Telesis Housing Corp

Founded in 1972 with a shoestring budget and a staff of three, Avesta Housing has grown to become one of the country's most innovative and respected leaders in affordable housing. Known as York Cumberland Housing before changing its name in 2003, Avesta Housing originated when two Maine Community Action agencies joined to focus on affordable housing problems. With steady growth over the subsequent four decades, Avesta currently maintains a portfolio of over 1, 600 housing units and administers Section 8 housing vouchers for an additional 1, 300 families. Avesta has assets of over $113 million and a $23 million annual budget. A nonprofit organization, Avesta Housing is governed by a fifteen member Board of Directors drawn from the financial, business, public sector, community, social-service, and housing spheres. Avesta employs a staff of more than ninety employees with administrative headquarters in Portland, Maine. Today, Avesta Housing is one of the largest nonprofit developers of affordable housing in New England. Avesta receives consistently high marks from its many state, federal and private-sector partners, and is recognized nationally for groundbreaking work in bringing together nonprofit, for-profit, private and public-sector organizations for the benefit of Maine communities.

Shalom House is a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Maine, dedicated to providing hope and support to adults living with mental illness through a variety of community-based mental health services and quality housing options. Their mission focuses on fostering a stable and fulfilling life for clients by addressing basic needs, promoting personal goals, and facilitating community integration. With a compassionate care model, Shalom House emphasizes dignity and respect for all clients, advocating for their needs at various levels of government. The organization also prioritizes education and training to enhance the care provided to individuals with serious and persistent mental illness, aiming for a brighter future for those they serve. Generated from the website