Code violations at the Edwards Inn at 53 Water St. have prompted discussion about code violations and providing much-needed low-income housing in Augusta.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The solution to ending encampments is shelter
Maine must first commit to providing the most basic of needs: a roof over every head.
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Posted inMaine, News
Portland looks for answers as new homeless encampments pop up around the city
With people living in at least 130 tents scattered throughout the city, officials have planned a listening session for next week to hear questions and concerns about encampments.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
$500,000 donation ‘a huge step’ toward new shelter in Brunswick
Tedford Housing has raised about $4.3 million of its $8.3 million goal for the emergency housing facility.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Former hotel shelter resident rounds a corner
Shelley Williams, who now has an apartment in Portland, has made positive changes to turn her life around, according to a Scarborough official. Hotels are winding down operations as temporary shelters.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Sound responses to homelessness in Maine can start small
A realistic, constructive approach acknowledges the stubborn reality of homelessness and works to improve people’s living arrangements in minor ways as well as major.
Posted inMaine, News
Could Maine’s college dorms help solve the homelessness crisis?
A group of advocates and officials said Thursday that they will ask the state to look into opening unused dorms for temporary housing.
Posted inMaine, News
‘Nowhere to go’: Dozens of homeless people displaced as city clears Bayside Trail encampment
The people who had been camping in the more than 80 tents along the trail packed up their belongings in shopping carts and plastic bags and went in search of a new place to live.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland’s unsafe homeless encampment cannot stand
The city should consider, among other options, introducing a managed cluster of temporary housing with sanitation stations and storage units.
Posted inMaine, News
Homelessness in Maine: In search of solutions
Cities, towns and the state are struggling to find answers. Some may already exist.