Housing First

Housing First development approved for Portland

Nicole Ogrysko

Portland's planning board approved the development, which also includes 20 income-restricted apartments and 48 other units that will be rented at market rates. It will be built in phases at the site of Portland's former Oxford Street shelter in the Bayside neighborhood.

Asylum seekers, many from Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, wait outside Sanford city hall on Monday, hoping to get an appointment with the General Assistance office. Dozens of new immigrants have arrived in Sanford in the last week, hoping to find assistance after shelters in larger cities, including Portland, have hit capacity.

Business and Economy

Proposal calls for 30 Housing First apartments in Sanford

Nicole Ogrysko

The project will provide housing and 24-7 support services to residents, who have experienced chronic homelessness, or have struggled to stay in stable housing before.

A security guard stands outside Portland's Oxford Street Shelter on March 31, 2020.

Business and Economy

Avesta, Preble Street propose 30 to 50 Housing First apartments on former Oxford Street shelter site

Robbie Feinberg

Avesta CEO Rebecca Hatfield said her organization is proposing to demolish the existing shelter and construct a new building on site.

Business and Economy

For Chronically Homeless Mainers, Housing First Can Be A Lifesaving Solution

Nora Flaherty

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