homelessness
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PublishedNovember 15, 2021
Waterville council to discuss purchase, use of former Sacred Heart Church
Among the considerations for the church land between Pleasant Street and Middle Street is using it as a feeding location and overnight shelter for the homeless.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2021
As homelessness increases in Augusta, officials seek solutions
When Robin Oviatt was evicted earlier this year, the only shelter she could find was one she put together herself with a tent and pop-up canopies covered by a tarp.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2021
Portland moves ahead with new shelter plan after effort to block it fails at the polls
Opponents of a new 208-bed shelter say they will no longer try to stop it and will instead focus their efforts on housing, rather than sheltering, the homeless.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
Ballot measure calling for smaller shelters in Portland falls short with 31% of the vote
The unofficial result means the city likely will be able to move forward with its plan to build a 208-bed homeless services center without a legal battle.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2021
Portland’s unsheltered homeless population is on the rise as temperatures drop
A winter of uncertainty looms for those living on the streets, with shelters operating at reduced capacity and federal funding for hotel rooms set to expire at the end of the year.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2021
Developers backing Portland’s shelter plan spend $40,000 on referendum
A commercial real estate agent and a local developer have formed a ballot question committee to support Option C, which would allow the city's 208-bed homeless services center in Riverton to move forward.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2021
Maine Observer: A memory of kindness you cannot forget
The Portland YWCA is long gone, but it was once a haven and a home for women in need.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2021
Maine Voices: Vote A for smaller shelters, better path forward for our unhoused neighbors
Portland doesn’t have to build the largest shelter north of Boston in order to provide effective services.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2021
Man shot by Portland police says he wanted officer to kill him
Edward Hyman says he was desperate, depressed and out of options when he attempted ‘suicide by cop’ Oct. 9 outside the Preble Street Resource Center.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2021
Maine Voices: Why ‘smaller shelters’ means the status quo
If Portland's Question 1 passes, the people experiencing homelessness will have to wait years for a new planning process to bear fruit.
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