Two U.S. House members — a Maine Republican and a Texas Democrat — are teaming up to push a new measure that would make it easier for some women in rural areas who are victims of domestic violence to access safe housing. U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, who represents Maine’s 2nd District, said adding the rural […]
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100-Day Challenge addresses youth homelessness
FARMINGTON — There is a movement underway in Franklin County to create a network to provide options for homeless youth, giving them a safe place to stay and creating long-term solutions to the problem. Franklin County has been chosen as one of five sites nationally to participate in the 100-Day Challenge to end youth homelessness. […]
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Community forum on homeless youth in Farmington
FARMINGTON — New Beginnings and community representatives from Franklin County Safe Places for Youth in Need will host a community forum to help homeless youth from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at Old South Church, 227 Main St. Attendees will learn more about a community-wide collaboration to accelerate efforts to end youth homelessness across […]
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Where are we on ending homelessness?
As a master’s degree student, I was directed to look at one of social work’s grand challenges, research it and explore resolutions. The challenge I chose was ending homelessness. There are as many reasons these individuals become homeless as there are homeless individuals — low income/high rents, mental illness, substance abuse, inadequate housing are just […]
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Mary Ellen Hurlbert
LEWISTON — Mary Ellen (Boulette) Hurlbert, 71, went to be with her God, Monday, June 26, at her home in Lewiston. Born May 31,1946, the eldest child of Wilfred and Natalie (Reny) Boulette, she was the valedictorian of St. Joseph’s Academy, Waterville in 1964 and graduated with a degree in early childhood education from the University […]
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Rule-breakers end up homeless
I participated in the Memorial Walk To End Homelessness on Dec. 21. I was impressed with the number of kind-hearted folks from the community who stood in support of those who are less fortunate. The number of homeless children and adults is staggering, to say the least. It has been my experience from living and […]
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Maine housing groups push for restored Section 8 vouchers to stem spike in homelessness
BANGOR — Maine groups that deal with housing and homelessness are joining counterparts across the country, pushing Congress to restore funding for Section 8 vouchers so individuals and families who are homeless or close to it can find a stable place of their own. In last year’s across-the-board $1 trillion federal spending cuts, known as […]
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Homelessness in the U.S. is a national disgrace
On Wednesday, Phil Allen, who is the veterans housing service manager for the Portland-based Preble Street Resource Center, discovered a man who had been living in his car for the past four months. The man wasn’t found in Portland. He was found in Oxford Hills as Allen and dozens of other social workers and housing […]
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Maine’s homeless rate increases 26 percent
The nation as a whole is making strides toward reducing homelessness but the problem is worsening in Maine, according to statistics released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD’s 2013 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress estimates there were 610,042 homeless Americans in January, down from 633,782 in 2012’s estimate — a nearly […]