Youth and Family Outreach is hoping to secure some of Cumberland County’s federal pandemic relief aid to build a new child care center and affordable housing with the Portland Housing Authority.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Reports find U.S. housing crisis is getting worse
Two studies released Wednesday found that the nation’s housing availability and affordability crisis is expected to worsen significantly following the pandemic, likely putting homeownership out of the reach of lower class Americans.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland considers plan for affordable housing on city-owned land
The city staff is recommending Habitat for Humanity to build a 12-lot subdivision in North Deering. A second city-owned parcel in Falmouth may be unsuitable for development because of wetlands.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The injustice of making someone else pay for your values
Humane and effective ways exist to aid those in need – but Portland’s new wage and rent ordinances are not among them.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Hope Acts, Project HOME partner to house asylum seekers
Hope Acts, a Portland nonprofit serving asylum seekers and immigrants, and Project HOME, a project of the Quality Housing Coalition, are teaming up to help asylum seekers secure housing. The organizations have created a housing coordinator position to work with landlords and asylum seekers to find and secure housing, facilitate transitions and train housing mentors […]
Posted inLocal & State
Developer proposes 48 apartments in Portland’s East Deering neighborhood
The plan is one of the first to be subject to the new affordability requirements established in the Green New Deal for Portland, which was enacted by voters in November.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: With city at a crossroads, Congress Square redesign a step in the right direction
It will help Portland move toward a housing and transit future that supports all people and makes the heart of our downtown more vibrant.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Advocates push bills aimed at easing Maine’s housing crisis
A group of southern Maine lawmakers and other allies support proposals to bolster eviction protections for tenants and improve the supply of affordable housing.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Legislature should act to ease housing crunch
A fee on mostly vacant second homes would help fund affordable housing for middle-income Mainers.
Posted inBusiness
Federal low-income housing grant doubles in size this year
The Housing Trust fund is allotted almost $700 million, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.