homelessness
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PublishedOctober 18, 2023
Maine Voices: Portland’s treatment of the homeless sends the wrong message to our children
In the midst of this crisis, we need to be sure to model empathy.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2023
Portland’s homelessness crisis poses serious challenges for mayoral hopefuls
The 5 candidates in the Nov. 7 election all recognize the urgency of the problem, and they have varying ideas about how to tackle it.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2023
Candidates for Portland’s at-large council seat see homelessness as top priority
April Fournier is finishing her first term as an at-large councilor. Her challenger in the Nov. 7 election, Bill Linnell, has experience on the town council in Cape Elizabeth, where he used to live.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
Portland City Council again shoots down proposal to expand shelter capacity
The council voted 4-4 on the motion, and on a motion to table it, meaning it will take it up the proposal once again at its next meeting on Nov. 13.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
As homelessness grows outside areas with shelters, communities forced to prepare
In Westbrook, officials are weighing a zoning change that would allow the creation of smaller shelters. There is no current proposal to build one, but the city wants to be ready.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2023
York County plan aims to tackle substance use, housing and public safety staffing all at once
Federal funding and opioid settlement payments will pay for a 58-bed recovery center, a 30-unit apartment building and a public safety training facility.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2023
State homeless council opposes upcoming sweep of Portland encampment
The chair of the Maine Statewide Homeless Council says removing people from their encampments further victimizes them and doesn't solve the problem.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2023
Maine Voices: ‘Sweeping’ encampments makes sick and unhoused Portlanders even more vulnerable
Forcible relocation makes people sicker by causing isolation, infection and loss of medication. Instead, let’s make encampments safer and bolster public health and affordable-housing funding.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2023
Gov. Mills’ post of encampment photos puzzles allies and critics alike
The governor removed a Facebook post that included photos of a Portland homeless encampment juxtaposed with more idyllic scenes of mountains, lakes, the coast and a county fair and words that asked "where in Maine are these spots?"
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PublishedOctober 10, 2023
Maine Voices: Portland needs to admit that it has an addiction problem
Before homeless Mainers will accept other services, more treatment centers, recovery facilities and transitional housing will be needed.
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