Upcoming Events
- July 6: Monthly membership meeting of the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition. 12-2 p.m. Location: Avesta Housing, Portland. For more information, please contact Greg Payne at (207)553-7777.
In the News
- June 16, 2010
National Housing Trust Fund Bill Could Move in U.S. Senate This Week! House Approved $1.065 Billion to Capitalize the Trust Fund on May 28; Sixty-Six Maine Organizations Sign Letter to Congress Urging Capitalization of Trust Fund. For more information click here. - June 11, 2010
WCSH-TV Report: New Program Uses State Affordable Housing Bond Funds to Create Affordable Housing on Maine Islands - June 4, 2010
MPBN Report: HUD Secretary Donovan, Members of Maine's Congressional Delegation, Governor Baldacci Celebrate Opening of Florence House with Hundreds of Supporters in Portland - May 28, 2010
Bangor Daily News Editorial: Out of the Trailer - May 21, 2010
MPBN Report: Maine Modular Home Manufacturers Pin Hopes on New State and Federal Programs - May 20, 2010
MPBN Report: Efforts Underway to Move Mainers Out of Old Mobile Homes - May 6, 2010
U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree Wins Amendment to Home Star Legislation to Help Replace pre-1976 Trailers with Maine-Built Modular Homes - January 11, 2010: Forecaster Forum: Strong Communities, Economic Growth Depend On Affordable Housing, by Rep. Terry K. Morrison: http://www.theforecaster.net/content/s-forummorrison-010810
- December 30, 2009: Struggling Oxford Hills Home Manufacturers Could Get Jump Start In 2010 – WCSH (Channel 6, Portland): http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=112841&catid=2
- December 10, 2009: Homeless Tired of Waiting for Help – WCSH (Channel 6, Portland): http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=112084&catid=2
- August 16, 2009: President Shifts Focus To Renting, Not Owning – Boston Globe: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/08/16/president_shifts_focus_to_renting_not_owning/
- March 22, 2009: Rethinking Rent – Boston Globe: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/03/22/rethinking_rent/