Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter Inc

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Emergency Shelter - Our 19 Colby St location has been low barrier since the beginning of the pandemic and remains so today. A low barrier shelter is a shelter that has very little to no requirements for entry, including sobriety, drug use, and convictions. Low barrier shelters are preferred by HUD and are considered best practice for shelter provision. Our 19 Colby St location is a 48 bed shelter. We continue to improve the way we provide low barrier shelter and are currently working on a harm reduction and trauma informed supports. We have a warming center, serviced by shelter staff while maintaining our low barrier shelter. The warming center housed 2 to 15 guests in our conference room, lobby, and office spaces on a nightly basis.