Neil Arnold Bath Housing is pleased to announce the 2016 Payment Standards. Bath Housing Authority (BHA) administers 134 Section 8 housing choice vouchers. The housing choice voucher program is the federal government’s major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing available in the private market. In the housing choice … Read more
Bath, ME, December 3, 2015- Bath Housing is pleased to announce the successful hosting of a Fire Safety Forum for landlords and property managers. The Maine State Fire Marshal, Bath Fire Department, Bath Housing, and American Red Cross hosted an overview of Life Safety Codes, Fire Prevention, and Area Resources for keeping our community safe. … Read more
The Bank of Maine Charitable Foundation and Camden National Bank Recognize Five Nonprofit Leaders at 2015 Leaders & Luminaries Event A total of $18,500 in grants awarded to local board members for contributions to their organizations On Thursday, November 5th, Camden National Bank joined leaders and representatives from Maine’s nonprofit community for the 2015 Leaders … Read more
Bath, ME, November 4, 2015– Bath Housing Authority is pleased to announce the Bath City Council has appointed Mary Terry to its Board of Commissioners. Terry is a resident of Woolwich. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Administration and Bachelor of English Literature from the University of Massachusetts. Her strong interest in … Read more
Bath, ME, October 30, 2015- Bath Housing Authority is pleased to receive a $2,000 Safety Enhancement Grant from the Maine Municipal Association. The Maine Municipal Association has been awarding safety grants to Members of their Workers’ Compensation fund since 1999. The Grant program has assisted municipalities by bestowing more than $3.6 million through funding of 2,905 … Read more
Bath, ME, October 23, 2015– Bath Housing is pleased to announce Amy Liechty, Program Coordinator, has been certified as an Aging-in-Place Specialist through the National Association of Home Builders. Liechty is one of five Bath Housing staff members that received training from a certified Aging-in-Place instructor where concepts such as visitability, accessibility, and adaptability were … Read more
The finalists for The Bank of Maine’s 2015 Leadership and Luminaries Award have been announced following a review of more than 65 nominations from across the state. The criterion for this award is excellence in board governance, supported by demonstrated examples of inspiration, creativity and ingenuity. The award will be presented at the Maine Association … Read more
Bath, ME, October 16, 2015- Bath Housing Development Corporation is pleased to announce the receipt of a $2,000 grant from the Bessie D. Brooks Trust. The funds will be used to enhance collaborative on-site Health and Wellness services. Bath Housing understands that by working together, housing and health care partners can launch initiatives that lead … Read more
Debora Keller, Executive Director of Bath Housing, has been appointed to serve on a statewide affordable housing working group convened by MaineHousing. The group will evaluate the extent to which extremely low-income households, including families, persons with disabilities and elderly persons, lack access to safe and affordable housing and the burden that this inadequacy creates … Read more
Liz Wyman, Bath Branch Manager, presented a $5,000 check to Bath Housing’s Executive Director, Debora Keller, and Program Associate, Amy Liechty to launch an eviction prevention study and development of a new program. This will assist renters early in the eviction process to prevent evictions, thus keeping families stably housed.