Tent encampments have long been a fixture of West Coast cities, but are now spreading across the states.
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Police tentatively identify 1 of 2 people who died in tent fires in Portland, Sanford
Authorities have not yet determined what caused the unrelated fires, or the identity of the person who died in Sanford.
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Portland won’t pause homeless sweeps this winter. Now what?
After the City Council rejected a proposal to allow public camping for the winter, residents of the city’s largest homeless encampment at Harbor View Park say they are angry, scared and confused.
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InterMed donates $30,000 to help solve Greater Portland homelessness crisis
InterMed made the donation to the Quality Housing Coalition to assist the agency in its efforts to help find housing for homeless people.
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City Council shoots down proposal to allow public camping through the winter
Order 68, which would have ended sweeps of the city’s homeless encampments through April, failed on a 6-3 vote early Tuesday.
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As Portland faces decision on encampments, other U.S. cities also struggle to address homelessness
The City Council is set to decide whether to pause encampment sweeps at the same time other cities tackle similar challenges in new ways, including with ‘micro apartments’ and safe camping areas.
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Hepatitis A outbreak spreads in Portland’s homeless encampments
While advocates for the homeless say the outbreak stems from a lack of access to clean water for drinking and bathing, city officials say the unsanitary conditions are why they have cleared encampments and are focused on getting people into shelters.
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Lewiston nonprofit to operate overnight winter shelter for young adults
The cities of Lewiston and Auburn, together with Community Concepts and the Immigrant Resource Center of Maine, jointly applied for the same grant but were not awarded.
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Advocates say success of housing program for homeless veterans in Maine shows the systems can work on a larger scale
State and national efforts to end veteran homelessness showcase the potential to solve homelessness for all people.
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Anchorage adds to record homeless death total as major winter storm drops more than 2 feet of snow
Anchorage has struggled to find a solution to house the homeless.