The 33-unit project on Forest Avenue will provide supportive housing for people experiencing chronic homelessness.
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Nate Nickerson, force behind southern Maine public health programs, dies at 69
Nickerson influenced several programs for homeless Portland residents and led an organization for healthcare in Haiti. Friends and former colleagues say they will most remember his passion and humility.
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Growing number of homeless Maine veterans move into stable housing
The Department of Veterans Affairs said nearly 52,000 veterans found permanent housing last year, including more than 200 in Maine.
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These Maine chefs are taking on a cooking challenge: Feeding a community in need
For chefs like Eric Bufo at Wayside Food Programs, using donated and rescued ingredients to provide restaurant-quality, seasonally driven meals is an everyday test.
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New food security hub opens in South Portland as cuts in federal benefits loom
Preble Street’s new facility and other food security organizations are bracing for SNAP cuts in November that will affect 170,000 Mainers.
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Preble Street is putting its Portland teen shelter and day center under one roof
Combining the Preble Street Teen Center and the Joe Kreisler Teen Shelter has been years in the making. The new facility is expected to open next summer.
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New downtown Portland ambassador program aims to address growing safety, cleanliness concerns
In the wake of increased complaints from business owners, a nonprofit organization is dispatching a team to help clean up needles, graffiti and waste, and to respond to calls about loitering and drug use.
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Preble Street, Maine Needs team up to streamline donations for homeless people
The Portland nonprofits say the partnership will better facilitate the distribution of items to people who are homeless or newly housed.
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New pizzeria ZA to open in former Slab space on Preble Street
The owners are hospitality industry veterans and Maine natives.
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Mortality rate rising among formerly homeless in Portland’s housing first programs
Chronic homelessness often comes with long-term health issues so when people finally get into one of 3 site-based housing first programs in the city, they sometimes don’t have much time left.