The City of Portland will be saddled with providing services at the city’s 179-bed shelter for single asylum-seeking migrants after the immigrant advocacy nonprofit that was originally going to take over services at the shelter was unable to secure sufficient funding.
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The construction of the shelter, located at 166 Riverside Industrial Parkway and owned by Developers Collaborative (DC) Blueberry LLC and DC Management LLC, was funded by a $4.59 million grant from the Maine State Housing Authority.
The large capacity shelter was set up to be exclusively for single noncitizen migrants, as a way to free up bed space at the city’s Homeless Services Center when large homeless encampments were scattered throughout the city.
Under Portland’s original contract to build the shelter, the city was to be the primary service provider for the first 18 months of the shelter’s operation — roughly until May 2025 — and would be reimbursed for its services through the mostly state-funded General Assistance (GA) program.
After its first 18 months of operation, the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition (MIRC), a nonprofit representing a network of immigrant advocacy nonprofits in Maine, was going to take over as the shelter’s primary service provider, its agreement with the city indicated.
Under the initial agreement, MIRC was supposed to then provide meals, staffing and other support services at the shelter for the remainder of the three-year contract.
Now, the Portland City Council at their next meeting on Monday, March 17, will be considering an order to remove MIRC as a party to the shelter contract “due to [MIRC’s] inability to secure sufficient funding to continue providing services,” the order memo states.
“Under this amendment, the City of Portland will continue to operate the shelter for the remainder of the three-year term,” it reads.
According to MIRC’s most recent 2023 tax forms, the nonprofit made roughly $3.67 million in total revenue that year, with $1.98 million of that revenue coming from government grants, and ended the year with nearly $1.2 million in net assets.
No doubt Janet will pick up the tab, ” New Mainers “
why is this still happening?? where is TOM HOLMAN!! federal prosecutors need to come down on the statemfor funding this b.s.!! and hey maine wire… how much are people getting paid at this non profit!? ask questions, this is a huge and endless scam!!
Who’s left holding the bag when the usaid dries up? and mills couldn’t care less.
Come on Democrats put your money where your mouth is, pony up some cash otherwise some might think you really do not want illegals here .Better yet open your homes along with your wallets
NGO’s don’t “pay” for anything. This just exposes the grift that they’ve all been playing on the American Taxpayers. Make Portland Taxpayers pay for this crap. That city is broker than broke and it’s just going to get worse. Sell your home NOW if you can, commies….ahahahahaha
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Keep voting in those Dems Portland
If they have cash on the books then a good lawsuit should offset the millions we taxpayers footed for this fiasco. This certainly puts Portland’s decision-making into question. Wasn’t it Dear Mayor behind this?
Deport them all. Won’t need the beds
What revenue? You mean recycled tax dollars? Where are all these generous Democratic donors? They are very good at giving away other people’s money, but not so good at giving their own. And how many “non-profits” actually “solve” a problem long-term? Anyone? Non-profits have become big business where a handful of leftist elites ensure cushy paychecks for themselves as “administrators”. Many of the poor workers put their heart and souls into good intentioned efforts, making little to no money, while the “administrators” raise money (read taxpayer grants) and collect healthy paychecks.
Lol, how do you like me now….told you long, long ago that this was going to happen, keep voting for these democrats and watch as you loose our Maine way of life and slowly slide into becoming the next new 3rd world sht hole.
This government funded (AKA taxpayer funded) non profit aiding and abetting illegal immigration in Maine is an outfit called Developers Collaborative, it is the exact type of NGO we are seeing being heavily scrutinized nationally… they are getting paid through taxpayer grants ( not paid back…free money) to put these houses and apartments up… this needs federal oversight ASAP!
Mills can’t pay are bills now and making more and the hell with our own homeless citizens
Just raise the city of Portland taxes. Problem solved!
How did they get here? If Catholic Charities, with Janet Mill’s approval, dropped off these single asylum-seeking migrants, let them pony up the cash.
Saying it’s going to be paid for out of maines General Assistance fund is really out of my wallet, Maine. Is broke! The only money Mills has is from increased taxes! Vote out the thieves in Augusta! C’mon man!
This just gets better and better, got to love thoses dummy Democrates/Liberals
Maine wire has previously reported 73% of General Assistance fund for the entire state went to Portland Maine. The entire state is working to support these illegal alien scum projects. The way life should be.
Couldnt happen to a better town. Let them wollow in their own crap.