The nonprofit Center for Regional Prosperity is collaborating with developers to convert a Blueberry Road site into a 280-bed facility.
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Scenes from the affordable housing crisis
Rising rents and home prices are being felt across Maine – and forcing many Mainers to make difficult, costly and life-altering compromises.
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MaineHousing will spend $21 million on winter, long-term shelter for Maine homeless
The state housing authority has issued RFPs to provide overnight warming shelters this winter, and other long-term solutions for next winter and beyond.
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End of rental assistance program hinders agencies’ ability to help those facing homelessness
The Opportunity Alliance is still trying to help hundreds of renters and temporary hotel guests who are losing federal rental assistance just as winter arrives.
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State looks to release plan for extra heating assistance this week
Winter’s not even begun, but more than 33,100 households in Maine have applied for help with heating bills so far this season, an 18.6% increase over the same time last year.
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Waterville explores options for emergency shelters as rental assistance runs dry
The city was told 191 households in Waterville are in jeopardy of losing their housing because emergency rental aid they receive, which is funneled through MaineHousing and the Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, has ended.
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General Assistance programs brace for impact from early end to federal emergency rental aid
MaineHousing says it is unclear how much money is needed to close out the program and when those funds will officially run out.
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Even before winter’s arrival, Mainers are relying on heating assistance
The cost of heating oil is far more expensive than last season, but the Maine State Housing Authority has less money than it did last winter and more families to assist.
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Proposal for housing on Augusta’s Western Avenue approved, awarded 30-year tax break
Developer of Stevens Commons in Hallowell plans to build a 38-unit apartment building at 99 Western Ave. in Augusta.
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MaineHousing promotes Jamie Johnson to senior director of operations
AUGUSTA – MaineHousing has announced that Jamie Johnson has been promoted to senior director of operations. Johnson, who joined the agency in 2007, has held a variety of roles within the agency, including most recently serving as the director of planning and operations in the Communications and Planning Department. Johnson has also worked in the […]