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MaineHousing is helping fund several developments in southern Maine that will be reserved initially for asylum seeker families, but advocates say it won't be enough to fully address the housing challenges of new immigrants.
According to your report “MaineHousing set to spend $21 million on winter shelter for homeless” (Jan. 18, Page B1), Greg Payne, a senior state housing policy adviser, has stated that the funds “will continue to support people now residing in hotels, as well as enable more communities to stand up emergency shelters and other solutions […]
The state housing authority has issued RFPs to provide overnight warming shelters this winter, and other long-term solutions for next winter and beyond.
But church leaders said they're not sure how long they can maintain these volunteer efforts.
Organizations in the cities are hoping to take advantage of state and federal funding to open temporary warming shelters during nighttime hours.