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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
New homeless shelter at Augusta church approved without opposition
The shelter at the South Parish Congregational Church is planned to be open from November through April, every overnight from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2022
Out of the van but still in search of a home
Jeanie and Roger Cannell, who were living in a van in the parking lot of a turnpike travel plaza, have gotten a lot of help from strangers since she told their story in July. But a long-term home remains elusive.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2022
New Augusta emergency overnight homeless shelter moves forward with city approval of funding
The proposed new shelter, to be created at South Parish Congregational Church, will provide a safe, warm place for unhoused people over the winter, advocates say.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2022
Augusta officials signal support for overnight shelter to keep unhoused people out of the cold
The proposed shelter in the basement of South Parish Congregational Church could be one of two in the city to open this year.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2022
Affordable housing, shelter space coming to Farmington through federal funds
Western Maine Community Action was awarded nearly $7 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to convert two properties to affordable housing and emergency shelter for housing-insecure people.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2022
‘Nobody would choose this’: A turnpike rest area and a van become home for one Maine family
Jeanie Cannell, her husband and his daughter have lived at the Kennebunk travel plaza on the Maine Turnpike for three months, unable to find affordable housing, even though two of them work full-time.
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PublishedMay 4, 2022
Waterville council rejects rezoning for Highwood Street housing plan
City councilors on Tuesday voted 4-3 to rezone 8 Highwood St. so the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter could develop apartments for seniors and disabled people with families, and some emergency housing for homeless people, but the vote fell short of the needed supermajority.
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PublishedApril 18, 2022
Maine Voices: Lewiston’s proposed shelter moratorium is unacceptable
Lewiston's mayor calls opposition to efforts to help unhoused people 'a waste of time.'
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PublishedApril 13, 2022
Maine Voices: Stable housing for every Mainer is the way life should be
Bills in the Legislature will attack Maine’s housing crisis from several angles: zoning reform, building more affordable housing and funding more vouchers.
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PublishedApril 12, 2022
Our View: Maine should address shelter shortage
What looks like a crisis for the city of Portland is really a statewide problem that needs legislative action.
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