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Funding cuts endanger unsheltered youth - Preble Street Much like the Street Outreach Collaborative but with a focus on youth, Preble Street’s Teen Outreach Specialists provide resources and basic needs to young people living outside.

" #Youth #StreetOutreach Specialists also offer opportunities for young people to 'just be a kid'. Whether that’s buying & playing with a squishmallow dubbed Charles Pickle while stocking up at Walmart, or skateboarding together while chatting. These chances for joy and comfort make a difference."

This chart shows how unaffordable Maine homes have become Since 2020, prices have quickly risen beyond the reach of many homebuyers, even in the state’s more rural areas.

One of the many systemic issues forcing people into #homelessness and makes it incredibly difficult to get out is the lack of affordable housing. The median price of housing in #Maine has increased more than 152% since 2010, making home ownership out of reach even in the state’s more rural areas.

We are housing unsheltered #Veterans across #Maine this week! We offer many benefits to landlords interested in partnering with us. Please contact Preble Street Veterans Housing Services at nohomelessveterans@preblestreet.org or visit nohomelessveterans.org for more information. #NoHomelessVeterans

Tight rental market keeps Maine domestic violence survivors in shelters longer Advocates said they could meet only a fraction of the demand for emergency housing, with only 14% of eligible clients receiving shelter statewide.

Maine's lack of shelter beds and affordable housing is leaving too many people unsafe - from people having to stay with their abusers to Veterans living outside to older adults priced out of their homes. We must do better to ensure that people's basic needs are met. #ShelterIsAHumanRight #Maine

5 years of “social work without walls” - Preble Street When someone is focused on day-to-day survival, there is little time to attend to long-term goals. Accessing the limited available resources requires sorting through a convoluted web of systems and…

Often, society sees someone living on the street and makes snap judgments as to how they got there and how they should get out. Preble Street caseworkers know better. #Homelessness is caused by failed systems, not personal failure.

Read more below #CompassionInAction #portlandmaine #streetoutreach

Maine social services groups question new Trump order on homelessness, calling it 'cruel' The executive order calls on states to move some unhoused people into treatment, including through involuntary commitment if necessary. It also encourages states and municipalities to eliminate homele...

"It doesn't help anybody find housing. It doesn't help anybody get a job or reunite with family," said Mark Swann, Preble Street Executive Director. "It certainly doesn't magically solve untreated mental illness or deeply entrenched addictions." #Maine #Homelessness #ExecutiveOrder

Death by deadline: Trump’s HHS is making it impossible to protect homeless youth Across the country, community-based organizations protecting youths experiencing homelessness are reeling.

"Providers have been given just 14 days instead of the standard 60 to apply. That’s a 77% reduction in time for one of the most complex & essential federal grant programs serving young people."

The Dept of HHS has made it nearly impossible for agencies to sustain funding for #homelessyouth services

Shame on us for passing the ‘big, beautiful bill’ | Letter It prioritizes everything but the well-being of America's citizens.

"This bill prioritizes everything but the well-being of our citizens."

Massive cuts to #SNAP and #Medicaid will increase homelessness and poverty in Maine in the coming years. The wealthiest 1% of Americans will receive large tax breaks, while the rest of us will receive pennies or less.

Opinion: Cutting Medicaid will harm Maine’s most vulnerable “Reduced funding will have a direct impact on workers’ wages and the basic care people receive.”

“Reduced funding will have a direct impact on workers’ wages and the basic care people receive.”

Senate Bill Would Make Deep Cuts to Medicaid, Setting Up Fight With House

Instead of listening to their constituents who are resoundingly opposed to slashing Medicaid, members of the Senate are moving forward with deep cuts that will leave millions without access to health coverage.

We have to stop this bill in its tracks.

Considering how harmful the policy changes would be to all but the richest Americans, this shouldn't be surprising!

THIS Saturday, June 21, join the Penobscot Nation and many partner organizations in The Walk to Honor Wabanaki Veterans, as we make our way on a 6-mile walk from Orono to Indian Island!

You can learn more about the day's events and register to participate here:
www.walkwhere.org/orono

We cannot wait to see you at our (free!) 50th Anniversary Celebration at Brick South this evening. Drop in anytime between 5-8pm, and please register ahead of time here: eventbrite.com/e/preble-street-50th-anniversary-celebration-registration-1329265241119

#CompassionInAction #preblestreet50

Angus King, Susan Collins ask Trump administration to reverse ‘illegal’ Job Corps cuts in Maine They are among 40 senators asking the U.S. Department of Labor to immediately reverse a decision to indefinitely pause operations at Job Corps sites across the country.

