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Q&A with Avesta Housing President & CEO Jennifer Hawkins

Jennifer Hawkins recently stepped into her role as Avesta Housing’s new President & CEO. As she gets to know the organization and the region, we took a moment to ask her a few questions about her early impressions, what fuels her commitment to this work, and why she chose to make Avesta her next professional

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Wedgewood building receives Excellence in Historic Preservation Award

The Dr. Milton Wedgewood House, a circa 1873 building and namesake of the new Choice Neighborhood affordable housing development in Lewiston, received an Excellence in Historic Preservation Award from the Lewiston Historic Preservation Review Board on Aug. 7. The development, a partnership between Avesta Housing and Lewiston Housing, is part of the Lewiston Choice Neighborhood

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‘A fitting tribute’: Community garden named after late resident

When a community garden was proposed for Jordan Bay Place, an Avesta Housing affordable housing community for older adults in Raymond, Maine, Benny Beard was one of the first people to sign up. He organized volunteers, planned what should be planted and where, gathered soil and seaweed for fertilizer, and lovingly nurtured everything from corn

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Avesta Housing Celebrates First Homes Under New Homeownership Program

Avesta Housing, the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in northern New England, has listed the first homes for sale under its A Path Forward—Homeownership for ME program. The move introduces a new line of business for the organization, which has primarily focused on developing affordable rental housing. Under the new program, the nonprofit is acquiring

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Avesta Housing featured in Housing Trust Fund report

Avesta Housing is featured in “A Summary of 2020 State Projects,” a new report issued by The National Housing Trust Fund (NHFT). The report documents the impact of the Housing Trust Fund (HTF) by summarizing how each state and the District of Columbia used $323 million in HTF funds allocated in 2020 for affordable housing,

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A surge of developments seek to meet increasing demand for over-55 housing

People are living longer and while there are many benefits to longevity, the collision of multiple aging generations is taking a toll on an already burdened housing system. Housing crises are happening throughout the nation, with older populations being some of the hardest hit. The demand for 55-plus housing and assisted living facilities is increasing

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