Nonprofit Business Leader of the Year: Mark Swann leads Preble Street on a statewide mission of fighting poverty

We are thrilled to share that Preble Street Executive Director, Mark Swann, has been named a Nonprofit Business Leader of the year by MaineBiz! In his 30 years as our leader, he has helped the agency grow from two employees working in Portland to nearly 300 employees and 1000 volunteers working all over the state … Read more

Advocating for Solutions

Advocacy is a key component of social work. Social workers advocate for clients every day as they help them access healthcare, housing, and social services. While this approach is necessary, valuable, and positively impacts individuals, it does not address the systemic issues that lead to hunger, homelessness, and poverty. To truly address these problems, we … Read more

dee Clarke

IN MEMORY OF DIANNE ‘DEE’ CLARKE For more than 20 years, dee Clarke was a tireless advocate, always speaking up and speaking out with compassion in support of social justice.  dee passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2021, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House and will be dearly missed by all of us here at Preble Street.  … Read more

Our hearts are full – and the capital campaign goal has been reached!

Thanks to our amazing community, The Campaign for Preble Street has raised more than $14 million from 650 donors to fund six initiatives that will meet critical needs and empower people and communities, including: A Healing Center, opened in September 2021, to support survivors of human trafficking A new 40-bed Wellness Shelter to provide services … Read more

Healing Center Grand Opening

Healing Center Grand Opening Tuesday, September 14, 4:00pmVirtual event Guest speaker Jean Bruggeman, Executive DirectorFreedom Network USA Invited guest Governor Janet Mills https://youtu.be/jKMWTibahtg ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN About the Speaker Jean Bruggeman is the Executive Director of Freedom Network USA (FNUSA), the nation’s largest alliance of advocates working with survivors of all forms of human trafficking … Read more

Welcome to the Preble Street Healing Center

The Preble Street Healing Center — set to open this summer — will offer comprehensive services and activities to support survivors of human trafficking in finding safety, freedom, and the opportunity to reclaim their lives. It may be surprising to learn that human trafficking is happening in Maine. Victims are children and adults of all genders who are … Read more

The Campaign for Preble Street

You can still donate to the Campaign! Our hearts are full — and the goal has been reached! Preble Street is excited to share that The Campaign for Preble Street has raised more than $14 million from 650 donors to fund six initiatives that will meet critical needs and empower people and communities. Preble Street … Read more

The Campaign for Preble Street

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Further Reading

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