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Preble Street
Preble Street is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Portland, Maine that provides housing, advocacy, and nutrition services to teens and adults. Preble Street's mission is 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.

Facilities
The Preble Street Resource Center houses a pantry and dining facilities which can accommodate the 5,000 individuals and families each week. The project was recognized by the Maine chapter of AIA for Excellence in Design. ...converted an unused Portland Trolley repair facility into a homeless teen center and free health clinic. Resource Center Veterans Housing Services Soup Kitchens Food Pantry Florence House Lighthouse Shelter Teen Center Logan Place

History
Preble Street was founded in 1975 as a neighborhood center serving homeless and low-income residents. Preble Street launched a collaborative partnership of private and public agencies to meet the immediate and long-term needs of the homeless and low-income residents of Greater Portland, consolidating three soup kitchens, a food pantry, the City of Portland Homeless Healthcare Clinic, a day shelter, social services, a housing location program, and a homelessness prevention program.

Performance and Accountability
Preble Street is a four-star charity as ranked by Charity Navigator. In 2011 Preble Street spent 90.2% of its $8.1M revenue on programs and services, 7.1% on administration, and 2.9% on fund raising.