The panel will vote Sept. 20 on regulations for locations, numbers and eligibility.
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Preble Street reshapes a shelter based on lessons learned from the pandemic
The temporary shelter set up in the University of Southern Maine’s Sullivan Gym didn’t feel like a traditional shelter – which was a plus to people who stayed in it.
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New Augusta emergency overnight homeless shelter moves forward with city approval of funding
The proposed new shelter, to be created at South Parish Congregational Church, will provide a safe, warm place for unhoused people over the winter, advocates say.
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Augusta officials signal support for overnight shelter to keep unhoused people out of the cold
The proposed shelter in the basement of South Parish Congregational Church could be one of two in the city to open this year.
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Lewiston council preps new homeless shelter ordinance for vote
Officials are on track to vote on the new ordinance in September.
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Lewiston council debates new homeless shelter ordinance
LEWISTON — City officials are getting closer to implementing new regulations on homeless shelters but city councilors remain far apart on a few issues. The proposed shelter ordinance was drafted by city staff working in tandem with an ad hoc shelter committee, which produced a report on the extent of the homelessness issue in Lewiston, […]
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Affordable housing, shelter space coming to Farmington through federal funds
Western Maine Community Action was awarded nearly $7 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to convert two properties to affordable housing and emergency shelter for housing-insecure people.
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‘Nobody would choose this’: A turnpike rest area and a van become home for one Maine family
Jeanie Cannell, her husband and his daughter have lived at the Kennebunk travel plaza on the Maine Turnpike for three months, unable to find affordable housing, even though two of them work full-time.
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Shelter report to be presented to the Lewiston City Council
The 46-page report is expected to provide data on the city’s existing homeless population and shelters, provide a look at what other cities are doing, and incorporate public feedback in a set of recommendations for the council.
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Portland policy aims to improve response to homeless camps on public property
Under the policy, staff will not require the removal of campsites on city property when emergency shelters are full, and a plan will be in place for personal belongings to be recovered when camps are removed.