List of local service agencies accepting donations to help the homeless and at-risk populations in Maine.
Homeless in Maine
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
WMCA struggles with housing, end of ERA funding
Western Maine Community Action is working hard to help their clients find affordable housing, but many will soon face eviction starting Jan. 1.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
‘Solutions, not just thoughts and prayers’: Vigil for the Homeless held in Lewiston
The gathering marked National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day on or near the winter solstice: the first day of winter and the longest night of the year.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn council postpones Planning Board review of homeless shelter zoning
Several people argued that as policymakers, the City Council should decide where and how homeless shelters should be allowed in Auburn.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Everyone wants a warm home. Here’s how you can help.
While officials sit around tables discussing what to do, the homeless are living it. These are people who, for whatever reason, are now living on the street, are desperate for warmth, food and safety. The same things we all want. The things we all should have, but don’t.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
A bus for a home: ‘If it’s cold, I’m up checking on the heater all night long’
Single father of two is slowly turning a bus into a home for his family. Up next, when his disability check allows: a shower.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
One family, grateful to be under the same roof, is still separated
Among all the challenges of being homeless, the inability to cook their own meal and enjoy it together might seem small. But for the tight-knit family, it’s everything.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
‘It’s harder on my children’: Family struggles to find a place to call home
Father of three says his family has been constantly on the move as he tries to save money from his job for a permanent place to live.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Auburn to consider changes to zoning regarding homeless shelters
The City Council is expected to direct the Planning Board to review homeless shelter related uses in zoning districts.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine
How homeless people are counted in Maine
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has provided data since 2007, based on estimates from service providers who seek to count people in homeless shelter, people in communities without shelter and more considerations.