For RJ and others who live on the streets, a warm meal is a reprieve from a daily struggles to stay warm and fed.
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Maine public housing tenants face high eviction rates. A new program to keep renters housed excludes them
A new eviction prevention program fails to protect some of Maine’s most vulnerable residents from homelessness.
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A Brunswick family’s desperate hunt for housing as temperatures drop
James Olson has been searching for housing as his deadline to move out nears, but without much luck.
Posted inMaine, News
Waterville struggles to balance downtown safety with help for homeless
Business owners say customers, tenants and employees have been frightened when coming to the area, and that the city needs to come together to solve the problem for everyone involved.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Auburn community rallies around 67-year-old homeless woman
Street Talk: She doesn’t drink, she doesn’t do drugs, she’s friendly with police. That’s made this 67-year-old woman a target for the other homeless in and around Auburn’s Bonney Park.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston warming shelter project snags $280,000 from state
The state funding may help propel federal aid so a shelter can open within months.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Supreme Court says cities can ban homeless people sleeping outdoors
In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the court reversed an appeals court ruling that found outdoor sleeping bans amount to cruel and unusual punishment.
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Micro communities for the homeless are sprouting up in U.S. cities
Faced with years of rising homelessness rates and failed solutions, city officials across the U.S. have been embracing rapid housing options emphasizing 3 factors: small, quick and cheap.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Local homeless grieve the loss of one of their own
Street Talk: If not for a brief news story and scuttlebutt among the homeless population, few would know about Dave’s death, or that he had existed at all.
Posted inMaine, News
Proposed Augusta homeless shelter spurs debate, heads to Planning Board
Some Augusta business owners fear a proposed new 40-bed homeless shelter would worsen problems they’ve seen with people who are homeless, while advocates say it would help.