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Month: February 2013

Seniors enjoy a chance to eat and socialize at Community Cafe

The residents of Park Street School, a community for seniors in Kennebunk, admit to being a social bunch. They hold daily card games in the building’s large community space and convene regular cribbage games. Starting in January, Park Street School also began hosting monthly Community Cafes, a program of Southern Maine Agency on Aging that

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Free tax preparation services for families who need them

As we’ve done in the past, Avesta is spreading the word about free tax preparation services available for households who need them. Families are fortunate that there are so many ways to get free tax help instead of paying someone to file your taxes, or, worse, getting a refund anticipation loan that carries excessive fees

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Shining a light on affordable housing

A welcome mat Welcome to The Porch Light, Avesta Housing’s blog. We hope to use this blog as a platform to share information about our work, the industry we work in and the people we serve. Avesta has been around for more than 40 years and seen lots of change in affordable housing. In the

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