Standing in Monument Square among a soggy but enthusiastic crowd that was ready to march in the Pride Portland parade Saturday, Michael Patterson wore a rainbow tutu, rainbow socks and a big smile under his umbrella. Patterson took in the turnout. Despite a constant rain, there were thousands of people who attended, comparable to last
Avesta Housing President & CEO Rebecca Hatfield recently served as a panelist on “Transition to the Post-Pandemic Economy,” an event hosted by The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston that provided a forum for New Englanders to voice their top economic priorities and concerns to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and regional Fed officials. One
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 selected from more than 450 applicants to receive a Housing for Everyone grant as part of the TD Charitable Foundation’s
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 Avesta on May 25 at MEREDA’S annual conference. Avesta partnered with Community Concepts Inc. to make Gauvreau Place a reality,
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 now has an apartment at Avesta Housing’s Wessex Woods in Portland. She is a success story, said Lauren Dembski-Martin, social services navigator
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 and shakes her head as she remembers the journey that brought her here. “It’s amazing how much I’ve grown compared
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
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
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
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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