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PublishedApril 4, 2023
Proposed homelessness bill supported at state hearing
The bill would establish a funding source for supportive services, develop housing for state's chronically homeless.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
What is the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act?
The law is intended to provide homeless students the same educational opportunities as housed students by removing any barriers to learning.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
Housing crisis drives rise in youth homelessness
Educators and homeless advocates are growing increasingly alarmed by a surge in the number of homeless youth.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
‘All of us are so much more than what you see on the surface’
In her own words, a Lewiston homeless woman who helps other homeless people talks about life on the street.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
Homeless in Maine: Rising number of homeless teens face grim future
Many of them lack a stable, supportive family, and end up creating their own 'family' on the street with other homeless youths.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
Search the statewide database of school districts reporting homeless youths
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act defines homeless youths as 'individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.'
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2023
MaineHousing will spend $21 million on winter, long-term shelter for Maine homeless
The state housing authority has issued RFPs to provide overnight warming shelters this winter, and other long-term solutions for next winter and beyond.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2023
Homeless but working: ‘That can be any person’
Unforeseen circumstances, and suddenly a Lewiston couple find themselves without a secure place for themselves and their child.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2023
Michael G. Seamans: Life on Waterville island featured hard living, and comfort to those in need
Over the course of several months, Morning Sentinel photographer Michael G. Seamans captured images of people living at a homeless encampment along the Kennebec River, and came to learn his assumptions about them were wrong.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2023
Homeless in Maine: Struggling to survive even with a paying job
Those who interact most closely with the homeless say it's a misconception that they don't want to work or try to help themselves.
Homeless in Maine
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