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.
Join MAHC and Become a Member
MAHC welcomes new members and is supported by membership dues and grants. Regularly scheduled membership meetings are held in varying locations every other month around the state. MAHC sends weekly email round ups policy, funding, and news regarding affordable housing, and holds an every other year Housing Policy Conference. For more information or if you have any questions, please contact MAHC at info@mainehousingcoalition.org.
- Laura Reading, Chair, Developers Collaborative
- Drew Wing, Vice President, Zachau Construction
- Nate Howes, Treasurer, Avesta Housing
- Amy Devin, Secretary, Curtis Thaxter
- Amy Cullen, Past Chair, The Szanton Company
- Shawn McKenna, Bangor Savings Bank
BJ McCollister, Policy Director
- John Egan, Genesis Community Loan Fund
- Sherrin Vail, Evernorth
- Jeff Levine, Levine Planning Strategies
- Rich Hooks Wayman, Volunteers of America Northern New England
- Mike Myatt, Bangor Housing Authority
- Ben Walter, CWS Architects