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Commentary: End homelessness and welcome asylum seekers – Maine can do both

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion February 19, 2023

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Portland is about to open its . It promises to have everything needed to end homelessness quickly and efficiently for single adults. It should be a remarkably collaborative and effective shelter, something poised to help solve one quarter of all homelessness in Maine.  Except now, it might not.    ABOUT THE AUTHOR Cullen Ryan is executive director of the Portland-based nonprofit Community Housing of Maine. This service center was designed to... + full article



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