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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 when she was homeless six years ago. “This is home to me. It’s a community here. I don’t know where

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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 the disabled former construction worker struggling to find an apartment in a tight housing market made worse by the COVID-19

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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, or certificate programs — in the next 12 months. The deadline for applications is May 8. Winners will be notified

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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 officer, Greater Portland Health Treasurer: Tim Agnew, general partner, Bold Ocean Ventures Secretary: Peter Pitegoff, professor and former dean, University

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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 English is not your first language and you prefer to write your responses in your first language, please do so.

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Avesta President & CEO Rebecca Hatfield on Boulos Beat podcast

Avesta Housing President & CEO Rebecca Hatfield is featured in the latest episode of The Boulos Beat, presented by The Boulos Company of Portland. In a nearly hour-long interview, Rebecca talks about the people who inspired her, transitioning into her current role, the housing shortage and what Avesta is doing to address it, and much

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Data: Affordable Housing Needs Continued to Climb in 2022

Applications for affordable housing with Avesta Housing, the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in northern New England, increased by double digits in 2022 over the previous year, exemplifying the increasing need for safe, quality, affordable housing in Maine and New Hampshire. Applications for homes with Avesta Housing in 2022 revealed the following data: Total applications

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From homeless to homeowner: Avesta resident realizes her dream

In April 2017, Anne had reached a personal nadir. For the first time in her life, she was homeless, having been evicted from her efficiency apartment in Massachusetts following a lost lawsuit over maintenance issues. Arriving in Portland with just three bags, she wandered the streets, desperate to find a place to stay before the

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