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Avesta opens 60 new units in downtown Portland
PORTLAND (WGME) — Avesta Housing showed off 60 new affordable units in Portland’s St. John’s Valley neighborhood this week. The downtown development is Porter Station and is currently full. This is the latest affordable housing
Avesta resident pays it forward by helping others
Mariam arrived in Maine from Djibouti with her four children with no money, no job, and nowhere to stay. She was literally starting over again from scratch. They stayed in a Portland shelter and then
Single mom: ‘It felt like an angel came to visit me’ when approved for Avesta home
In March 2023, Kayla and her 4-year-old son became unhoused. They couched surfed for a bit before moving into her sister’s home in Waterboro. Kayla took a job at Starbuck’s in Windham – the 5
‘You will be happy with Avesta Housing’
When Pedro and Alice first came to Portland with their family, they stayed at the city’s family shelter and spent much of their free time walking around the Bayside neighborhood. “We would say to each
Family finds new hope with Avesta Housing
When Alain was told he and his family had a new home with Avesta Housing, he was so excited, he couldn’t wait to move in. So he called a friend and asked him to take
Application period open for 2024 resident 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,
Letter to the Editor: Appreciate support for affordable housing
To the editor, We would like to thank the residents of Kennebunk for approving in the March election a contract zone to allow the construction of 70 affordable housing units for older adults on a
Avesta Housing appoints new members to Board of Directors
Dr. Julia Redding (left) and Debra Orellana-Mejia Avesta Housing has appointed two new members to its Board of Directors: Dr. Julia Redding is a board-certified physician in family medicine and geriatric medicine who has
Another Biddeford affordable housing project by Avesta is in the pipeline
BIDDEFORD – A proposal to build 46 units of affordable housing for older Mainers on Barra Road in Biddeford has started its journey through the city approval process. The owner of the land, Indian Cliff
