缅因州暖化中心不堪重负, 使得无家可归者在极端寒冷期间没有安全的住所。 Maine’s warming centers are overwhelmed, leaving homeless people without safe shelter during extreme cold.

缅因州暖化中心在极端冬季气候下不堪重负,无家可归的人没有安全的住所。 Maine’s warming centers are overwhelmed during extreme winter weather, leaving homeless individuals without safe shelter. 尽管为12个应急中心提供了230万美元的国家赠款,但能力有限和关闭(如约克县的成人收容所)使许多收容所无人居住,特别是在农村地区。 Despite a $2.3 million state grant for 12 emergency centers, limited capacity and closures—like York County’s adult shelter—leave many unsheltered, especially in rural areas. 比德福德(Biddeford)的希望种子(Seeds of Hope)和桑福德(Sanford)唯一的家庭中心(Central on family Center)等设施疲软不堪,迫使员工将人拒之门外。 Facilities like Biddeford’s Seeds of Hope and Sanford’s family-only center are stretched thin, forcing staff to turn people away. 倡导者警告说,如果没有无障碍、低门槛的选择,弱势群体面临威胁生命的风险。 Advocates warn that without accessible, low-barrier options, vulnerable people face life-threatening risks.