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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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.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine, 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 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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston council poised to expand where shelters can be located
Officials have not agreed on some details, including buffers between shelters and schools or day cares.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
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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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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
‘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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
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.