Impact & Vision
At Avesta Housing, we envision a future in which our communities thrive because everyone has a place to call home. Guided by that vision, our work has a positive impact on the individuals, families, and communities where Avesta builds and maintains safe, quality, affordable homes. Click here to read our latest Impact Report and browse below to discover how Avesta has helped people in need.
'This place means everything to me'
Jason is a single dad raising two daughters and working two jobs in Portland. He was forced to look for another place to live when his apartment became unaffordable. Just when it seemed hopeless, Jason found Avesta Housing. Click the video to hear his story.
’They don't just give you a home – they give you hope'
‘Avesta gave me peace of mind’
'By giving you a home, they give you an opportunity to succeed'
‘I don’t think I’d be alive if I didn’t get into Florence House’
We are deeply appreciative of philanthropic support from our business partners as they join us in building affordable homes and providing support services for people in Maine and New Hampshire:
Atlantic Federal Credit Union, Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Camden National Bank Foundation, Hebert Construction, JP Morgan Chase, Kennebunk Savings Bank, Keybank Foundation, Lighthouse Credit Union Foundation, M&T Charitable Foundation, NBT Bank, Newfab Inc., TD Charitable Foundation, United Way of Southern Maine
More Avesta Stories
Waynflete student launches math tutoring program for Avesta youth
By the time she entered high school, Lucy Olson knew she wanted to share her love of math with younger children. But when she explored tutoring options at her own school, Waynflete, she found that
New partnership provides math education to pre-K children living in Avesta homes
Children in Avesta homes are learning math skills and boosting their chances of academic success thanks to a new partnership between Avesta Housing and a Maine nonprofit. Presented by the Early Math and Language Initiative
‘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
Former Snow School students return to begin new chapters in lives
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
Like mother, like daughter: Meadowview provides affordable housing for 2 generations
When Arlene needed an affordable place to live, she knew exactly where she wanted to go – Meadowview, an Avesta Housing community for older adults in Gray, Maine. It was, after all, where her mother
Thomas Heights resident teaches free sewing classes to limited-income students
Helen Burns is a resident of Thomas Heights, an Avesta Housing affordable housing development in Portland. She volunteers to teach free sewing classes at The Root Cellar, a Portland-based nonprofit. Helen’s mother was a seamstress