[Thread] Okay, so saving the #MainePol stories for last... I saw that #PrebleStreet received a contract to handle ALL nine of #Maine 's regional #Homeless service hubs. Having been critical of Preble Street's decision to move the #PortlandME homeless shelter and services to MILES away from the city center, I questioned this decision. So I did some digging. As I suspected, the reasons for moving the shelter involved decisions by the city of Portland to #CriminalizeHomelessness and pressure by #WholeFoods and other businesses, who didn't appreciate #unhoused folks camping out near their store...
Read on, gentle readers...