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.
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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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Our View: Libraries can reach people in deep need
With a social worker on staff, a library is uniquely positioned to connect patrons with mental health and other services.
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New federal program could help youths aging out of foster care in Maine
Vouchers could provide housing for as many as 25 young adults in Greater Portland.
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Greg Kesich: Conspiracy theory takes hold in Maine GOP
What looks like genuine concern about people who are homeless may really be something much more sinister.
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Preble Street workers vote to unionize, citing low pay, high turnover
The nonprofit serves homeless and low-income Mainers at the organization’s drop-in centers, soup kitchens, food pantry and shelters.
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Young and on their own in Maine
An invisible trend, fed by an affordable housing crisis and opioid epidemic, has led to a record high in homeless students – and a 227 percent spike in children without a guardian.
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Search narrows as Portland rules out site near county jail for new homeless shelter
A City Council committee is asking the council to choose between a vacant lot on Commercial Street and land on Riverside Street.