Preble Street

The low-barrier shelter was expected to close this fall unless its current operator, Penobscot Community Health Care, found a new partner to patch a nearly $1 million budget hole.

Maine currently has three Housing First properties, which includes 24/7 support services, and intends to open up more than a dozen additional sites around the state.

Hope House was due to close this fall, unless a new partner could fill a nearly $1 million budget gap.

The race chose Preble Street Teen Services as its beneficiary — a Portland-based organization that supports young adults experiencing homelessness.

The CONNECT (Community Outreach Network Navigation Evidence-based Care and Treatment) van will be operated by the MaineHealth Preble Street Learning Collaborative.

The Portland-based nonprofit Preble Street estimates roughly 80-90 veterans were placed in housing during 100 day challenge.

State workers removed an encampment of unhoused people in Portland Thursday morning. Social services groups estimated there were about 30 tents at the site. Many homeless residents said they had no where to go, and planned to move to another site to sleep outside. It comes less than a week before a city-imposed deadline to remove another Portland encampment.

More than 200 veterans in Maine are experiencing homelessness, according to social service providers. A group of non-profits and others are launching an effort this week to bring an end to veterans homelessness in Maine.

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.

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.