For Katherine and her younger brother Charles, living at Snow School Apartments is truly like going home again: They attended the building’s namesake, the Charles A. Snow School, in the 1960s. After the school was closed in 2017, the site was sold to Avesta Housing for the purpose of building safe, quality, affordable homes for
Shelby and her son moved into an Avesta home in May 2024. Before the move, the pair had been living with Shelby’s parents in Biddeford. “I’m grateful to my parents, but we needed a place of our own,” she says.] Shelby chose to live in an Avesta home for several reasons, “I knew Avesta had
Marny Smith, second from left, at the Maine Health Care Association “Remember ME” ceremony in Augusta, Maine, with (L-R) daughter Jen; Katy Smith, vice president of assisted living for Avesta Housing; and son Ed. Marny Smith, a resident of 75 State Street, was one of 32 people honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the
Avesta Housing is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Hawkins as the organization’s new President & Chief Executive Officer. Jennifer brings more than 20 years of visionary leadership and deep expertise in affordable housing, community development, and health equity. “Jennifer’s leadership is defined by innovation, strategic vision, and a powerful dedication to meeting community
Jason is a single dad raising two daughters, ages 8 and 13. When their apartment was turned into an air B&B, they had to find another place to live – and the options were slim. “I was afraid I would become homeless and lose partial custody of my kids if I didn’t have a place,”
Affordable housing presents a paradox. The National Low Income Housing Coalition estimates the nationwide shortage at 7.1 million affordable units, with the majority of states having 40 or fewer homes available per 100 extremely low-income renters. Yet despite this high demand, new affordable product is increasingly difficult to build. Add up the potential impact of tariffs, high
MAINE, USA — As homeownership continues to stretch out of reach for many, dozens of existing homeowners in rural Maine are facing foreclosure, according to court documents. The recent series of foreclosure filings is related to what are known as Section 502 loans, issued by the US Department of Agriculture. The loan program is aimed
Oscar & Ruth moved into their Avesta home in South Portland five years ago with their young daughter. Since then, they have flourished – Oscar, who has a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, works full-time as a machine operator, and they have welcomed two sons to their family. Both Oscar & Ruth have obtained U.S.
Some of the hundreds of rural Mainers who bought their homes through a government loan program soon could be hit by what state housing advocates have called a “tsunami” of foreclosures, the origins of which remain unclear. For decades, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development office has offered low-income, first-time homebuyers all over the country
The students in Nicole DiGeronimo’s first-time homebuyer classes are increasingly older with a little more money saved up. They still can’t buy a home in Maine. “These are people that probably never anticipated it would be so difficult to purchase a home,” DiGeronimo, who directs Avesta Housing’s homeownership center, said. These homebuying hopefuls, often aged
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