Tom McLaughlin quoted in a Bangor Daily News column on the homeless

UNE Professor of Social Work Thomas Chalmers McLaughlin, Ph.D., was quoted in an April 1, 2011 column in the Bangor Daily News titled "Myths about the homeless."

In discussing the myth "Building housing or increasing services brings homeless people to the city," the column explains that McLaughlin "has been compiling data for six  years on this very subject. Of those that do come to Portland from other states, most of them come to Portland to find work. Many travel between Portland and Florida for seasonal jobs. The number of people that are receiving services that move out is almost double or triple than those people moving in. Also of note is that of the hundreds of people McLaughlin has researched, none have said they are here for social service benefits or to have someone find them a place to stay."

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