MaineHousing awards .3 million for housing and shelter projects around the state
Beds in the men's dormitory at Portland's new Homeless Services Center in the Riverside neighborhood of Portland on Wednesday. Brianna Soukup/Staff...
Beds in the men's dormitory at Portland's new Homeless Services Center in the Riverside neighborhood of Portland on Wednesday. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer MaineHousing on Thursday announced it has awarded $16.3 million to 17 housing and shelter projects across the state, including a new 280-bed shelter in Portland. The funding, which is part of a winter energy relief plan approved by Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Legislature in January, includes $4 million for a project from the Center for Regional Prosperity for a large new shelter in Portland.