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The Preble Street Food Security Hub has teamed up with food delivery service DoorDash to bring customized food boxes to hungry residents in the greater Portland area.
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Wages for current employees will go up between $3.50 and $5.50 an hour, which union representatives say are designed to address the rising cost of living in Maine.
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The number of people in Portland’s city shelters has increased dramatically, with the city reporting 539 people in shelter as of a week ago. City…
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A proposal for a 40-bed emergency homeless shelter in Portland brought out fierce debate at a city planning meeting Tuesday night.If approved, homeless…
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Portland’s Preble Street social service agency wants to convert its longtime daytime drop-in center in the city’s Bayside neighborhood into a 24-hour…
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For the past few weeks, as the places where homeless people often receive services have been closed, some have been spending their days — and in some…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged all of Maine's congregate settings, including homeless shelters, which have had to reduce capacity.Many advocates say…
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The University of Southern Maine says it will partner with Preble Street to convert the Sullivan Gymnasium on the school’s Portland campus to a temporary…
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Homelessness is a growing problem around the country, including here in Maine.Portland is currently working through the long and contentious process of…
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Dozens of volunteers met at Preble Street Resource Center in Portland Wednesday to unload more than 50 tons of donated food for the organization's three…