Thank you, Senator Susan Collins and Senator Angus King, for standing up for Maine youth! The closing of Job Corps would immediately leave dozens of Maine youth homeless. www.pressherald.com/2025/06/09/k...

Next week Congress comes back to DC and attention shifts to the Senate on the budget reconciliation bill.

Keep these handy as quick reminders of what is at stake.

And remember all of this harm is in service of giving wealthy people and corporations tax cuts.

Federal Cuts to Medicaid Could End Medicaid Expansion and Affect Hospitals in Nearly Every State In states that choose to end expanded Medicaid eligibility, fewer covered beneficiaries mean hospitals will see less revenue and lower operating margins.

"The loss of #Medicaid revenue could end up reducing access to care for entire communities, regardless of what type of health insurance residents have." As deliberations on proposed Medicaid cuts continue, @commonwealthfund.org analysis outlines what's at stake. bit.ly/3YVo8rX

#MedicaidMatters

NHCHC logo above text: Gutting Medicaid will mean pain, suffering, and death for those already struggling the most. It's inhumane and an assault to our values. Call on your Senator to reject Medicaid cuts. nhchc.org.

On Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget bill that will take #Medicaid away from more than 10 million people and bury states, providers, and low-income people in costly and unnecessary administrative red tape.

We call on the Senate to reject these measures: lnkd.in/gKGSZsTf

FEDERAL UPDATE: Very early Thursday morning, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget that would take away food and health care from Mainers.
☎️ There's still a chance to protect Medicaid and SNAP in the U.S. Senate. Call Senators King & Collins today: loom.ly/csZtOCs #mepolitics

If you already receive SNAP or TANF, or if you received SUN Bucks or P-EBT in the past, your child’s SUN Bucks will be loaded right onto that card. If you haven’t received these benefits before, you'll receive a new EBT card with instructions by June 6.

For a replacement card, call 1-800-477-7428.

Join Full Plates Full Potential, Preble Street, and our partners for a virtual Town Hall to learn more about the impact of federal budget cuts in Maine and what you can do NOW. Register here: ow.ly/yoxX50VU8nC #ProtectSNAP

For more than 400,000 Mainers, #Medicaid (also known as #MaineCare) is a vital support that helps people stay healthy, housed, and fed. Contact your U.S. Senators and Representatives and tell them to #ProtectMedicaid!

SNAP is our nation’s most effective anti-hunger program. It increases food security, lifts children out of poverty, and reduces healthcare costs. Congress must #ProtectSNAP and reject cuts that threaten children's access to food. @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov

Food Is a Human Right: Protecting Access to Nutrition in Maine - Preble Street In honor of National Nutrition Month, we take a look at the emergency food system in Maine. Food pantries and anti-hunger non-profits like Preble Street play an important role in ensuring people…

Food is a basic need and a human right. To end homelessness and hunger, we must invest in solutions that work. Solutions like SNAP! #ProtectSNAP

After Trump Aid Cuts, Food Banks Scrounge and Scrimp In one of the country’s poorest areas, the quantity and quality of government deliveries have dropped, forcing one charity to make do with thin soup and dried cranberries.

The loss of these programs harms children, schools, farmers, and organizations like Preble Street and the people we serve. These two programs combined help Preble Street provide roughly 90,000 of its meals each year, about $100,000 of food.

Preble Street Elena's Way Wellness Shelter staff had a great time participating in the Bayside Neighborhood Association's Neighborhood Clean-up this month. Thanks, BNA!

Preble Street has a long history of tie-dye parties for staff & clients. After 50 years, it's hard to remember how this tradition started, but as our Executive Director, Swannie, once said, our tie-dye tradition is "Pretty cool, and maybe odd, but definitely Preble Street." #preblestreet50

Here are two great neighborhood clean-up opportunities coming up! On April 19, join the Bayside Neighborhood Association for their Annual Spring Clean-up event, and on April 22, join Preble Street for our #EarthDay clean-up and barbeque. We look forward to seeing you! 🌳🌎🧹

"... proposed cuts to #SNAP will have severe consequences for millions of American Veterans, seniors, children, and the hard-working farmers who help put meals on the table."

Thank you, Senator King, for helping ensure no one has to go hungry! #HandsOffSNAP #CompassionInAction

The BDN's newest Wabanaki Voices column is out:

“Strengthening Tribal Sovereignty Can Improve Well Being of All Mainers”, from the Wabanaki Alliance Board, speaks to long-term and short-term legislative priorities of the organization.

Read it here:
www.wabanakialliance.com/bdn-column-a...

“[Cori] Cantrell, who works in a nursing home, and her family represent the human side of what is at stake for the future of the state’s Medicaid program after lawmakers squabbled for weeks before finally agreeing to fund its $118 million deficit."

Read more: loom.ly/UH2GuTA