Greater Bangor Houseless Collective

08/15/2026

75+ servings of hot food and clothes, etc served today at our weekly outreach to our unhoused neighbors. DM to support in kind/volunteer or click here to donate:

 GBHC is an unhoused-led group of community members looking to support and uplift our community. We are a grassroots organization that coordinates mutual aid and low barrier support to the unhoused community of Bangor, while simultaneously bu...

07/21/2026

I believe this group makes a difference in the lives of Bangor's growing houseless population. I support them with my time (I'm there most Saturdays), my talent (I provide homemade cookies most weeks and the hot meal on rotation with other committed volunteers) and my treasure.
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 GBHC is an unhoused-led group of community members looking to support and uplift our community. We are a grassroots organization that coordinates mutual aid and low barrier support to the unhoused community of Bangor, while simultaneously bu...

07/15/2026

Our weekly outreach is Saturdays 12-2pm (or until food runs out) at Davenport Park (across from the main st. Shelter) on the corner of Cedar st. & Main st. Swing by to say hi, connect and/or feel free to message us if you would like to contribute in-kind (food or material donations) or if you're interested in supporting us via donation click here:

 GBHC is an unhoused-led group of community members looking to support and uplift our community. We are a grassroots organization that coordinates mutual aid and low barrier support to the unhoused community of Bangor, while simultaneously bu...

12/21/2025

Today is National Homeless Persons Memorial Day, the first day of winter, and the longest night of the year. Today we honor those we have lost while unhoused and remind ourselves of why we fight for our community. No one should die due to a lack of housing.

Tonight will be 15 hours and 29 minutes of darkness. As the sun sets, the cold sets in alongside it. The temperature will eventually feel like 3 degrees. Bitter cold on salted streets. Eventually, the night will end. The sun will rise. We will too.

We remember, we rage, we rise.

We encourage community members to share stories of those they have lost to the streets, and to honor them however feels appropriate here.

12/16/2025

We’re just one week away from the Hope House Health & Living Center Candlelight Vigil. Please join us on Thursday, December 18th from 4:00–6:00 PM as we come together to honor the lives of those we’ve lost to homelessness.

🕯 Hope House Health & Living Center, 179 Corporate Drive, Bangor

This special outdoor gathering is open to all—staff, community members, and supporters. Music and refreshments will be available. Please dress warmly and for the weather.

We hope to see you there.

- Reposted from PCHC - Penobscot Community Health Center

12/16/2025

We’re just one week away from the Hope House Health & Living Center Candlelight Vigil. Please join us on Thursday, December 18th from 4:00–6:00 PM as we come together to honor the lives of those we’ve lost to homelessness.

🕯 Hope House Health & Living Center, 179 Corporate Drive, Bangor

This special outdoor gathering is open to all—staff, community members, and supporters. Music and refreshments will be available. Please dress warmly and for the weather.

We hope to see you there.

12/16/2025

All are welcome to join us next Friday, December 19, for Portland's Annual Homeless Persons' Memorial Vigil.

Every year on or around the Winter Solstice — the longest night of homelessness — a candlelight procession proceeds to Monument Square in Portland for a ceremony dedicated to those persons who have died in our community.

The life expectancy of our friends who endure chronic homelessness is, on average 28, years shorter than that of people who are housed. The human toll of allowing these vulnerable neighbors to slip through the cracks is devastating.

These deaths are the result of a broken system. As a community, we must come together to provide affordable housing and more housing first programs, dignified low-barrier shelter, and expanded services for physical and mental health and substance use disorders.

Together, we will mourn the lives that were cut short and reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that everyone who needs a home finds one.

12/16/2025

We compiled a "Know Your Rights' flyer for houseless Bangor residents that can be printed off and shared with anyone who needs it. It covers rights during sweeps, reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, photographing/videotaping police, Bangor Police Depts 'Homelessness Crisis Protocol', Police encounters, loitering, overnight tenting, dumpster diving, public bathing/swimming, sleeping in vehicles, and panhandling.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jrf6WtPNYJuK9ztBxFkd8zirSz4kZouF18v_DqjE-p4/edit?usp=sharing

If passing out to folks who are currently homeless, please print off and include this reasonable accommodation request form for folks - they are essential during sweeps.https://drme.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/RA-Request-Form-07.15.2020-Fillable.pdf

All information included is also available on our website at https://bangorhouselesscollective.wordpress.com

Know Your Rights: Houseless Residents in Bangor Encampment Sweeps From the Maine ACLU https://bit.ly/SweepsRights : Most cities in Maine have laws that ban loitering and camping in public spaces. Despite these bans, cities must provide advance notice of any sweep or removal of a campsite from pub...

12/11/2025

More stability for shelter staff means more stability for shelter guests! Congratulations on the union win!

Congratulations to the staff at the Hope House Shelter in Bangor who just won a hard-fought union election with Maine Service Employees Association, SEIU Local 1989!