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How a Maine couple used Avesta resources to achieve their dream of owning a home
Jason and Megan did everything they were supposed to do to achieve the American dream. Get a good education. Check. Obtain jobs with promising career paths. Check. Be frugal and save. Check. But when it

Let’s make homelessness in Maine brief and rare
Jennifer Hawkins is president and CEO of Avesta Housing, which provides affordable homes to thousands of Mainers, including those from 638 households who were previously homeless. Dean Klein, MSW, is executive director of the Maine Continuum of Care, which secures

Domus development group breaks ground on its first condo project for mid-income, first-time buyers
With a focus on building homes that allow the middle-income, first-time buyer to get a leg up in Maine’s very challenging housing market, a trio of developers are launching a series of projects to be

Avesta Housing announces key promotions in leadership
Avesta Housing, the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in northern New England, has announced the following promotions to its leadership team: Eric Boucher, Executive Vice President and Chief Finance & Operations Officer: Boucher will oversee

‘Teacher, carpenter, nurse’ housing: Workforce condo project breaks ground in Westbrook
A 45-unit condominium complex targeting middle-income, first-time homebuyers broke ground this week in Westbrook — adding to a growing neighborhood of new housing projects off Seavey Street. The project, dubbed Clover Terraces, is slated for

Maine Gov. Janet Mills helps celebrate 1st Domus workforce housing development
Maine Gov. Janet Mills helped celebrate a new path for homeownership for middle-income Mainers on Nov. 12 at a groundbreaking ceremony for Clover Terraces in Westbrook, the first development by a new partnership created with

New housing development breaks ground in Westbrook
A new housing development is coming to Westbrook. Governor Janet Mills joined local leaders and community development partners on Wednesday to break ground on Clover Terraces, a new 45-home condominium project. Clover Terraces is the

Westbrook breaks ground on workforce housing project
Gov. Janet Mills lent a hand Wednesday in a groundbreaking ceremony in Westbrook for an affordable workforce housing project, Clover Terraces, near the city’s downtown. The project at 21 Clover Lane, off Seavey Street, is a 45-unit

New housing development breaks ground in Westbrook
A new housing development is coming to Westbrook. Governor Janet Mills joined local leaders and community development partners on Wednesday to break ground on Clover Terraces, a new 45-home condominium project. Clover Terraces is the