficking Services joined Maine Calling to examine the issue of youth homelessness in Maine, how big of a problem it is, and what’s being done to address it. Listen now.
Preble Street has a decades-long history of filling service gaps, meeting urgent needs and working in tandem with our partners to address problems and provide hope for our vulnerable neighbors. Today, we are a strong anti-poverty agency that has many doorways – more than a dozen programs throughout the state, including Anti-Trafficking Services; Veterans Housing … Read more
They will not call it a shelter. It will be a “healing center” because, when you’re dealing with women whose lives have descended into violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and other traumas, that’s precisely what they need. “They’re the most vulnerable women we serve,” Daniella Cameron, senior director of Teen Services and Anti-Trafficking Services at … Read more
A recently published article (“Trafficking victims turn to hotline with pleas for help,” Oct. 1) spoke to the horrors of human trafficking and the important efforts of the National Human Trafficking Hotline in reaching survivors. The highest volume of calls coming through the hotline originate from big cities, but trafficking can and does happen everywhere, to women … Read more
