Impact & Vision
At Avesta Housing, we envision a future in which our communities thrive because everyone has a place to call home. Guided by that vision, our work has a positive impact on the individuals, families, and communities where Avesta builds and maintains safe, quality, affordable homes.
Read our 2024 Community Impact Report
’They don't just give you a home – they give you hope'
‘Avesta gave me peace of mind’
'By giving you a home, they give you an opportunity to succeed'
‘I don’t think I’d be alive if I didn’t get into Florence House’
We are deeply appreciative of philanthropic support from our business partners as they join us in building affordable homes and providing support services for people in Maine and New Hampshire:
Atlantic Federal Credit Union, Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Camden National Bank Foundation, Hebert Construction, JP Morgan Chase, Kennebunk Savings Bank, Keybank Foundation, Lighthouse Credit Union Foundation, M&T Charitable Foundation, NBT Bank, Newfab Inc., TD Charitable Foundation, United Way of Southern Maine
More Avesta Stories
Former Snow School students return to begin new chapters in lives
For Katherine and her younger brother Charles, living at Snow School Apartments is truly like going home again: They attended the building’s namesake, the Charles A. Snow School, in the 1960s. After the school was
Resident profile: Jason
Jason is a single dad raising two daughters, ages 8 and 13. When their apartment was turned into an air B&B, they had to find another place to live – and the options were slim.
Like mother, like daughter: Meadowview provides affordable housing for 2 generations
When Arlene needed an affordable place to live, she knew exactly where she wanted to go – Meadowview, an Avesta Housing community for older adults in Gray, Maine. It was, after all, where her mother
Thomas Heights resident teaches free sewing classes to limited-income students
Helen Burns is a resident of Thomas Heights, an Avesta Housing affordable housing development in Portland. She volunteers to teach free sewing classes at The Root Cellar, a Portland-based nonprofit. Helen’s mother was a seamstress
Woodsedge resident spearheads food pantry for residents
Deedee Garcia organizes the food pantry at Woodsedge, an Avesta community for older adults and people with disabilities in Alfred, Maine. It began when she visited the food pantry in town once or twice a
Meadows residents give back to their community as members of town Rec Commission
Jan Troisi, left, and Sylvia Archer display their scarecrow at The Common in Hampton Falls, N.H. Sylvia Archer and Jan Troisi are residents of The Meadows, an Avesta Housing development for older adults in Hampton
