The city is currently sheltering about 1,000 people per night, while more are camping or sleeping on the street.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Shelters not allowed: Auburn pressed to rethink homeless policies
After an encampment at a local church was cleared due to code violations, the city of Auburn is facing questions over its larger role in addressing the homelessness crisis.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s approach to helping the homeless falls short again
It’s far too easy for individual communities to shirk their responsibility.
Posted inMaine, News
Scarborough Comfort Inn & Suites to stop sheltering homeless people
The Town Council agreed to renew the hotel’s operating license if the owner transitioned away from temporary housing.
Posted inMaine
Preble Street reshapes a shelter based on lessons learned from the pandemic
The temporary shelter set up in the University of Southern Maine’s Sullivan Gym didn’t feel like a traditional shelter – which was a plus to people who stayed in it.
Posted inMaine, News
Out of the van but still in search of a home
Jeanie and Roger Cannell, who were living in a van in the parking lot of a turnpike travel plaza, have gotten a lot of help from strangers since she told their story in July. But a long-term home remains elusive.
Posted inMaine, News
New Augusta emergency overnight homeless shelter moves forward with city approval of funding
The proposed new shelter, to be created at South Parish Congregational Church, will provide a safe, warm place for unhoused people over the winter, advocates say.
Posted inMaine
Augusta officials signal support for overnight shelter to keep unhoused people out of the cold
The proposed shelter in the basement of South Parish Congregational Church could be one of two in the city to open this year.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
In moments, tenants at a Portland apartment complex saw their housing stability go up in smoke
Renters displaced by a recent fire on Grant Street find themselves caught between their personal crises and the broader housing crisis.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Two charged with stealing copper from construction site of new homeless services center
Police say the suspects were caught with wire and tools taken from the construction site on Riverside Street late Monday night.