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#WeOutside launched this summer with weekly canoeing, hiking, and swimming trips, and will continue into the fall and winter.
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ProsperityME said the new funds will bolster an existing scholarship program
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The hotel stays for the roughly 60 families will be paid for through Portland's general assistance program.
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The city of Portland is planning to contract with two nearby hotels to house nearly 200 asylum seekers when the temporary shelter at the Expo building closes next week.
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The city said there were nearly 200 asylum seekers still living at the Portland Expo as of early this week. It's due to close next week.
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The campaign, an extension of an existing program run by the Quality Housing Coalition, comes as the city is preparing to close a temporary shelter at the Expo building next month.
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The university said it's still waiting to see a comprehensive plan, after a town official earlier this week claimed the school opposed the idea.
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If that plan doesn't work out, the city reiterated a request to call up the National Guard to set up an alternative shelter.
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After fleeing death threats back home, he said he can now live the life he always wanted to, but knows many others are still at risk.
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Dozens of asylum seekers protested outside the Expo this morning, but the mood seemed to calm after city officials met with residents to discuss their concerns.