Tag: homelessness
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2018
Our View: Homelessness is a statewide problem, not a local one
The failure of Maine’s government to address drug abuse and mental illness creates an unfair burden for Portland taxpayers.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2018
Preble Street’s plan to scale back hours at day shelter in Bayside worries its users and its neighbors
Facing rising costs and less public funding, the agency makes a decision that could exacerbate the needs of the homeless and undermine efforts to reduce disorderly behavior in the area.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2018
Global poverty rate reaches record low of 10 percent
A tenth of the world’s population lived on less than $1.90 a day in 2015, the World Bank says.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2018
As Portland seeks compensation for shelter costs, Maine welfare directors tell towns not to pay
General Assistance administrators claim the city is misinterpreting ordinances in an effort to collect money for people who go to Portland’s emergency shelters from other communities.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2018
Portland’s plan for new shelter in Nason’s Corner is put on hold as councilors consider alternatives
City councilors ask for more analysis and additional siting options after intense opposition to the proposed site on Brighton Avenue.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2018
Model homeless shelter is ammunition for both sides in Portland conflict
Opponents of Portland’s plan for a new shelter point to tensions in Montana – site of a facility that has garnered praise from officials here.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2018
Hundreds of Portland residents attend forum on proposed homeless shelter
But the session appears to do little to allay the concerns of those who don’t want the facility in the Nason’s Corner neighborhood.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2018
Portland defends plan for homeless shelter in Nason’s Corner neighborhood
The city provides new information about alternatives in advance of a community forum Saturday.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2018
Portland bills other municipalities for share of shelter costs
The city-run facility offers homeless people from all over a low-barrier refuge. Municipalities ought to help, city officials say, but some are pushing back.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2018
Letter to the editor: ‘Full employment’ falls way short of being a measure of ‘the good life’
To make America great, elevate the arts, promote technological developments that benefit humankind, and crusade against intolerance, illiteracy, poverty, hunger, illness and the inequitable distribution of the nation’s wealth.
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