Preble Street

Veterans housing services - operating from offices in portland, lewiston, and bangor, vhs provides rapid re-housing and homelessness prevention services throughout maine for veterans' households that are either experiencing homeless or at-risk of homelessness. Using a collaborative and holistic approach, the program supports the housing goals of veterans in urban and rural communities with many entry points and a coordinated continuum of support and housing options. Program services include outreach, case management, emergency food, connection to resources for legal assistance, increasing income, connection to mainstream and va benefits, rental assistance, transportation, etc. To approximately 400 veterans' households.

Florence house - from a safe and supported shelter to permanent housing, florence house serves 65 homeless women 24/365. Providing basic needs from beds to nutritious meals to hygiene education, as well as comprehensive support and referrals for case management, access to community resources for healthcare, mental health and substance use disorder, employment, and legal assistance, and permanent stable housing through three components: emergency shelter - 25 beds providing safety, basic service, housing assistance, referrals, to support women who are temporarily homeless because of economic or situational crisis. Safe haven - 15 semi-private emergency shelter units with support services for the most vulnerable women while they develop the trust, self-assurance, and skills to become more independent. Permanent apartments - 25 "housing first" efficiency apartments with support services for individuals ready to manage independently with staff who can assist them with developing skills to maintain stable independent housing, re-integrate into the community, and reconnect with families.

Anti-trafficking services - comprehensive and collaborative client-centered service coordination and support for victims of human trafficking, including sex and labor trafficking. Ats focuses on identifying victims, intervention, training providers, providing outreach and emergency services, case management and interdisciplinary service planning, and promoting individual and systemic justice. Anti-trafficking services empowers clients to understand they have choices and access to services, support, and information that facilitate healing and growth. Community advocacy - preble street advocacy programs advance social and economic justice through outreach, education, and engagement in public policy discussions throughout maine in order to empower people experiencing problems with homelessness, housing, hunger, and poverty and to improve their well-being. Homeless voices for justice - works with, and for, people who struggle with homelessness, poverty, and oppression to educate its constituency and the wider community on issues affecting people who struggle with homelessness and poverty; advocates on an individual and systems basis for change that improves social conditions; and registers people to vote. Maine hunger initiative - created to meet immediate food needs, offset food supply shortages, and develop long-term solutions to hunger in one of the most food insecure states in the u.s., maine hunger initiative works to end hunger statewide through community organizing and program development, and promotes state and national policies and programs that strengthen maine's emergency food system, implement best practices, and ensure access to adequate nutrition through public and private collaborations. Health services - currently includes the maine medical center-preble street learning collaborative, the recuperative care program (rcp). Rcp is a 15-bed, post-acute care facility for people experiencing homelessness who cannot recover from an illness or injury on the street or in a shelter but do not require hospital-level care. With 24 hours of on- site medical care provided by greater portland health and casework and support services provided by preble street, the rcp provides an opportunity for individuals who lack stable housing to recover in a safe environment while accessing needed medical care and other supportive services. The mmc-pslc provides community-based healthcare for people experiencing homelessness that integrates health care delivery with learning opportunities and social work. Huston commons - provides 24/365 permanent supported "housing first" efficiency apartments for 30 formerly chronically homeless adults with multiple disabilities and challenges who are developing skills to maintain independent housing. It offers community space and laundry and includes a medical care room to accommodate practitioners and telemedicine, as well as on-site staff who provide referrals for case management and facilitate access to healthcare, mental health and substance use disorder treatment, employment, and legal assistance. Logan place - northern new england's first "housing first" program, logan place provides efficiency apartments and 24/365 support for 30 formerly homeless tenants who are developing skills to maintain independent housing. It offers community space for group and recreational activities and on-site laundry. Housing support staff assist tenants with developing and enhancing life skills and building community, and make referrals for case management, healthcare, mental health and substance use disorder treatment, employment, and legal assistance. Street outreach collaborative - offering concerted, comprehensive outreach twice a day, 365 days a year to people living in unsheltered locations, ensuring basic needs are met, while facilitating access to safe shelter, housing and supportive services. Program services include supporting prepared meal and basic needs distribution to individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Teen services - offering safety and social work services 24/365 for 40-60 homeless and runaway youths, to meet the emergency and long-term needs of young people ages 12-20 through a comprehensive program model where they can develop life skills that promote stability and independence. Services include: teen center - open 8am-8pm to provide outreach and survival kits to youths on the street and as well as a low-barrier drop-into meet immediate needs for shelter, safety, nutritious meals, showers, laundry, and clothing, as well as crisis intervention, youth development activities, and case management to help youth identify strengths, and develop problem-solving skills and access to resources essential for healthcare and successful goal-planning and growth, including on-site collaborative services for educational and vocational opportunities, healthcare services, and mental health and substance use disorder treatment. Joe kreisler teen shelter - a low-barrier state licensed 28-bed overnight emergency shelter, providing safety and support services 8pm-8am, including showers, clothing, a place to study or meet with staff, informal activities, crisis intervention, and a full range of services in coordination with the teen center and community resources to assist each youth in in staying off the street. Teen housing services - long-term transition-in-place supportive housing to help young people, ages 16-21, who cannot return safely to their families, overcome obstacles to stable housing, in addition to meeting basic needs, teen housing services include scattered site apartments, outreach, individual assessment and service planning, life skills development, educational and vocational support, referrals to community resources, case management for up to 18 months, and continued support for as long as a year after discharge. Upon successful completion of the program, participants are eligible for a housing voucher and to use at the current apartment or a new apartment. Teen outreach: preble street teen outreach programs include mobile diversion and navigation, which provides intensive, short-term services to rapidly resolve episodes of homelessness and the mckinney-vento outreach program that works directly with schools to increase their internal capacity to identify and provide appropriate resources for eligible students and families. Elena's way - a low-barrier, 24-hour emergency shelter for up to 40 clients, with staff and services on site, targeting individuals who have been previously unsheltered or cannot access other area shelters. Rapid re-housing program: the rapid re-housing program houses clients experiencing homelessness in the portland and lewiston areas. Rapid re-housing is an evidence-based and housing first intervention designed to help individuals quickly exit homelessness, return to housing in the community, and not become homeless again in the future. One caseworker focuses on shelter diversion, working with clients at the "front door" of the homeless service system to help them avoid access the emergency shelter system or sleep unsheltered.