Hiring remains difficult across a broad range of jobs in the tight labor market, despite the fact that the additional payments to jobless Mainers have stopped.
In Maine's most southern county, incomes simply haven't kept pace with the rise in home prices. A new report says the disparity there is growing more rapidly than elsewhere in the state, and the pandemic has only worsened the situation.
A $15,000 pledge from the Mascoma Bank Foundation is the latest in the housing nonprofit's three-year campaign to create affordable housing and housing support for seniors in areas where need is acute.
Portland-based Avesta Housing has launched a $2 million fundraising program to support the affordable housing needs of older adults, and plans to use the money to address several key priorities.
A $133,333 grant from the KeyBank Foundation will support creating and expanding access to safe, clean, affordable housing for seniors, enhanced resident services and improving existing Avesta properties.