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MaineCF’s Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund awards $170,000 in grants
PORTLAND — The Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund at the Maine Community Foundation has awarded 33 grants totaling $170,000 to nonprofit organizations that serve disadvantaged, underserved, and/or vulnerable communities in Maine. Grants include: Community Dental,
Community gardens bring residents together
Firmly gripping a handheld square hoe in her right hand, Caroline E. Savage describes what she has planted in her raised garden bed at Motherhouse, a 55-plus Avesta Housing community in Portland. A couple of
Wessex Woods sets new standard in affordable sustainable housing
Avesta Housing’s newest community is the first of its kind in Maine and a reflection of our commitment to provide housing that is both affordable and sustainable. For Wessex Woods in Portland, Avesta partnered with
Avesta’s purchase of C.A. Snow School a done deal
FRYEBURG, Maine — The town’s sale of the C.A.Snow School and former MSAD 72 building to Avesta Housing has been completed, the town manager announced at Thursday’s selectmen’s meeting. Avesta is a Portland, Maine-based non-profit
Avesta Housing awards scholarships to residents
Scholarship recipients Hanan Omar and Benedita Zalanbantu PORTLAND — Avesta Housing, a nonprofit affordable housing provider in Maine and New Hampshire, has awarded educational scholarships of $1,000 each to two first-generation college students who intend
Partners Bank awards $10,000 grant to Avesta Housing
Blaine Boudreau, Partners Bank president and CEO (second from right), delivers a presentation check to Avesta Housing staff at Woodsedge in Alfred (left to right): Claire Collin, property manager; Christine Martin, resident service coordinator; Dana
Lewiston’s Tree Streets plan expected to leverage $100M in development
Three years ago, as the city of Lewiston embarked on an ambitious process that officials hoped would result in a $30 million federal grant, researchers talked to a focus group from the Maple Knoll Apartments.
Building projects grow by leaps and bounds
CONWAY — “Lots conditionally approved and lots on the horizon.” That was Conway Town Planner Tom Irving’s assessment of commercial development going on in Conway. The town is advertising for a replacement for Irving, who
MaineHousing allocates $30M for 9 affordable housing developments
The Maine State Housing Authority, known as MaineHousing, announced Tuesday it has allocated more than $30 million for nine affordable housing developments across the state. The investment consists of $26.2 million in state and federal tax
