homelessness
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2018
Model homeless shelter is ammunition for both sides in Portland conflict
Opponents of Portland's plan for a new shelter point to tensions in Montana – site of a facility that has garnered praise from officials here.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2018
Hundreds of Portland residents attend forum on proposed homeless shelter
But the session appears to do little to allay the concerns of those who don't want the facility in the Nason's Corner neighborhood.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2018
Portland defends plan for homeless shelter in Nason’s Corner neighborhood
The city provides new information about alternatives in advance of a community forum Saturday.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2018
Portland bills other municipalities for share of shelter costs
The city-run facility offers homeless people from all over a low-barrier refuge. Municipalities ought to help, city officials say, but some are pushing back.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2018
Letter to the editor: ‘Full employment’ falls way short of being a measure of ‘the good life’
To make America great, elevate the arts, promote technological developments that benefit humankind, and crusade against intolerance, illiteracy, poverty, hunger, illness and the inequitable distribution of the nation's wealth.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2018
Maine Voices: Facts support having several small homeless shelters around Portland
Non-government entities can manage helping the city's homeless in a more cost-effective manner.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2018
Our View: Federal housing policies make a bad situation worse
HUD secretary Ben Carson's response to a lack of housing is to triple rents for the very poorest Americans.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2018
Letter to the editor: Story omitted vital details of hearing on new homeless shelter
The Portland Press Herald missed the mark in its coverage of the July 10 City Council hearing concerning the proposal to build a 200-bed homeless shelter on the Barron Center campus. Among the many people who spoke in opposition to this proposal were members of the homeless community and residents of Bayside, all of whom, […]
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PublishedJuly 17, 2018
Business donations allow Portland to extend its jobs-for-panhandlers program
The Portland Opportunity Crew was deemed a success in its first year but would have run out of money this month without the $13,000 in contributions.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2018
Another View: Editorial misstates concerns with Portland’s homelessness proposal
Moving the shelter from Bayside could make another part of the city more dangerous if it's not properly planned.
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