ALBUQUERQUE’S PROGRAM THAT PAYS ITS HOMELESS POPULATION FOR DOING DAY WORK IS BEING COPIED IN PORTLAND, MAINE. THE CITY IS WORKING ON A PILOT PROGRAM NOW TO OFFER THEIR HOMELESS LIGHT LIGHT JOBS LIKE CLEANING CITY PARKS. THEY’D EARN ABOUT 10-DOLLARS-68 CENTS.
THE PORTLAND PRESS HERALD REPORTS PANHANDLING IS A MAJOR CONCERN THERE AND IN OTHER U-S CITIES. IT ALREADY HAS A LAW AGAINST AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLING.
