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Avesta receives Bangor Savings $50k donation toward homeownership program

A new program offered by Avesta Housing’s HomeOwnership Center received a $50,000 donation from Bangor Savings Bank, designated to help people with moderate incomes purchase their first homes and achieve housing stability. Avesta’s program, A Path Forward: Homeownership for ME, aims to create a pathway to homeownership for Maine residents who have been priced out

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Bangor Savings Bank donates $50,000 to new Avesta Housing program for aspiring homeowners

(L-R): Bangor Savings Bank Vice President & Community Relations Manager Gavin Robinson, Avesta Housing HomeOwnership Center Senior Financial Counselor Madisen Corcoran, Avesta Housing Vice President of Advancement Sara Olson, Avesta Housing Corporate & Major Gifts Officer Zoë Alexis Scott, Bangor Savings Bank Senior Vice President & Team Lead of Southern Maine Commercial Lending Diane Donaldson,

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Avesta Housing receives grants for resident housing and support services

Avesta Housing recently received several grants to help us provide our residents with safe, quality, affordable housing and services. We are deeply thankful for their support. Bank of America Charitable Foundation: $30,000 to support the Avesta HomeOwnership Center’s (HOC) homebuyer education classes and financial stability counseling. TD Charitable Foundation: $20,000 to support Avesta’s Homeless to

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New HOC homeownership counselor making an impact

Rain Daugherty is the new homeownership counselor for the Avesta HomeOwnership Center, a HUD-certified agency that provides financial, foreclosure prevention, and first-time homebuying counseling services to Avesta Housing residents and the public. Rain’s primary role is to lead group educational workshops for first-time homebuyers who are purchasing single-family homes and landlord workshops for first-time homebuyers

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Avesta Housing awards 2023 educational scholarships

Avesta Housing, the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in northern New England, has named the recipients of its 2023 educational scholarships. The $1,000 scholarships are awarded annually to Avesta Housing residents who are enrolling in a post-secondary education program — such as college, graduate school, trade school or certificate program — in the next 12

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New program helps Maine homeowners prevent foreclosure

On May 5, Maine lawmakers announced the $50 million Maine HomeOwner Assistance Fund to help homeowners in the state who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Avesta HomeOwnership Center (HOC) is helping to facilitate the program. The Maine HomeOwner Assistance Fund is a free federal relief program for homeowners in Maine who have

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