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Avesta Housing receives $175,000 Housing for Everyone Grant
Avesta Housing was recently awarded a $175,000 Housing for Everyone grant from the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®. Avesta Housing is one of 37 non-profit organizations
Gauvreau Place wins MEREDA Notable Project Award
Gauvreau Place in Lewiston, Maine, has been awarded the Notable Project Award for 2022 by the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA). Construction Services Project Manager Steve Estes accepted the award on behalf of
Former hotel shelter resident rounds a corner
Two years ago, Shelley Williams was living at the Comfort Inn in Scarborough, which operated as a temporary homeless shelter during the pandemic. After being on a waiting list for more than a year, Williams
Avesta resident: ‘I don’t think I’d be alive if I didn’t get into Florence House’
The walls of Laura’s apartment at Florence House are decorated with handmade posters adorned with words of inspiration: “Embrace the day” “Give without expecting” “Some things are worth the wait” Looking at them, she smiles
Housing-first strategy ties stable residences with social services
Dawn Wade knows her place is cluttered, with knickknacks, plants, food containers and artwork covering almost every square inch of her studio apartment in Portland. But it’s hers, something that seemed far out of reach
Waitlists grow as developers plan, build and fill affordable housing
John Welch was homeless for nine months before moving into Hillside at Village Square, a 27-unit subsidized apartment building in Gorham that Avesta Housing opened in January. It was a rough period. A breakup left
Application Period Open for 2023 Scholarships
Applications are being accepted for the annual Avesta Housing scholarship. The educational scholarship is open to Avesta Housing residents who are enrolling in a post-secondary education program — such as college, graduate school, trade school,
Avesta Housing Announces New Board Officers
Avesta Housing, the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in northern New England, has installed new officers on its Board of Directors: Chair: Andrea Dodge Patstone, president, Western Maine Health Vice Chair: Renee Fay-LeBlanc, chief medical
Are you seeking higher education?
All Avesta residents who are enrolling in a post-secondary program within the next 12 months are eligible to apply for a $1,000 scholarship. Eligible programs include college, graduate school, trade school, and certificate programs. If
