The overnight Warming Center is one of few dedicated services in the region.
homelessness
Posted inLocal & State, News
Augusta homeless task force looks at Portland shelter model
Members also discussed a proposal by Gov. Janet Mills to limit housing assistance.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
MaineHousing awards $2M to combat student homelessness in 5 school systems
Roughly 1,700 students and their families are expected to benefit from the pilot, the agency said.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Portland mayor uses State of the City address to ask for state’s help with homelessness, public safety
Mayor Mark Dion said that Portland has done all it can with finite resources
Posted inLocal & State
Portland faith organizations helping homeless when others can’t
As the need for social services has increased in the area, faith leaders have stepped up.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine must confront old challenges in the new year
We have to do more than hope for progress on solutions to our most vexing issues.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many
The federally-administered tally finds an almost 40% increase in family homelessness.
Posted inLocal & State
Petitions call for Portland to provide more warming space through the winter
Advocates say the threshold to open the warming shelter, when the temperature drops to 15 degrees or there’s more than 10 inches of snow, is too restrictive and is failing to protect people from the elements.
Posted inNation & World
Hundreds live in Las Vegas tunnels. Coaxing them out for treatment is hard
Outreach workers have noticed a spike in the number of people living underground as housing costs have skyrocketed and city officials have adopted a zero-tolerance approach to homelessness.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick nonprofit awarded $50,000 amid shelter construction
The funding for Tedford Housing comes on the heels of a bout of fundraising for its new facility in Brunswick, which broke ground in October.