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
Homelessness was increasingly visible throughout Maine last year. It’s a key concern as advocates and community members have held vigils for the people who died and protested multiple encampment sweeps, particularly in Portland. Solving homelessness is complex. It’s an issue compounded by high housing costs, financial instability and limited resources to address mental health and
Avesta Housing plans to turn the former Oxford Street homeless shelter in Portland into permanent housing. Avesta has reached an option agreement to buy the 1/3 acre property and is considering plans to develop a mixed-income community, including Site-based Housing First and multifamily residential housing with approximately 30 to 50 affordable apartments. Avesta Housing plans
A new proposal would turn the site of a former Portland homeless shelter into affordable housing. Avesta Housing and Preble Street have unveiled a proposal for “site-based housing first,” which Preble Street says is a solution to chronic homelessness. Mainebiz reports that it would be located at the site of the former Oxford Street Shelter and
Developers are planning at least 30 affordable “Housing First” apartments for homeless people at the former site of Portland’s Oxford Street homeless shelter. Avesta Housing, a Portland-based nonprofit affordable housing provider, has secured an option agreement to purchase the 1/3 acre parcel at 203 Oxford St., which was once Portland’s centrally located homeless shelter before
PORTLAND, Maine — The former Oxford Street shelter is set to become Maine’s fourth site-based Housing First property, according to Avesta Housing. The non-profit’s CEO, Rebecca Hatfield, said Monday that Avesta is under contract to purchase the City of Portland’s former homeless shelter. She said the plan is to demolish it and construct 30 new units for
Avesta Housing and Preble Street are planning to turn the site of Portland’s former Oxford Street shelter into a Housing First project, offering both housing and support services for residents. Avesta CEO Rebecca Hatfield said her organization is proposing to demolish the existing shelter and construct a new building on site. “That would be comprised
Two community groups that have collaborated on past projects are again working together to address housing needs for homeless people in Portland. This time, however, they are taking a long-term approach. Avesta Housing and Preble Street are teaming up on a plan to create “site-based Housing First permanent Housing” at the former Oxford Street Shelter,
A new project in Portland is aimed at providing apartments to people who are chronically homeless. Avesta Housing is buying the land that used to house the Oxford Street Shelter, and they plan to build brand new apartments for the homeless. Avesta Housing and Preble Street say it’s appropriate that this project will be built
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