M&T Bank and the Atlantic Federal Credit Union Foundation each provided grants to Avesta Housing, a Portland-based nonprofit affordable housing provider. M&T Bank donated $45,000 to Avesta Housing’s Homeless to Housing program to help formerly homeless residents maintain housing stability in their new homes. The Atlantic Federal Credit Union Foundation awarded Avesta a $15,000 grant
M&T Bank donated $45,000 to Avesta Housing’s Homeless to Housing program to help formerly homeless residents maintain housing stability in their new homes. From left, Avesta Housing Vice President of Property Management and Resident Services Amanda Gilliam, M&T Bank Commercial Real Estate Relationship Manager Mike Ross, Maine Regional President Phil Cohen, Charitable and Community Relations
Avesta Housing is receiving a $200,000 donation from Gorham Savings Bank to address Maine’s housing crisis. The bank is giving the money to aid in the development of energy-efficient affordable homes and support services for homeless people, Avesta Housing said in a prepared statement. Click here to read the full article
M&T Bank has donated $45,000 to Avesta Housing’s Homeless to Housing program to help formerly homeless residents maintain housing stability in their new homes. Provided by Avesta Housing in partnership with Maine Behavioral Healthcare, Homeless to Housing assists previously homeless residents as they transition to permanent housing across the Avesta property portfolio. Services include connections
U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) with Avesta Housing senior leadership staff at Porter Station in Portland, Maine, on Nov. 1. L-R: President & CEO Rebecca Hatfield, Resident Services Manager Nick Kjeldgaard, Sen. Angus King, Director of Real Estate Development Patrick Hess, HomeOwnership Center Director Nicole DiGeronimo, Senior Vice President of Finance & Administration Eric Boucher
Housing advocates in Maine said they’ll seek a dedicated, consistent stream of funding for new development initiatives next year, in the face of potential changes that could come with the new Trump administration. Developers have relied on variety of sources, including federal tax credits, to subsidize the building of income-restricted homes in Maine. State lawmakers
Nick Mascetta and his partner started looking to buy a house soon after they moved back to Maine. This spring, nearly two years later, they were still looking. The options were grim: Gamble on a run-down fixer-upper they might be able to afford. Or overpay. “We’ve made two offers on places, both over asking. We
A local developer planning to create specialized housing for chronically homeless people in the city’s Bayside neighborhood is collaborating with another developer who would build affordable and market-rate apartments as part of the same project, for a total of 123 units. The proposed project, a collaboration between Avesta Housing and Reveler Development, would total three
People experiencing homelessness are slowly being housed, one by one, with some moving into their first apartment in decades. Click here to watch the news report
Avesta Housing has secured almost $1.5 million in federal funds for our proposed Site-based Housing First development in Portland. If the development is fully funded and approved, it will provide new homes with 24/7 support services for the chronically homeless on the former Oxford Street Shelter site. We are extremely grateful to Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
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