Aroostook homeless shelter scores grant to buy new building and expand services

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Homeless Services of Aroostook will receive more than half a million dollars to buy a building and expand its services. The Presque Isle organization is among 17 agencies in Maine, and the only one in Aroostook County, to receive a MaineHousing grant to help craft long-term solutions for people without housing. Lack of affordable housing has driven homelessness up in Aroostook County, according to Aroostook Homeless Stakeholders, a local group working to help people who are homeless. This winter, the region’s only shelter turned its dining room into a warming center to accommodate the overflow of…