homelessness
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2023
Commentary: Maine’s housing crisis requires urgent action, and we’re ready to get to work
The Joint Select Committee on Housing has a three-pronged mission: helping people without homes; preserving and producing more housing, and improving land use and development processes.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2023
South Portland seeks timeline for hotels to stop sheltering homeless
City officials are currently in discussion with operators of those hotels.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2023
South Portland moves forward with plans for homeless shelters
A 50-bed limit per shelter is under consideration as the City Council works on zoning changes that would allow shelters to be built in South Portland.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2023
Westbrook coalition grapples with short-term solutions for homelessness
Affordable housing projects are planned for down the road, but meeting immediate and near-future needs is challenging.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2023
MaineHousing will spend $21 million on winter, long-term shelter for Maine homeless
The state housing authority has issued RFPs to provide overnight warming shelters this winter, and other long-term solutions for next winter and beyond.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2023
South Portland hotels making progress on shelter transitioning
Days Inn and Comfort Inn have made progress toward a March 1 goal of transitioning the clients to other locations.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2023
Scarborough hoping to get a handle on extent of homelessness in town
A study of its unhoused population will allow the town to better address the problem, town officials say.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2022
Evictions continue at Scarborough Comfort Inn
The Comfort Inn, which has been used to house unsheltered residents, continues its eviction plan. The town council continues to work on strategies to address homelessness.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2022
Scarborough is applying for grants to address homelessness, aid veterans
The town is seeking funding from federal Community Development Block Grants.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2022
Scarborough hotel could shelter unhoused into February
The Comfort Inn now has 23 rooms occupied by shelter residents out of the previous 69.
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