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Title
Breathing In The Day
Year
2002
Jessica Misslin highlights the history of Peabody House in Portland and lives of its residents. These individuals live with HIV/AIDS and are offered place to stay and call home.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Half House: A Family Divided
Year
2013
In Rockport, Maine, a family dispute split and divided an entire family. Shara Morris investigates how the house was literally split and moved, and speaks to people who lived in the home.
Type
Writing
Title
Strides and Strife in a Shared Space
Year
2009
The public housing community of Riverton Park serves residents that are mostly refugees from Somalia and Sudan. Ted Hornick explores how the Portland Public Housing Authority and local police are working together to address concerns regarding gang violence within the community, and what they are doing to help the youth in the area.
Type
Multimedia
Title
The Barter House Rules: It Takes a Town to Build a Home
Year
2014
Taking a different approach to building their home, Abby and Ben are bartering for it. Kala Hoke documents their efforts to build their home.
Type
published content
Title
A Wharf and Its People
Year
1987
Pam Berry captures the activity at Custom House Wharf in Portland.
Type
Photography
Title
Nine Lives Photographs
Year
2005
At Peabody House in Portland, Cynthia Cushing is able to receive care from nurses and volunteers to ensure she takes her AIDS medication, and also have a place to sleep. Meghan Lazier captures Cushing's life.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Casting Lots: Stories of Metamorphosis
Year
2013
In Saco, the Esther residence provides housing for women leaving incarceration and recovering from addictions. Megan Detrie documents the story of two women living at Ester residence as they attempt to rebuild their lives.
Type
published content
Title
Fonnie, A Retired Fisherman, Portland, 1987
Year
1995
Pam Berry captures an image of Fonnie, a retired fisherman, smoking outside of the Custom House Wharf in Portland.
Type
Writing
Title
Nine Lives
Year
2005
At Peabody House in Portland, Cynthia Cushing is able to receive care from nurses and volunteers to ensure she takes her AIDS medication, and also have a place to sleep. Renee Nemmers discusses the life of Cushing, recounting her life with drug abuse, being tested positive for HIV/AIDS, and changing her life.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Less is More
Year
2014
In an effort to spend less money and consume less, people are moving into tiny houses. Christie Flemming documents how two homeowners are preparing to live in less than 200sq feet.
Type
Photography
Title
442 St. John Street
Year
2011
Katrina Herzog documents the culture at 442 St. John Street, a home used to house young transients and people visiting Boothbay Harbor.
Type
Writing
Title
Something Timeless: An Autumn for Portland Fishermen
Year
2005
Patrick Kiley highlights the work of fishermen aboard the Avatar, a fishing boat that has remained affiliated with Custom House Wharf, and discusses the fishing industry at the wharf.
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