“More people died of an overdose in Maine in 2020 than of COVID-19. Although we don’t have a vaccine for Substance Use Disorder, we do have an antidote. It is the evidenced-based practices that are proven effective in treating it — access to treatment, harm reduction services, and mental health and peer support, and perhaps … Read more
PUBLICATIONS Housing First Brochure Logan Place 2-year Analysis Hunger Pains Executive Summary Maine Medical Center-Preble StreetLearning Collaborative Summary Curbside: News from Preble Street Fall 2020 Curbside: News from Preble Street Spring 2020 Curbside: News from Preble Street Fall 2019 IN THE NEWS Portland approves plan for new shelter in Bayside (Portland Press Herald, January … Read more
2024 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 4:30 PMMONUMENT SQUARE, PORTLAND The longest night of the year is a time to remember our homeless friends we have lost this past year and to recommit ourselves to the task of ending homelessness. A candlelight procession will start at the MaineHealth-Preble Street Learning Collaborative at 20 Portland Street at 4:30 pm, … Read more
This year the Preble Street Art Show is all online! We’re sharing pieces from artists residing at Preble Street Housing First programs Logan Place, Florence House, and Huston Commons as well as youth from Preble Street Teen Services . On display are drawings, paintings, photographs, and more. These featured artists have all experienced homelessness at some point … Read more
Welcome to the 7th Annual Preble Street Art show! Below are works from artists residing at Preble Street Housing First programs Logan Place, Florence House, and Huston Commons as well as youth from Preble Street Teen Services. On display are drawings, paintings, photographs, and more. These featured artists have all experienced homelessness at some point … Read more
If you love your neighbors and you believe in the plans outlined below, share this page with friends and family (tag @PrebleStreet on social media) and let them know you support the vision of Preble Street! Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Here at Preble Street, we look forward — … Read more
Homelessness is not okay Night after night in Portland 156 people file in to the city shelter to get out of the cold and try to sleep on row after row after row of mats. When all the mats are filled, 75 people are directed to the room above the Preble Street Resource Center soup … Read more
RESEARCH & REPORTS Changes in hospital utilization by individuals experiencing homelessness after engaging with interdisciplinary, low-barrier healthcare services in Portland, Maine (January 2020) The Maine Medical Center-Preble Street Learning Collaborative (PSLC): An Example of Community Led Transformation of Care (January 2020) Logan Place 7 Year Outcomes (2014) Hunger in Maine (2011) Housing First: Effectiveness of … Read more
PRESS RELEASES 2023 Avesta Housing & Preble Street announce new Site-based Housing First partnership in Portland 2022 Preble Street Rapid Re-Housing Program reaches housing milestone and keeps on going 2021 Preble Street announces matching grant challenge from the John T. Gorman Foundation for new Food Security Hub dedicated to ending hunger in Maine Preble Street … Read more
IN THE NEWS Homelessness/Poverty In Portland’s version of Mass. and Cass, efforts to sweep away homelessness are being challenged (Boston Globe, September 2023) Commentary: The solution to ending encampments is shelter (Portland Press Herald, June 2023) Portland approves plan for new shelter in Bayside (January 2021) Long nights ahead for homeless in Maine’s largest city … Read more
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