Preble Street
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE BARRIER-FREE SERVICES TO EMPOWER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HOMELESSNESS, HOUSING, HUNGER, AND POVERTY AND TO ADVOCATE FOR SOLUTIONS TO THOSE PROBLEMS.
- Income
- $36.5 million
- Spending
- $32.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- -0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 67%
- Employees
- 417
- Volunteers
- 1,113
- Highest pay
- $204,723, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 61 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 21% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 32% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $4.7 million spent. FOOD PROGRAMS - THE LARGEST DIRECT SERVICE EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND, PREBLE STREET FOOD PROGRAMS PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE ALMOST ONE MILLION MEALS A YEAR TO MEET THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING: FOOD SECURITY HUB - PREPARING THREE MEALS A DAY FOR GUESTS AT AREA HOMELESS SHELTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY. SOUP KITCHENS - SERVING THREE MEALS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR AT THE TEEN CENTER AND FLORENCE HOUSE. FOOD PANTRY - DISTRIBUTING EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS SOUTHERN MAINE. MOBILE FOOD - PREPARING HEALTHY READY-TO-EAT MEALS FOR DISTRIBUTION BY STREET OUTREACH COLLABORATIVE CASEWORKERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO UNHOUSED PEOPLE IN PORTLAND. FOOD PROGRAMS - THE LARGEST DIRECT SERVICE EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND, PREBLE STREET FOOD PROGRAMS PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE ALMOST ONE MILLION MEALS A YEAR TO MEET THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING: FOOD SECURITY HUB - PREPARING THREE MEALS A DAY FOR GUESTS AT AREA HOMELESS SHELTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY. SOUP KITCHENS - SERVING THREE MEALS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR AT THE TEEN CENTER AND FLORENCE HOUSE. FOOD PANTRY - DISTRIBUTING EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS SOUTHERN MAINE. MOBILE FOOD - PREPARING HEALTHY READY-TO-EAT MEALS FOR DISTRIBUTION BY STREET OUTREACH COLLABORATIVE CASEWORKERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO UNHOUSED PEOPLE IN PORTLAND.
- $5.8 million spent. 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 HOMELESSNESS OR ARE 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.
- $2.4 million spent. FLORENCE HOUSE - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AVESTA HOUSING, FROM A SAFE AND SUPPORTED SHELTER TO PERMANENT HOUSING, FLORENCE HOUSE SERVES 65 HOMELESS WOMEN 24/365. FLORENCE HOUSE PROVIDES 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 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING THROUGH THREE COMPONENTS, INCLUDING: 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. 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. EMERGENCY SHELTER: 25 BEDS PROVIDING SAFETY, BASIC SERVICES, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AND REFERRALS TO SUPPORT WOMEN WHO ARE TEMPORARILY HOMELESS BECAUSE OF ECONOMIC OR SITUATIONAL CRISIS. FLORENCE HOUSE - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AVESTA HOUSING, FROM A SAFE AND SUPPORTED SHELTER TO PERMANENT HOUSING, FLORENCE HOUSE SERVES 65 HOMELESS WOMEN 24/365. FLORENCE HOUSE PROVIDES 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 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING THROUGH THREE COMPONENTS, INCLUDING: 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. 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. EMERGENCY SHELTER: 25 BEDS PROVIDING SAFETY, BASIC SERVICES, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AND REFERRALS TO SUPPORT WOMEN WHO ARE TEMPORARILY HOMELESS BECAUSE OF ECONOMIC OR SITUATIONAL CRISIS.
- $16.0 million spent. 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. LOGAN PLACE - NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND'S FIRST "HOUSING FIRST" PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING 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 MAKING REFERRALS FOR CASE MANAGEMENT, HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT, EMPLOYMENT, AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE. HUSTON COMMONS - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AVESTA HOUSING, PROVIDES 24/365 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE "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. ANTI-TRAFFICKING SERVICES - COMPREHENSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE CLIENT-CENTERED SERVICE COORDINATION AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, INCLUDING SEX AND LABOR TRAFFICKING. ATS FOCUSES ON IDENTIFYING SURVIVORS, 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. HEALTH SERVICES - THE HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM IS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE MAINE HEALTH-PS LEARNING COLLABORATIVE, A FREE DROP-IN MEDICAL SPACE CREATED TO OFFER MAINE HEALTH MEDICAL STUDENTS, RESIDENTS, AND FELLOWS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN BEST PRACTICES FOR WORKING WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, HUNGER, AND POVERTY IN A PATIENT-CENTERED, NON-STIGMATIZING SETTING. HEALTH SERVICES COLLABORATES WITH GREATER PORTLAND HEALTH ON A SAMHSA GRANT, PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT TO GPH PATIENTS RECEIVING MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE. HEALTH SERVICES ALSO OPERATES AN OUTREACH ROOM WITHIN THE LEARNING COLLABORATIVE WHICH PROVIDES HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES, REFERRAL SERVICES, AND BASIC NEEDS, PRIMARILY FOR THE UNSHELTERED COMMUNITY. RECUPERATIVE CARE - 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. 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. RAPID REHOUSING - 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 ACCESSING THE EMERGENCY SHELTER SYSTEM OR SLEEP UNSHELTERED. STREET OUTREACH COLLABORATIVE - OFFERING CONCERTED, COMPREHENSIVE OUTREACH, 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 MEALS 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: 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 CENTER: OPEN 8AM-8PM TO PROVIDE OUTREAC
- 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. LOGAN PLACE - NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND'S FIRST "HOUSING FIRST" PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING 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 MAKING REFERRALS FOR CASE MANAGEMENT, HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT, EMPLOYMENT, AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE. HUSTON COMMONS - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AVESTA HOUSING, PROVIDES 24/365 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE "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. ANTI-TRAFFICKING SERVICES - COMPREHENSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE CLIENT-CENTERED SERVICE COORDINATION AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, INCLUDING SEX AND LABOR TRAFFICKING. ATS FOCUSES ON IDENTIFYING SURVIVORS, 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. HEALTH SERVICES - THE HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM IS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE MAINE HEALTH-PS LEARNING COLLABORATIVE, A FREE DROP-IN MEDICAL SPACE CREATED TO OFFER MAINE HEALTH MEDICAL STUDENTS, RESIDENTS, AND FELLOWS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN BEST PRACTICES FOR WORKING WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, HUNGER, AND POVERTY IN A PATIENT-CENTERED, NON-STIGMATIZING SETTING. HEALTH SERVICES COLLABORATES WITH GREATER PORTLAND HEALTH ON A SAMHSA GRANT, PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT TO GPH PATIENTS RECEIVING MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE. HEALTH SERVICES ALSO OPERATES AN OUTREACH ROOM WITHIN THE LEARNING COLLABORATIVE WHICH PROVIDES HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES, REFERRAL SERVICES, AND BASIC NEEDS, PRIMARILY FOR THE UNSHELTERED COMMUNITY. RECUPERATIVE CARE - 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. 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. RAPID REHOUSING - 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 ACCESSING THE EMERGENCY SHELTER SYSTEM OR SLEEP UNSHELTERED. STREET OUTREACH COLLABORATIVE - OFFERING CONCERTED, COMPREHENSIVE OUTREACH, 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 MEALS 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: 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 CENTER: OPEN 8AM-8PM TO PROVIDE OUTREAC
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1990.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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