The nonprofit is providing 50 emergency shelter beds at the Sullivan gymnasium in a setting that allows people to follow social distancing protocols.
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Vigil on the longest night honors people in Portland’s homeless community who died this year
About 75 people gathered for the annual memorial on the winter solstice to remember the 43 people who died so far in 2019 while living on the city’s streets.
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Our View: First of all, homeless need stable housing
The death of Brunswick man shows the importance of permanent, affordable housing.
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Maine couple helping Portland’s homeless one burrito at a time
The PLC Street Team, a ministry of Portland Life Center, aims to spread hope and love through food and prayer.
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Portland councilors recommend no cap on new shelter’s capacity
The Health & Human Services and Public Safety Committee calls only for ‘ample capacity’ to house the average nightly census for the previous 12 months – about 210 people – and handle overflow.
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Waterville homeless shelter names new executive director
Katie Spencer White, of Brunswick, is the new executive director of the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, succeeding Betty Palmer, who resigned a year ago.
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Homeless Portlanders worry new shelter will be far from downtown
City councilors on Monday will hold another public hearing about where to build a new 150-bed homeless service center.