Tue., Feb. 7, 9-10:30 am - Woodford's Church,
MAHC Member Event - Click to JOIN MAHC TO ATTEND
Feb. 7, 9-10:30 am, Woodford's Church, 202 Woodford St, Portland
Agenda: Maine Housing Policy Update, New Research on Affordable Housing in Maine
SAVE THE DATE:
Apr. 4, 9-10:30 am, Maine Housing, 26 Edison Drive, Augusta
Jun. 6, 9-10:30 am, Location TBD
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- The proposed budget includes $30 million for producing affordable housing. The public budget hearings for this housing portion will be held on Thursday, February 9th, at 1:00p. Sign up to testify in support. See talking points here.
- The new Joint Select Committee on Housing has started meeting and is receiving briefings from housing providers and advocates. They meet on Tuesday afternoons at 1 pm and Friday mornings at 9 am. You can listen to meetings here.
- Background information and talking points to consider as you advocate for housing in Maine - click here. Core message: Maine is in a housing crisis. The number one issue is a lack of affordable housing. The number one barrier to solving that is a lack of funding to subsize the development of affordable housing. Maine needs to invest in increasing the supply of affordable housing to meet the current overwhelming demand.
- Key bills MAHC is supporting that we ask you advocate for are as follows. We will share bill language and LD numbers as they are released:
- Housing bond - LR 358 - Sen. Daughtry
- Land Use - LR 1001 - Rep. Malon
- ADU Development - LR 759 - Sen. Pouliot
- Abandoned Property - LR 362 - Rep. Sachs
In case you missed it:
- $200 million general fund allocation for affordable housing: LD 226 - Rep. Millett, Sen. Jackson. Read more.
- Early draft list of housing related LRs we pulled together here.
- You can sign up to receive notices of meetings and opportunities to testify for the Joint Select Committee on Housing here, or the permanent Labor and Housing Committee page is also updated with this information. Feel free to reach out to members to share our priorities to address housing, and thank them for their service on these committees. MAHC will share specific asks and talking points to reach out to them over the coming weeks and months as the legislative session moves forward.
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Welcome New MAHC Members
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Rental Housing Alliance
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Penobscot General Contractors
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PM Construction Co
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Winton Scott Architecture
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Cross Insurance
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Ducas Construction
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Hebert Construction
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Acetola
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THANK YOU! Join MAHC today.
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Survey - Passive Housing in Maine
Opus Consulting is conducting research in Maine on the passive housing market. They have a survey they are seeking participants for, particularly those with housing related experience in Maine. Survey here. Feel free to share.
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10 Take Aways from the MEREDA Conference
Maine Biz Article
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Administration also launches Resident-Centered Housing Challenge, a call-to-action to improve the quality of life for renters.
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new actions to increase fairness in the rental market and further principles of fair housing. These actions align with a new Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights that the Administration is also releasing today. The Blueprint lays out a set of principles to drive action by the federal government, state and local partners, and the private sector to strengthen tenant protections and encourage rental affordability.
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Feb. 14 - TD Charitable Foundation Housing for Everyone Grants
The TD Charitable Foundation has launched its annual Housing for Everyone competition to support nonprofit organizations that provide affordable housing and wraparound services to help individuals and families with economic stability. The 2023 Housing for Everyone competition will award $7 million for efforts to preserve affordable rental housing. Grants ranging from $150,000 to $250,000 will be awarded to eligible organizations addressing these three key areas of focus: property rehabilitation, rental assistance funds, and building organizational capacity to ensure residents’ sustainability.
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Feb. 24 - Funding for Long-Term Homeless Housing
Governor Mills and the Maine State Legislature have provided funding to MaineHousing, to address the crisis of unsheltered homelessness in Maine. This NOFA invites applications for funding of of permanent, long-term solutions based on an individual community’s needs. Scope is to provide long-term solutions to unsheltered homelessness through permanent supportive housing, shelter beds, or other opportunities that will continually provide warm, safe, and dry accommodations. Deadline for responses is 2/24/2023 @5pm. Full notice of funding opportunity.
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Join MAHC for Hill Day Meetings - March 23
As an NLIHC member, MAHC is supporting Maine organizations in participating in Housing Hill Day
MAHC is scheduling meetings with our federal delegation. Reach out if your organization would like to participate in advocating with Maine's Federal Delegation to support the production and preservation of affordable homes for all people in Maine. Simply click here. |
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Find a New MAHC Member? Get a Gift.
We are launching a new MAHC membership promotion. If you help MAHC recruit a new member in 2023, you can get a free MAHC water bottle, and the sincerest thanks from the MAHC Board, and the thousands of Maine people that need a home.
Check out our membership list here and reach out to let us know who is missing that might be interested in a MAHC membership.
You can invite them to try out membership by attending a MAHC member event with you. Simply let MAHC know who you will be bringing here.
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