The graffiti focuses on the controversy over the capacity of the planned shelter that’s before the City Council.
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Homeless Veterans Stand Down ‘got the ball rolling’ for veteran to find housing, work
Saturday’s annual event at Togus will provide medical services, housing connections and other support to homeless veterans across Maine.
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People dropping off donations at Sanford homeless camp may face littering charge
The city is opening a resource center where homeless people can get medical attention and services.
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Kicked out of Portland shelter, family pitches a tent, struggles with homelessness
As Maine experiences a surge in homeless students, Ashley Livingston and her family struggle to find housing and get ready for the new school year.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
State to get $3.3 million in federal funding to provide homes for young Mainers
MaineHousing will use the award to develop a community response to youth homelessness, focusing on rural areas where services are scant.
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Maine gets federal support to address homelessness among MaineCare members
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has selected Maine to participate in a federal program that encourages such partnerships to enhance community living options for Medicaid beneficiaries. Through the program, CMS will provide Maine with technical assistance, with a focus on addressing homelessness and advancing community support for members with chronic physical or complex health needs, serious and persistent mental illness and substance use disorder.
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‘The Soupman’ comes to Maine to help the homeless and fight the opioid crisis
Peter Kelleher lost his son to an overdose in Bangor in 2016 and now dedicates his life to providing critical supplies to homeless people.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Offering warmth at — and on — Christmas
LEWISTON — Volunteers of the Calvary United Methodist Church’s warming center have a mission to provide warmth — even if it means giving the coats off their backs. “This volunteer gave the coat he wore here to (the homeless person) who didn’t have a coat,” said Pat Hunter Gardiner, chairwoman of the Church’s City Mission […]
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Asylum seekers travel to Portland in droves, overwhelming city services
The city stands apart for the help offered to those fleeing persecution, but migrants’ numbers have deluged shelters and attorney caseloads.
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Poliquin looks to assist rural domestic violence victims
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 […]