Carl Harrison, a former resident at Sister Mary O’Donnell Emergency Homeless Shelter in Presque Isle, now works as a staff member at the shelter, and said his experience with homelessness helps current residents connect with him. “I think a lot of people misconstrue homelessness,” he said. “Homelessness doesn’t discriminate, it affects a lot of people from a lot of different backgrounds.” (Cameron Levasseur | The County)
Rural Maine homeless shelters say they could close without more state funding
One-time emergency state funding last summer stopgapped the problem, but the organization is facing a revenue shortfall just shy of $200,000.
