homelessness
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PublishedNovember 30, 2023
Portland’s departing health director is proud of the work she’s done
Kristen Dow is leaving her role as Portland's director of health and human services to work for a national consultant. The search for her replacement has begun.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Portland’s homeless population often relies on dangerous propane heaters to stay warm
A warming shelter for 75 people will open in Portland when the temperature drops below 20 degrees or there is more than 10 inches of snow.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
U.S. cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say it’s not the answer
Tent encampments have long been a fixture of West Coast cities, but are now spreading across the states.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2023
Police tentatively identify 1 of 2 people who died in tent fires in Portland, Sanford
Authorities have not yet determined what caused the unrelated fires, or the identity of the person who died in Sanford.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2023
Portland won’t pause homeless sweeps this winter. Now what?
After the City Council rejected a proposal to allow public camping for the winter, residents of the city's largest homeless encampment at Harbor View Park say they are angry, scared and confused.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2023
InterMed donates $30,000 to help solve Greater Portland homelessness crisis
InterMed made the donation to the Quality Housing Coalition to assist the agency in its efforts to help find housing for homeless people.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2023
City Council shoots down proposal to allow public camping through the winter
Order 68, which would have ended sweeps of the city's homeless encampments through April, failed on a 6-3 vote early Tuesday.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2023
As Portland faces decision on encampments, other U.S. cities also struggle to address homelessness
The City Council is set to decide whether to pause encampment sweeps at the same time other cities tackle similar challenges in new ways, including with 'micro apartments' and safe camping areas.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2023
Hepatitis A outbreak spreads in Portland’s homeless encampments
While advocates for the homeless say the outbreak stems from a lack of access to clean water for drinking and bathing, city officials say the unsanitary conditions are why they have cleared encampments and are focused on getting people into shelters.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2023
Lewiston nonprofit to operate overnight winter shelter for young adults
The cities of Lewiston and Auburn, together with Community Concepts and the Immigrant Resource Center of Maine, jointly applied for the same grant but were not awarded.
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