Nearly 170 people, most from sub-Saharan Africa, have arrived in Portland in the past three weeks and city officials say they’ve run out of space to shelter them.
asylum seekers
Posted inThe Forecaster
YMCA serving as overflow site for newest asylum seekers
PORTLAND – The YMCA of Southern Maine’s Greater Portland Branch will serve as an overflow shelter for the city beginning Monday, Dec. 9, to accommodate a recent influx of asylum seekers. The site is expected to be used as a shelter for about nine days. The YMCA is collecting donations of warm clothes for the […]
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To serve nearly 100 asylum seekers, Brunswick looks to bolster staffing
An assistant would allow Cultural Broker Nsiona Nguizani to “handle some of the more complex issues,” instead of the routine responsibilities, Town Manager John Eldridge told the council this week.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Application process begins for reimbursement from asylum seeker fund
PORTLAND — Community partners can now request reimbursement for assistance they provided while the city operated an emergency shelter for close to 450 asylum seekers at the Portland Expo between June 9 and Aug. 15. “We know there’s a need in the community and so we want to assist our partners who helped in this […]
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Maine Voices: Legislature missed opportunity by failing to propose bills supporting asylum seekers
Helping new Mainers make a life here would both address workforce needs and diversify our communities.
Posted inOpinion
Commentary: Restore asylum for women fleeing abuse and death
A new bill would reopen a door to women and children fleeing abuse that had been closed by the Trump administration.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Helping asylum seekers, and others, helps Maine
There’s no reason the state has to choose between giving migrants short-term aid and doing the same for other residents.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Proposed asylum rules are deliberately cruel
Denying people the ability to earn a living is the wrong way to treat those escaping persecution.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath library to hold second meeting on asylum seekers
Brunswick’s cultural broker will discuss challenges the asylum seekers face and ways the community can help them.
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Maine Voices: Initiative focuses on those in grip of trafficking, hidden in plain sight
Preble Street is striving to raise awareness of sexual and labor exploitation and help survivors reclaim their lives.