A key housing advocate in Lewiston has received Avesta Housing’s highest honor. Misty Parker, assistant director of economic and community development, received Avesta’s Mission Champion Award, which is presented annually to “an individual or organization who has made significant contributions to the promotion and provision of affordable housing.” Winners of the award embody Avesta’s belief that
Lynne Roche has been appointed to the Avesta Housing board of directors for a three-year term effective Oct. 1. Previously, she worked as a development officer at Harvard University, joined the team at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and served as a vice president for Ketchum Inc. Roche has served on the New England Association for Healthcare
Avesta Housing, the Portland-based affordable housing developer, has appointed Lynne Roche to its board of directors for a three-year term starting Oct. 1. She joined the Avesta Housing Advancement Committee as a community representative in 2019 and was named co-chair of the committee in 2021 and chair in 2022. A professional fundraiser for more than
LEWISTON, Maine — Avesta Housing, the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in northern New England, has presented its Mission Champion Award to Misty Parker, assistant director of Economic & Community Development for the City of Lewiston. Avesta’s Mission Champion Award is presented annually to an individual or organization who has made significant contributions to the
Avesta Housing and the Mount Washington Valley Economic Council have been awarded a $500,000 grant to improve road infrastructure near the new River Turn development in Conway, N.H., and facilitate the building of more affordable housing. The grant was announced by the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) as part of $43.6 million distributed for projects in
At Foxwell in Kittery, Maine, a group of residents have formed a gardening cooperative to transform their outdoor living spaces into beautiful displays featuring flowers, greenery, lawn ornaments, bird houses, and more. It started with simple landscaping maintenance — raking leaves, picking up fallen branches, painting the wooden fence behind the property — and mushroomed
We are pleased to announce that Avesta Housing has been named Best Property Management Company in the Portland, Maine Best of 2023 Awards, presented by Bangor Savings Bank. This award is based on online public votes, and further exemplifies the hard work and dedication of our property management teams throughout the organization and their commitment
Our real estate development is going full throttle, with several properties expected to be completed this fall and several more in the design or construction phases. Porter Station in Portland and the first phase of River Turn in Conway, N.H., are both 80% complete and are expected to be finished in October. At Porter Station,
Avesta Housing President & CEO Rebecca Hatfield recently appeared on the nationally syndicated podcast “Change Makers with Katie Gore” for Forbes Books. Says Rebecca: “Fundamentally, we are here to help people, and I am of the belief that once you have housing, you can find stability in other areas of your life.” Click here to
Avesta Housing and Preble Street applaud the signing today of the budget package by Maine Gov. Janet Mills and its inclusion of funding to support the creation of more site-based Housing First programs across Maine. This funding will support the creation of 12 to 15 Site-based Housing First programs in communities across Maine and will
