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Avesta receives $75K grant for affordable housing pre-development
Avesta Housing has received a $75,000 grant from the Five Together Foundation to address the affordable housing crisis in the state. Established in 2005, the Five Together Foundation supports initiatives in youth leadership and development,
Senior support worker connects older adults with resources
Avesta Housing has created a new staff role to safeguard housing stability for older adults living in our properties. This “senior support specialist” will provide one-on-one support to senior residents with mental health issues who
Avesta HomeOwnership Center gives Maine family tools to purchase first home
Photo: The Kanakan family, left to right — Andom, Mitchell, Jonathan, and Jeannicaise Buying a house can be a stressful experience, especially when it’s your first home. Add a red-hot real estate market to the
Avesta Housing featured in Mainebiz 2021 Giving Guide
The past 19 months have not been easy for nonprofits in Maine. The COVID-19 pandemic, wage uncertainty, worker shortage, rising costs of goods and services, and more have forced many to rethink their fundraising strategies
Southgate named one of best affordable housing developments in nation
The Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition (AHTCC) announced Sept. 23 that Southgate in Scarborough, Maine, is a 2021 recipient of the Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award in the Rural Area category, recognizing affordable
Avesta ready to start Conway project
CONWAY, N.H. — A construction firm has been hired for the first of four affordable apartment buildings approved for the Avesta Housing Development Corp. site off Technology Lane. Patrick Hess, project manager at Avesta, a
Avesta Housing HomeOwnership Center receives major grant to aid Maine residents
Avesta Housing’s HomeOwnership Center (HOC) has been approved for a grant of more than $80,000 from NeighborWorks America, a congressionally chartered nonprofit organization that creates opportunities for people to live in affordable homes, improve their lives,
Housing shortage, high rents vex Lewiston-Auburn market
LEWISTON — Ann and Paul Rivers moved to Lewiston for “a fresh start,” but have been living in a tiny attic apartment with no kitchen or bathroom. The couple, who are in their 60s, have
Inn at Village Square resident assistant: ‘I learn new things every day’
Caring for older adults wasn’t Julie Martin’s first career choice. In fact, she didn’t start until she was in her 50s. But now she couldn’t imagine not doing it. “There are some life lessons to
