MaineHousing is temporarily moving $2.2 million from other programs to help some residents pay for heating costs.
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Are 40% of homeless people veterans? | Fact brief
The number of homeless veterans fell 8% nationwide between 2023 and 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Portland City Council moves forward with warming shelter plan, despite concerns
The City Council unanimously approved $400,300 in funding for a winter warming shelter in Riverton, but many stakeholders are worried that it is too far from downtown to serve homeless residents properly.
Portland to weigh putting winter warming center in shelter housing asylum seekers
The city received $400,000 to operate an overnight warming shelter this winter as part of a $2.3 million state grant package to fund a dozen such facilities across 7 Maine counties.
MaineHousing announces $13M for new projects, including in Time and Temperature building
The quasi-state agency warns that without more money from the Legislature, affordable housing production will slow dramatically.
How Maine is creating homes in forgotten and unlikely places
Faced with a vexing housing crisis, Mainers are finding ways to build homes in abandoned and undeveloped spaces. But costs, public opposition and an uncertain economy are impeding progress.
MaineHousing programs to add hundreds of homes, but the money is running out
MaineHousing has in the last month announced more than $30 million in funding to boost construction of single-family homes and apartments.
Bill would offer more accurate data on number of homes built in Maine
LD 1184 would help housing advocates track progress in building 84,000 new homes by 2030.
Applications open up for new affordable housing in Topsham
The newest affordable housing apartment complex in Topsham is nearing completion, and the Brunswick-Topsham Housing Authority is accepting new tenant applications as units become available in the spring.
Yarmouth Planning Board approves 18-unit affordable housing project
The development on Cleaves Street, which will be next to Yarmouth Town Hall, is the first affordable housing project to be approved in town in a decade.