Avesta Stories
‘It felt like an angel came to visit me’
Kayla is a single mom with a 4-year-old son who became unhoused. She found a new home — and a new job — with Avesta Housing.
‘Avesta Housing saved my dad’
Dawn’s 74-year-old father lost his life savings in an internet scam and was unable to find an affordable rental. Then they found Avesta.
‘You will be happy with Avesta Housing’
Pedro and Alice were living in a shelter and fantasized about living in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood. Avesta made that dream a reality.
‘I don’t think I’d be alive if I didn’t get into Florence House’
For four years, Laura was homeless and living on the streets of Portland. Florence House, an Avesta Housing community for women who have experienced chronic homelessness, gave her a new lease on life.
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Unity Gardens resident celebrates 100th birthday
May 30, 2024
Barbara Tolman and her daughter, Laurel Parker Unity Gardens, Avesta Housing’s affordable housing community for
Avesta resident pays it forward by helping others
April 29, 2024
Mariam arrived in Maine from Djibouti with her four children with no money, no job,
Family finds new hope with Avesta Housing
April 29, 2024
When Alain was told he and his family had a new home with Avesta Housing,
Community gardening co-op brings residents together
August 23, 2023
At Foxwell in Kittery, Maine, a group of residents have formed a gardening cooperative to
Veterans provided affordable homes at Hillside at Village Square
February 21, 2023
Crosby, 72, is an Air Force veteran and Maine native who hails from a long
