The Evening Sandwich Program in the basement of the Universalist Unitarian Church of Waterville is a lifeline for Terri Cashman, 42, and her husband, who live in a garage.
City officials say efforts to move homeless people from tents into the city's lone shelter are working. Shelter officials say their facility is in financial trouble, and many homeless people fear arrest if the shelter closes.
The annual interfaith gathering held at dawn at Head of Falls has become a tradition for the city's smaller congregations, as churches throughout central Maine face waning attendance and shrinking numbers of parishioners.
City officials say efforts to move homeless people from tents into the city's lone shelter are working. Shelter officials say their facility is in financial trouble, and many homeless people fear arrest if the shelter closes.
The annual interfaith gathering held at dawn at Head of Falls has become a tradition for the city's smaller congregations, as churches throughout central Maine face waning attendance and shrinking numbers of parishioners.