BATH—MaineHousing has awarded Bath Housing Development Corporation a $150,000 grantto continue its trailblazing “Comfortably Home” program in 2023. Along with that funding, MaineHousing is expanding the income range for qualifiedhomeowners, and also offering a slightly higher budget per household served. This will helpBath Housing absorb some of the significant cost increases of the past few … Read more
Bath Housing and the Patten Free Library hosted a discussion in October 2022 about the history of housing in Bath, from WWI forward. The Q&A session after the slideshow inspired robust discussion about the challenges we face as a community regarding issues like housing security, poverty, and economic growth. Understanding market forces of the past … Read more
Bath Housing Authority is pleased to announce it has been awarded a Safety Enhancement Grant by the Maine Municipal Association Workers Compensation Fund in the amount of $3,000.00. The Ed MacDonald Safety Enhancement Grants and Scholarship Grants provide financial assistance to members of the MMA Workers Compensation Fund to purchase safety equipment or services to … Read more
Wednesday, Oct 195:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.Patten Free Library Community Room — and Live on Zoom Join Debora Keller, Executive Director of Bath Housing, and Mary Kate Kwasnik, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian at Patten Free Library, to look back at the history of housing projects in Bath and look towards the future together. This … Read more
The National Center on Aging recognizes this week, the first week of fall, as Fall Prevention Awareness Week. BY MARIA SKILLINGSTIMES RECORD Bath Housing and the nonprofit Comfortably Home have helped more than 300 Midcoast seniors stay at home by upgrading their homes with handrails, shower seats and other safety features. Those efforts continue as … Read more
BY JOHN TERHUNE TIMES RECORD Bath Housing announces plans for 18 new affordable housing units Maine State Housing Authority funds will support the construction of the two-bedroom units, which will be rented to households making no more than 80% of the Sagadahoc County median income. Bath Housing Development Corporation will build 18 new affordable housing units … Read more
Bath Housing is committed to finding housing solutions so people from all backgrounds and income levels can live, work and thrive. This is critical to maintain well-rounded communities in our region. Our new Strategic Plan (2022-2025) includes a set of strategies to meet this vision through continued partnerships and creativity. This includes: A continued focus on … Read more
Bath Housing has received a generous grant of $2,000 from the Bessie D. Brooks Trust for its Air Conditioner Loan Program. This support allows Bath Housing to provide ten additional residents with much needed heat relief this summer as well as into the future. In addition to potential medical dangers, high heat and humidity can … Read more
Free Services Available at Two Bath Housing Sites BATH—The Patten Free Library and Bath Housing have teamed up to help Seacliff andMoorings residents master their smart phones, computers and tablets with a freeassistance program. Once a month, Roberta Jordan, Assistant Director of the PFL, meetswith clients on-site. The program has been in a test run … Read more
Bath breaks ground on new housing development Downtown Bath will be home to a 50-unit apartment complex for low- and middle-income residents aged 55 and older in hopes of making a small dent in the area’s housing crisis. “Frankly, it’s overwhelming when you look at the need for affordable housing in Maine,” said Maine Housing … Read more