People take shelter from the rain in a doorway at South Parish Congregational Church in Augusta on Wednesday. The church has furnished 25 spots for homeless people to sleep, and people line up for beds.
People wait Wednesday in a downpour for shelter inside the South Parish Congregational Church in Augusta. The church has furnished 25 spots for homeless people to sleep.
Steven York, 59, stands Wednesday inside the Bread of Life Ministries' Veterans Shelter. Before he was admitted to the hospital, he'd spent most of the last 10 years, including winters, living in a camper with no heat, electricity, or running water. "I was homeless, didn't have a real place to stay, for quite a while, over 10 years," the veteran said.
Homeless people gather Tuesday beneath the World War I statue on Memorial Circle in Augusta.
Emerging from one of his "cubby holes" Wednesday morning, Patrick Crocker, who is homeless, walks down Lisbon Street in Lewiston where he was heading to the public library to warm up. "I'm on social security but it's not enough to get me a place to stay these days" he said as he waited for the library doors to open.
Emerging from one of his "cubby holes" Wednesday morning, Nov. 16, Patrick Crocker, who is homeless, walks down Lisbon Street in Lewiston where he was heading to the public library to warm up. "I'm on Social Security but it's not enough to get me a place to stay these days," he said, as he waited for the library doors to open.
A homeless person finds shelter Wednesday morning in the entryway of a vacant building on Pine Street in Lewiston after spending the night out in the cold and snow.
Cassandra sits in the Kennedy Park gazebo on Nov. 2 and reflects on her life living without housing. Cassandra lived in a tent last winter, with her fiance, who has since passed away. She says that during snowstorms, someone would have to stay awake to keep the tent clear of heavy snow.
Glenn Norraik keeps warm in the entryway of a business Wednesday, Nov. 16, in downtown Lewiston after spending a cold and snowy night on the streets. "I got kicked out of my place in Norway and can't get into no shelters because I don't have an ID. I just move from place to place. It sucks," he said, pulling the blanket up to his chin as the wind began to blow a cold mist on him.
A makeshift toilet in a Lewiston homeless encampment gave campers privacy. Finding a bathroom is a constant struggle for homeless people.
A small grouping of tents in a Lewiston homeless encampment is waterlogged and abandoned on Nov. 11 in advance of a police order to vacate.
A tent and bicycles sit on Nov.11 waiting in a homeless encampment in Lewiston for their owners. The police department gave a few days' notice to the people living in this patch of woods that they would begin clearing out the tents prompting many to pack their possessions and search for a new place to sleep.
Devin and Margaret clear trash on Nov. 11 as they prepare to take over an abandoned campsite in a homeless encampment in Lewiston. The couple arrived in Lewiston from Concord NH and got immediate work at a temp agency doing day labor. They stayed in a hotel when they arrived and that wiped out their savings. After paying for food, laundry, and cab fare, they do not have enough left over to save up for an apartment.
A two story structure stands Nov. 11 on the outskirts of a Lewiston homeless encampment.
A two story structure stands Nov. 11 on the outskirts of a Lewiston homeless encampment.
Part of the homeless encampment in the Sunnyside Park neighborhood in October.
A homeless encampment in the Sunnyside Park neighborhood before it was dismantled in October by the city.
A homeless encampment in the Sunnyside Park neighborhood before it was dismantled in October by the city.
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