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PublishedDecember 21, 2022
‘Solutions, not just thoughts and prayers’: Vigil for the Homeless held in Lewiston
The gathering marked National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day on or near the winter solstice: the first day of winter and the longest night of the year.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2022
Auburn council postpones Planning Board review of homeless shelter zoning
Several people argued that as policymakers, the City Council should decide where and how homeless shelters should be allowed in Auburn.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2022
Everyone wants a warm home. Here’s how you can help.
While officials sit around tables discussing what to do, the homeless are living it. These are people who, for whatever reason, are now living on the street, are desperate for warmth, food and safety. The same things we all want. The things we all should have, but don’t.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2022
A bus for a home: ‘If it’s cold, I’m up checking on the heater all night long’
Single father of two is slowly turning a bus into a home for his family. Up next, when his disability check allows: a shower.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2022
One family, grateful to be under the same roof, is still separated
Among all the challenges of being homeless, the inability to cook their own meal and enjoy it together might seem small. But for the tight-knit family, it's everything.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2022
‘It’s harder on my children’: Family struggles to find a place to call home
Father of three says his family has been constantly on the move as he tries to save money from his job for a permanent place to live.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2022
Auburn to consider changes to zoning regarding homeless shelters
The City Council is expected to direct the Planning Board to review homeless shelter related uses in zoning districts.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
How homeless people are counted in Maine
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has provided data since 2007, based on estimates from service providers who seek to count people in homeless shelter, people in communities without shelter and more considerations.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
Photo Album: Homeless people in central Maine brave the elements
The Sun Journal and Kennebec Journal captured views of homeless people as winter sets in across the region.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
Homeless in Maine: Record-setting estimates come as winter’s bite threatens the vulnerable
Escalating costs for housing, food and fuel have officials especially concerned as cold weather sets in and as estimates grow for people unable to find stable housing.
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