New Haven is among the latest to install the meters, which sit curbside and collect donations in the form of cash or credit cards for programs that benefit the homeless.
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Vigil tonight for 26 homeless people who died in Portland this year
Dr. Peter Bates, senior vice president of academic affairs at Maine Medical Center, and Kelly Parker, who is homeless, will be guest speakers.
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Portland homeless shelters reach capacity because of bitter weather
Nonprofits take steps to get people indoors with wind chills expected to reach 20 below overnight.
Posted inNation & World, News
Vermont continues to invest in homeless emergency housing
As winter approaches, the demand for shelter is rising.
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Preble Street gets $1 million to fight homelessness, human trafficking
Most of the money will fund rapid re-housing and supported housing for homeless and at-risk lesbian, gay and transgender youths.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Susan Collins cites 5-year-old who lived in Portland woods in Senate speech on anti-poverty bill
In introducing the Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act, she recounts the Maine Sunday Telegram’s ‘heart-wrenching’ story about Arianna and her family’s ordeal.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Take note of positive responses to previous poor policy
A recent letter to the editor (“Trump points out how failures of last eight years have eroded America’s standing,” Aug. 11) questioned America’s relative greatness and outlined a number of problems we are dealing with, laying them at the feet of President Obama and his former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton. Homelessness, unemployment, income inequality, […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: It’s too soon to celebrate positive homeless figures
Trends and underlying issues suggest this will be another hard winter for Maine’s neediest.