PMA Films: Building Hope: Ending Homelessness in Maine (Free screening with panel discussion)

BUILDING HOPE: Ending Homelessness in Maine gives us hope that there is an end to the suffering of homelessness - if there is the will to make this happen.  The stories are complex and hard to bear:  the lack of affordable housing; substance use disorder; anxiety and depression; despair and lack of self esteem; domestic abuse; trauma; poverty; encampments; prison time; lost loved ones; brutal weather. How can this happen in “the richest country in the world?” This long U.S. reputation has brought throngs of asylum seekers escaping the fear of cartels and dictators, yearning to be free, hoping for a better life. This is what BUILDING HOPE is about even though it’s hard to even think that there is hope.  But there is. We can all make a difference.

Running Time: 85 minutes (plus panel discussion)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Country of origin: United States
Director: Richard Kane

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