The City Council is expected to direct the Planning Board to review homeless shelter related uses in zoning districts.
Homeless in Maine
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Local & State
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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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.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Local & State, News
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.
Posted inLocal & State
Homeless veteran in Augusta: ‘You can’t find anything available’
Steven York, 59, is living in Bread of Life Ministries’ Veterans Shelter in Augusta and works five days a week at Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center at Togus.
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Read the series: How homelessness impacts Maine
An occasional series examining homelessness in Maine.