Media Summary: According to Preble Street officials in Portland, low-barrier The Hope House in Bangor served more than 300 individuals last year, but leaders there say its expenses are more than its ... Representatives from Penobscot Community Health Care said receiving the state

Maine Shelters Could Face Closure As Desperate Need For Funding Continues To Mount - Detailed Analysis & Overview

According to Preble Street officials in Portland, low-barrier The Hope House in Bangor served more than 300 individuals last year, but leaders there say its expenses are more than its ... Representatives from Penobscot Community Health Care said receiving the state The Northern Lighthouse Safe Harbor Youth Residents share fears and hopes as staff scramble to secure MaineHousing is getting a head start by awarding $2 million to 12 overnight warming

Just before 2:30 a.m. the Legislature's Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee voted unanimously to provide emergency ... The facility is operating at a deficit while sheltering about 90 people a night, and it Some in the state are opposing the proposal to portion out A proposal to establish Augusta's first year-round, low-barrier homeless

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Maine shelters could face closure as desperate need for funding continues to mount
Initial approval given for funding to assist low-barrier shelters in Maine
Maine's second largest shelter could close by fall if funding needs aren't met
Hope House receives state funding, possibility of closure still looms
Youth shelter in Maine closing due to lack of funding
Maine’s low-barrier shelters face funding challenges
Portland nonprofit scrambles to find housing for dozens as shelter risks closure
Shelters across Maine forced to secure private donations after large shelter funding bill fails
Push for new funding for Maine's homeless shelters
Dozens face uncertainty as York County shelter nears closure
State funding delivered to more than a dozen Maine homeless shelters
A dozen warming shelters in Maine get funding boost ahead of winter
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Maine shelters could face closure as desperate need for funding continues to mount

Maine shelters could face closure as desperate need for funding continues to mount

According to Preble Street officials in Portland, low-barrier

Initial approval given for funding to assist low-barrier shelters in Maine

Initial approval given for funding to assist low-barrier shelters in Maine

Bangor's Hope House says it

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Maine's second largest shelter could close by fall if funding needs aren't met

Maine's second largest shelter could close by fall if funding needs aren't met

The Hope House in Bangor served more than 300 individuals last year, but leaders there say its expenses are more than its ...

Hope House receives state funding, possibility of closure still looms

Hope House receives state funding, possibility of closure still looms

Representatives from Penobscot Community Health Care said receiving the state

Youth shelter in Maine closing due to lack of funding

Youth shelter in Maine closing due to lack of funding

The Northern Lighthouse Safe Harbor Youth

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Maine’s low-barrier shelters face funding challenges

Maine’s low-barrier shelters face funding challenges

Maine's

Portland nonprofit scrambles to find housing for dozens as shelter risks closure

Portland nonprofit scrambles to find housing for dozens as shelter risks closure

The

Shelters across Maine forced to secure private donations after large shelter funding bill fails

Shelters across Maine forced to secure private donations after large shelter funding bill fails

LD 2136, which was a bill that

Push for new funding for Maine's homeless shelters

Push for new funding for Maine's homeless shelters

Bill LD 2124

Dozens face uncertainty as York County shelter nears closure

Dozens face uncertainty as York County shelter nears closure

Residents share fears and hopes as staff scramble to secure

State funding delivered to more than a dozen Maine homeless shelters

State funding delivered to more than a dozen Maine homeless shelters

Just over one million dollars

A dozen warming shelters in Maine get funding boost ahead of winter

A dozen warming shelters in Maine get funding boost ahead of winter

MaineHousing is getting a head start by awarding $2 million to 12 overnight warming

Advocates call for increased funding for Maine homeless shelters

Advocates call for increased funding for Maine homeless shelters

Leaders from

Maine lawmakers vote to provide emergency funds for homeless shelters

Maine lawmakers vote to provide emergency funds for homeless shelters

Just before 2:30 a.m. the Legislature's Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee voted unanimously to provide emergency ...

Emergency homeless shelters get boost after new law takes effect

Emergency homeless shelters get boost after new law takes effect

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Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter could run out of funds by summer. Will the state act fast enough?

Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter could run out of funds by summer. Will the state act fast enough?

The facility is operating at a deficit while sheltering about 90 people a night, and it

Lawmakers debating using real estate transfer tax to fund shelters

Lawmakers debating using real estate transfer tax to fund shelters

Some in the state are opposing the proposal to portion out

MaineHousing grants just over $1M to 13 emergency warming shelters across state

MaineHousing grants just over $1M to 13 emergency warming shelters across state

The agency said the

Augusta debates moratorium on new homeless shelters amid year-round facility proposal

Augusta debates moratorium on new homeless shelters amid year-round facility proposal

A proposal to establish Augusta's first year-round, low-barrier homeless

How to fund homeless shelters a heated debate at Maine State House

How to fund homeless shelters a heated debate at Maine State House

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