The Anchorage Assembly just approved $4 million in funds and will vote on additional elements of an emergency plan next week.
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Portland to focus on expanding homeless shelter capacity ahead of winter
At a workshop Thursday on the encampments crisis, the city council floated proposals including increased police presence, sanctioned camping and expanding city shelter capacity.
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State to begin removing homeless encampment near I-295 in Portland
The site is on state-owned land alongside the northbound off ramp at Forest Avenue and near the Deering Oaks baseball diamond.
Posted inLocal & State, News
How I became homeless
Across Portland and numerous other Maine communities, homelessness has grown far more visible since the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked people living on the streets this summer to share their stories.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Instead of sweeping homeless encampments, Portland is trying a new housing-focused approach
The Encampment Crisis Response Team has a goal of clearing the Fore River Parkway Trail by Sept. 6 by offering everyone there shelter or housing. With one month to go, dozens of people are still on the trail.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The city of Portland needs to answer our questions regarding homeless encampments
Portland is at a tipping point, and many are concerned that it is following the path of other cities that are overwhelmed by open-door policies.
Posted inLocal & State
State plans to close part of Portland park and ride lot where homeless people are camping
Citing the need to mitigate safety risks associated with a nearby homeless encampment, the Maine Department of Transportation says it will close part of the lot effective Aug. 3
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Don’t tell me we can’t effectively tackle the housing crisis
The contrast between ‘high-end’ development and city encampments seems as stark to me as that between the present day and the Second World War.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
State to run transitional shelter at South Portland hotel
The City Council votes to allow MaineHousing and Catholic Charities to provide shelter and services to over 360 unhoused people for one year at the Howard Johnson hotel on Main Street.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
$500,000 donation ‘a huge step’ toward new shelter in Brunswick
Tedford Housing has raised about $4.3 million of its $8.3 million goal for the emergency housing facility.