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PublishedNovember 18, 2024
Preble Street to assume operations of Hope House Emergency Shelter in Bangor
The Portland-based nonprofit will take over running the low-barrier shelter in February 2025 as Penobscot Community Health Center can no longer afford it. It is the only privately operated low-barrier shelter in Maine north of Waterville.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2024
Maine organization aiming to end homelessness hires first executive director
Dean Klein, a homeless prevention advocate most recently from Virginia, has been tapped to lead the Maine Continuum of Care.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2024
In ‘Discipline,’ 3 intertwining stories explore the dual meanings of the word in the title
An art appraiser, a troubled teen boy and the daughter of a famous artist get alternating eras and chapters in writer Debra Spark's new novel.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2024
Preble Street expanding its ‘rapid rehousing’ program to Lewiston-Auburn
The program aims to help homeless individuals and families secure housing and provide support to keep them housed.
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PublishedJune 26, 2024
Project would mix housing-first, affordable and market-rate apartments in Portland’s Bayside
The 3 adjacent buildings would be built on Cedar, Lancaster and Oxford streets at the site of the former Oxford Street Shelter.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
Preble Street’s housing-first program serves as model for helping homeless Mainers
Rapid Rehousing aims to move people out of homelessness directly into long-term dwellings by working with landlords who will rent to people who don't meet the traditional requirements.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2023
Bringing Thanksgiving to Portland’s homeless
Volunteers band together to deliver on the promise of the holiday, showing those less fortunate that they haven't been forgotten.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2023
Advocates say success of housing program for homeless veterans in Maine shows the systems can work on a larger scale
State and national efforts to end veteran homelessness showcase the potential to solve homelessness for all people.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
Cumberland man arrested after stabbing on Portland Street
Police say the victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Antonio Henriques, 25, was charged with elevated aggravated assault and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
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PublishedApril 23, 2023
Housing-first strategy ties stable residences with social services
The legislation could be transformative, supporters say, sharply reducing Maine's chronic homelessness.
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