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Predatory Mortgages in Maine Recent Trends and the Persistence of Abusive Lending Practices. A joint report issued by Coastal Enterprises, Inc. and the Center for Responsible Lending, 2006.
The bottle room at Hannaford Brothers' Forest Avenue store gets very hectic. Maine's busiest supermarket processes more than a thousand returnables every day.
It can be tough keeping up with the constant flow of plastic, aluminum, and glass, but Charlie Wass is a hard worker. He arrives on time, follows directions, and gets the job done. When Charlie's day is over, he likes to "feel he's done as much as he can". Charlie doesn't work for Hannaford, though. He is an employee of CEI Staffing Services, Inc. (CSSI), a new nonprofit CEI subsidiary. As a person with a disability, Charlie wasn't often given opportunities to grow in previous jobs. With the support of his CSSI job coach, Charlie is trying new things--fixing machines, using the computer and even helping customers. Charlie has grown so much at Hannaford that he plans to apply for a permanent job.
And, perhaps try bagging.
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Maine Legislature Passes Model Anti-Predatory Lending Bill.