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For the last four years, the authority has been circulating 17 housing vouchers for young people aging out of foster care. Now they are getting an additional 13.
More than 1,500 are queued up, hoping to receive up to $800 a month in rent relief and a one-time payment to catch up on back rent.
Maine Calling
Since it opened Monday, hundreds of renters all over the state have applied for Maine’s pilot eviction prevention program. The program was allocated $18 million by the Legislature this year to provide relief to Maine residents who owe back rent and face eviction. What sets this program apart from early-pandemic emergency rental relief is that income-qualified applicants will also receive monthly rent subsidies for up to a year beyond back rent, Lucas Schrage, director of housing initiatives at the Quality Housing Coalition, said.
Guaranteed income is an idea based on the belief that providing unrestricted cash payments to low-income residents is the best way to help them lift themselves out of poverty. It's a model that's been championed by seemingly disparate figures over the decades, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard Nixon, and, more recently, tech entrepreneurs such as Andrew Yang. Now, one Maine nonprofit has wrapped up a pilot of what it's calling the state's first guaranteed income project.
"Working with QHC and their Project Home program is a benefit for both property owners and prospective residents. Providing homes for families that might not otherwise be able to find housing is a reminder of how rewarding it can be to work in property management and make a difference in peoples’ lives."
Lindsay Cannon, Property ManagerPort Property Management
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Quality Housing Coalition is a 501 (c)(3) charitable statewide nonprofit organization in Maine.
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The work of QHC in York, Cumberland, Oxford, Androscoggin, Sagadahoc, Kennebec, and Penobscot counties is conducted on the stolen ancestral lands of the Wabanaki long before colonists named our state Maine.
We acknowledge the painful colonial history harming the Wabanaki and their land and commit to better understanding it.
We acknowledge the strong and personal relationship between the Wabanaki and the land and waterways.
We commit to building more sustainable and inclusive communities and celebrating Indigenous culture.