The Encampment Crisis Response Team has a goal of clearing the Fore River Parkway Trail by Sept. 6 by offering everyone there shelter or housing. With one month to go, dozens of people are still on the trail.
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Posted inMaine, News
Preble Street launches ‘No Veterans Homeless’ campaign in Maine
The goal is to house 100 veterans in the 100 days leading up to Veterans’ Day on Nov. 11, and to end veteran homelessness in the state by 2025.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The city of Portland needs to answer our questions regarding homeless encampments
Portland is at a tipping point, and many are concerned that it is following the path of other cities that are overwhelmed by open-door policies.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Augusta to ramp up police presence downtown after merchants say uptick in crime is causing fear
Officers to be paid overtime to patrol the Water Street area while city councilors weigh whether to fund a new full-time position.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Promising solutions to Maine housing puzzle braid public with private
Long-term structural change will take time; a number of laudable new initiatives around the state acknowledge that reality.
Posted inMaine, News
Augusta eyes using remaining pandemic relief money to help shelter homeless for the winter
Some city councilors say Augusta needs a year-round, full-time homeless shelter, but they would agree to provide some city funds to temporarily provide a place for the homeless to sleep during the winter months.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Jailing people for sleeping in public is no solution to homelessness
The U.S. already has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Arresting people who have no options left is just adding another tier of disenfranchisement.
Posted inMaine, News
They couldn’t find an apartment in Portland. So they got a bus.
But after two years, it hasn’t been the adventurous solution Jeremy and Taylor Michelson had imagined. Their home has been idled outside a U-Haul facility, racking up thousands of dollars in parking tickets.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
Lewiston, Auburn hit 10-year high for number of homeless students
Other school districts in central and western Maine counted a higher-than-average number of homeless students.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Howard Johnson hotel to be run as shelter by state
The state is to fund a transitional housing shelter at the Howard Johnson hotel in South Portland operated by MaineHousing. The state will fund Catholic Charities to provide social services and reimburse general assistance costs up to $65,000, and pay $135,000 if needed to reimburse the city for ambulance costs and to hire a temporary health specialist.