Homeless

In her final state of the city address on Monday, outgoing Portland Mayor Kate Snyder said housing and homelessness remain the top issues facing the state's largest city.

The state is seeing a sharp rise in the number of residents considered "chronically homeless," according to a one-night survey conducted in January.

Parents and caregivers who are homeless face a difficult decision: Work to try to escape homelessness, or quit their jobs to help their kids with online learning.

Portland city officials struggled Monday night to devise a strategy to help protesters lacking shelter to leave an encampment at City Hall plaza - an…

Daily life has changed drastically as Mainers take steps to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. Preparing and maintaining needed services for homeless…

Homelessness is a growing problem around the country, including here in Maine.Portland is currently working through the long and contentious process of…

Recent storms leave no doubt winter that has arrived in Bangor. The city saw how challenging last winter was for residents experiencing homelessness.This…

Advocates for the homeless worry that Robert Marbut, a consultant who has been hired by many cities, will roll back the successes of arranging housing for the homeless.

Advocates for people experiencing homelessness are taking precautions as a heat wave is predicted to hit the state this weekend.Boyd Kronholm, executive…

Homelessness among young people is on the rise in Maine. In conjunction with the series that Maine Public reporter Robbie Feinberg is doing on this issue,…