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MAHC Presentation to SMPS Northern New England

MAHC presented at the Society of Marketing Professional Service's Northern New England Chapter meeting on 11/15 and moderated a panel discussion on Supply and Demand: The Story of New England's Affordable Housing Dilemma with Todd Rothstein / Avesta Housing; Rebecca Dillon / Gawron Turgeon Architects; Dave Fenstermacher / VHB; and Nick Taylor / Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast. Slides here.

New DECD Staff to Support LD2003 Implementation for Communities and Developers

The Department of Economic & Community Development (DECD) is tasked with implementation of LD 2003, and administration of the new Housing Opportunity Program established by Maine’s 2022-2023 supplemental budget. DECD has hired two new colleagues that will form our Housing Opportunity team: Ben Averill has significant municipal planning experience, having most recently served as Director of Planning for the City of Bath. Prior to joining Bath as City Planner, Ben served as Town Planner in Wiscasset, worked on economic development issues for the City of Auburn, and helped to manage properties for Avesta Housing. Hilary Gove is a lawyer with significant experience with public outreach and rulemaking. Hilary joins the Department from the Maine Department of Health & Human Services, where she has served as a policy writer since 2020. She is a University of Maine Law graduate and previously clerked for the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Please continue to direct questions and concerns about all aspects of LD 2003 and the Housing Opportunity Program to Housing.DECD@maine.gov. Ben and Hilary will respond, and continue to keep you updated as these new initiatives move forward.

Final Report from the LD1240 Commission to Increase Housing Opportunities Released Today

We thank the legislature for prioritizing this work to address Maine's housing crisis and the members of the Commission for their service in developing this set of recommendations. MAHC is pleased to note that several of its HOMEforMEpledge.com policy solutions are included.
https://legislature.maine.gov/increase-housing-opportunities-in-maine-study

Thank You to MAHC's Housing Policy Conference Sponsors

Registration is closed and the MAHC office will be closed for the conference on November 17. We have ~300 people registered and are excited for the event tomorrow. If you are registered and have questions, please contact info@mainehousingcoalition.org.

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Exhibitor Sponsors:

Credere Associates, LLC
CWS Architecture & Interior Designs
Gawron Turgeon Architects

Maine Indoor Air Quality Council
SERVPRO of Maine
USDA – Rural Development

Welcome to This Week's New MAHC Member

MAHC Membership is Due - Please Contact Us by Dec. 31 to Maintain Membership
MAHC membership runs from July 2022 - June 2023. Some valued members have still not sent in their dues, please reach out to info@mainehousingcoalition.org or send in your completed membership form here. We want to keep your voice in our work so all people in Maine have a home. Thank you! If you are listed below, your membership is due:

Bank of New Hampshire

BFIM-Boston Financial Investment, LP

CHA Architecture, aka Portland Design Team

Development Services of New England

Four Directions Development Corp

Freeport Community Services

Freeport Housing Trust

Grommes Pulaski Consulting, LLC

Hancock Lumber

Healthy Androscoggin

Housing Authority of Fort Fairfield

Housing Partnership

Island Institute

Jensen Baird Gardner & Henry

John Anton, Consultant

Kennebec Savings Bank

KeyBank

Landry/French Construction

LaRochell Consulting, LLC

Maine Equal Justice

Mascoma Bank

MREMA

People’s United Bank

Preservation Management, Inc.

PretiFlaherty

S.W. Cole Engineering

Scott Simons Architects

TD Bank

The Clancy Company

The Opportunity Alliance

The Wishcamper Companies, Inc.

Thornton Tomasetti

Yarmouth Senior Housing

YorkHousingYorkshireCommons

MAHC

Mission
MAHC advocates for the creation and preservation of affordable housing so all people in Maine have a place to call home.

Overview
The Maine Affordable Housing Coalition (MAHC) is a membership organization representing public, private and non-profit groups. MAHC has more than 130 private and public sector organizations, including developers, architects, engineers, builders, investors, Community Action agencies, public housing authorities, housing and service providers, advocates and others committed to ensuring that all Mainers are adequately and affordably housed.

MAHC commissions reports to inform the development and advocacy for safe, affordable housing in Maine. These reports include an analysis of the housing needs of Maine’s older population, a comprehensive assessment of housing affordability in Maine, the effectiveness of the Housing Choice Voucher Program in Maine communities, the economic impacts of developing affordable housing, and the governance structure of Maine State Housing Authority, and also convenes public forums on the affordable housing crisis.

MAHC is Maine’s lead agency for the New England Housing Network, a coalition of housing and community development organizations joined together to provide a regional response to changes in federal housing and community development programs, a member of Up For Growth, and the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s state coalition partner in Maine.

Contact us at: info@mainehousingcoalition.org