Homeless in Maine
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PublishedApril 1, 2024
As Waterville begins enforcing camping ban, homeless shelter exceeds capacity and warns of closure
City officials say efforts to move homeless people from tents into the city's lone shelter are working. Shelter officials say their facility is in financial trouble, and many homeless people fear arrest if the shelter closes.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2024
Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel win New England recognition for ‘Homeless in Maine’ project
Awards included investigative reporting, solutions journalism and newsroom collaboration.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2024
Opinion: Bill ensures more options for state’s homeless
Restricting where unhoused people can go in the winter is a disservice to them – and to the general public.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2024
Lawmakers may require Maine cities to allow more homeless shelters
Angry that Lewiston imposed a moratorium in 2022 to block a shelter, legislators are pushing a bill to prevent it from happening again.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2023
Augusta to use $75,000 in ARPA funds for cleanup of homeless encampments
The city has spent just over $33,000 cleaning up encampments since April.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2023
Augusta weighs using $75,000 of pandemic relief funds to clean up homeless encampments
City councilors could vote Thursday to put some of Augusta's American Rescue Plan Act funds toward cleaning up trash and hazardous materials from homeless encampments. The capital city has already spent more than $33,000 on clean ups this year.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2023
Waterville, shelter officials help homeless people at river find shelter as bitter weather arrives
City Manager Bryan Kaenrath is asking people to train to become volunteers to help staff a warming center during severe weather this winter.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2023
Maine homeless shelters warn of financial crisis
Six shelters around the state are facing a collective shortfall of about $4.1 million and at least one is in danger of closing.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2023
Proposed Augusta homeless shelter at former church to be ‘sanctuary for all’ as public gets view of plans
Green Street United Methodist Church could be sold and converted into a homeless shelter sometime next year with 40 beds and 16 supporting living units.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2023
Homeless shelter, supported housing proposed at Green Street church property in Augusta
Advocates seeking to raise funds to offer housing and connections to comprehensive services at Augusta church property that is for sale.
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