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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Housing committee calls on Lewiston and Auburn to collaborate on a permanent shelter
The Housing Committee called on Lewiston to create an ad hoc committee to work with Auburn's shelter committee on the prospect of a permanent shelter.
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PublishedApril 1, 2024
As Waterville begins enforcing camping ban, homeless shelter exceeds capacity and warns of closure
City officials say efforts to move homeless people from tents into the city's lone shelter are working. Shelter officials say their facility is in financial trouble, and many homeless people fear arrest if the shelter closes.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
‘This work is our passion:’ Inside Lewiston’s warming center
The overnight shelter opened in mid-February and homeless people showed up in droves for food served at 10 p.m., for sleep in an upstairs room, or for help with their addictions or mental health problems.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2024
Lewiston council selects different operator for Calvary church warming center
Councilors selected the nonprofit Kaydenz Kitchen in Lewiston to operate the center at Calvary United Methodist Church, a day after Auburn officials voted to fund the proposal by Immigrant Resource Center of Maine, also in Lewiston.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2024
Lawmakers may require Maine cities to allow more homeless shelters
Angry that Lewiston imposed a moratorium in 2022 to block a shelter, legislators are pushing a bill to prevent it from happening again.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2023
Spirit of Maine Award recipient Liliana Tripp ratchets up holiday community service projects
Liliana Tripp collects non-perishable food items on behalf of Helping Hands Food Pantry in Oxford for Thanksgiving, and raises funds to bring holiday happiness to senior citizens and unhoused children in Oxford county.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2023
Proposed Augusta homeless shelter at former church to be ‘sanctuary for all’ as public gets view of plans
Green Street United Methodist Church could be sold and converted into a homeless shelter sometime next year with 40 beds and 16 supporting living units.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2023
Massachusetts lawmakers consider funding temporary shelter for migrant families
The state recently hit its self-imposed limit of 7,500 families in its homeless shelter system.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2023
Shelter for asylum seekers to open this week in Portland
The city says the new shelter, providing housing for up to 179 people, will open up about 120 beds at the Homeless Services Center and hopefully get people off the streets.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2023
Massachusetts lawmakers fail to approve emergency shelter aid
The state's shelter system hit a self-imposed limit of 7,500 families last week.
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