The city and social service organizations are struggling to help dozens of individuals sleeping outside who can’t or won’t stay in a shelter, but the mayor says Portland can only do so much.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council delays vote on homeless-related task force
Councilors voted 7-0 on Tuesday to postpone until Dec. 17 a decision on forming a task force that would address issues involving homeless and marginalized people and problems that have surfaced in the downtown area with criminal mischief, drug activities, panhandling and other issues.
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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 inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Homeless people discuss barriers they face in Augusta
Augusta Task Force on Homelessness seeks solutions to improve lives of homeless area residents.
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.
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Portland man killed by train had battled years of mental illness
Brett Staples, who was homeless for several years before being put into a housing first community, was known for his constant smile, friends said.
Posted inNation & World, News
ACLU sues Washington state city over its anti-homeless laws after landmark Supreme Court ruling
The complaint filed in Spokane County Superior Court challenges city ordinances that make camping, sitting, or lying on public property misdemeanor crimes in certain circumstances.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Opinion: Court decision elevates municipal concerns over those of the homeless
Maine’s best guarantee of thwarting a crisis of unhoused people is to make sure every municipality has a plan to offer emergency shelter.
Posted inLocal & State
Supreme Court ruling could affect Maine communities’ policies about homeless campers
Some cities said they do not anticipate any immediate changes in response to Friday’s ruling, including in Augusta.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
New Augusta group to make plan to help homeless, better coordinate city resources
A facilitator hopes to have strategic plan in about seven months to more efficiently and effectively help homeless people in the Augusta area.