Hope Acts

06/10/2026

A huge thank you to Coffee By Design for choosing us as the recipient of their quilt raffle 🧶❤️

A staff member of theirs, Ginny Anderson, was kind enough to stitch this work of art and have it raffled off at their Diamond Street shop, with all ticket sales benefiting Hope Acts!

Thank you to CBD for thinking of us, and to everyone who participated in the raffle—you make our work possible. 🫶

06/08/2026

1,951
That's the number of housing support meetings Hope Acts staff conducted in 2025.

Every one of those meetings was focused on housing stability and homelessness prevention.
What does that look like?

🏠 Eviction prevention and landlord mediation
🏠 Referrals for rental and utility assistance
🏠 Furniture and household item deliveries
🏠 General Assistance (GA) navigation
🏠 Housing counseling and support

In partnership with Project Home we also helped 91 households secure permanent housing in 2025 -- including 103 adults and 19 children.

Help us continue this work.
Join us for Celebrating Home on July 23 and invest in housing stability for our community.

And a huge thank you to our sponsors:
Maine Community Bank
Bangor Savings Bank
Northeast Bank
Northeast Delta Dental
The BTS Center
Atlantic Federal Credit Union
Joseph's of Portland
We Care Residential Services
Systems Engineering

06/01/2026

Join us as we celebrate the power of home and community.

On July 23, Hope Acts invites you to Celebrating Home, our summer fundraiser supporting our housing programs.

Enjoy an evening of food & drinks, and a special performance by Pihcintu, the Maine-based multinational girls chorus, accompanied by the Akiwacu Band. We hope to see you there!

📅 July 23, 2026

⏰ 5:00 PM
📍 Portland, Maine

Purchase your tickets today by scanning the QR code or through this link:

https://tinyurl.com/mr2rv2f2

Questions? Email [email protected]

Thank you to our sponsors! ♥️

Maine Community Bank
Bangor Savings Bank
Northeast Bank
Northeast Delta Dental
The BTS Center
Atlantic Federal Credit Union
Joseph's of Portland
We Care Residential Services
Systems Engineering

05/12/2026

We are so pleased to see our former Hope House resident/English student, J, win recognition as the City of Portland's Employee of the Month. He is such a kind human and an incredibly hard worker. We are so happy that his co-workers and city staff have recognized him.

04/27/2026

📣 We are happy to announce that we have an upcoming Digital Literacy Course, starting May 16. 💻💻Help us spread the word and contact Sarah at [email protected] or Francois at [email protected] for more information.

04/21/2026

Thank you to Ellen and John for shedding a light on the inhumane treatment of our friend, student and client, Maha.

Friends of an Egyptian immigrant said repeated ICE transfers and delays have kept him in detention for nearly eight months, despite his pending asylum case.

04/17/2026

Hope Acts will be closed on Patriots Day on Monday, April 20th. We'll be back on the 21st.

03/31/2026

A Season of Change and Action at Hope Acts: https://mailchi.mp/a474c6f193e4/a-season-of-change-action-at-hope-acts

On a personal note, thank you to our followers for your kind support! I look forward to seeing many of you in-person this summer at our Summer Celebration!

-Madeleine

It is a privilege to write to you in my new role as Executive Director of Hope Acts. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to lead this organization and to follow the remarkable leadership of Martha Stein. Our transition has been thoughtful and intentional, ensuring continuity for the work ahead.

03/01/2026

Hope Acts begins its next chapter!

02/22/2026

Hope Acts' office will be closed on Monday, Feb. 23 due to the snow storm.