The warming center at the former Schemengees Bar & Grille will accommodate up to 100 guests per night, making it one of the largest efforts in the state.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Kudos: Pleasant Street Drop-in Center receives ‘extra mile’ award
The center, operated out of the First Universalist Church in Auburn, has become a critical resource for homeless.
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Maine organization aiming to end homelessness hires first executive director
Dean Klein, a homeless prevention advocate most recently from Virginia, has been tapped to lead the Maine Continuum of Care.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Homelessness coalition pools resources to help with more ‘visible’ issue
Interim Town Manager and Police Chief Jeff Campbell said the homeless population in Norway has been more ‘visible’ lately, but there is little his department can do to help without transportation and shelter access.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston council approves changes to homeless shelter ordinance
The changes are intended to make it easier for shelters to be created, including the removal of language implemented under the previous council that placed a cap on the number of shelter beds allowed in the city.
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 inFranklin, Local & State, News
Farmington’s only homeless shelter closed in 2020. Efforts to open a new one have failed.
In western Maine, services are provided through a decentralized patchwork of nonprofits, school liaisons and other assistance programs.
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 inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston considers former Schemengees Bar & Grille for emergency warming center this winter
Kevin Boilard, director of warming center operator Kaydenz Kitchen, said the location could also be ideal for Lewiston’s permanent, low-barrier shelter, but city officials will ultimately decide.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston seeking proposals for city-run shelter, with one week to deadline
Due to an upcoming deadline for grant funding, the turnaround for request for proposals is quick — due on Aug. 27.