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A Housing Crisis for Seniors
Last fall, I had to take the car keys away from an elderly relative who lives alone. This intervention should have happened much earlier, but when the day came it was one of the more
Annual survey shows Portland’s problem of homelessness by the numbers
They trekked through snowy fields and wooded areas, along icy roads and railroad tracks, up slippery embankments and down slushy paths. Six teams of volunteers and social service workers fanned out across Portland on Wednesday
A Bold Plan to Prevent Homelessness
It can’t be said enough that New York’s homelessness crisis is complicated. In a city where people are squeezed beyond their means by rising rents, just one of any number of additional stresses — a
Federal Home Loan Bank awards $5.5m for NH affordable housing
Five New Hampshire housing initiatives have been awarded nearly $5.5 million in grants, loans and interest-rate subsidies through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston’s 2016 Affordable Housing Program. All told, the bank announced that
Pivotal funding pushes forward Maine affordable housing projects
Plans to create nearly 400 new units of affordable housing in Maine will move ahead after receiving crucial financial support from a federal bank this week. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston will play
How Portland’s Bayside Plans to Cope With Increased Flooding Caused by Climate Change
Climate change poses a threat to property and infrastructure up and down the East Coast, and in Portland, residents and planners are starting to devise a response. The latest installment of our occasional series “Beyond
Resident’s View: Chomba Kaluba Shares How Home is a Foundation
Chomba Kaluba, a resident at Avesta Housing’s mixed-income development 409 Cumberland in Portland, Maine, sat down with Affordable Housing Finance to discuss what home and community mean to him. Kaluba also is an Avesta Housing
Affordable Senior Housing Development Breaks Ground in Hampton Falls
HAMPTON FALLS, NH — Construction has begun for the Meadows at Grapevine Run, an affordable senior housing development in Hampton Falls by Avesta Housing, and will be available to rent next summer 2017. With financing
NeighborWorks America selects new green-designated organizations
WASHINGTON, DC — Fifteen nonprofit community development organizations were recognized today for their excellence in sustainable business and housing practices that are designed to save people money by NeighborWorks America. To date, 95 network members