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Safety and Stability for Maine’s Newest Neighbors
ABOVE In January 2024, Genesis Executive Director Liza Fleming-Ives congratulated residents and thanked partners who collaborated with Genesis to create affordable apartments at Brunswick Landing, a former naval air station in Maine. The project’s first tenants are asylum seekers. Tim Greenway photoSafety and Stability for Maine’s Newest NeighborsBy Liza Fleming-Ives, Genesis executive director With fresh snow blanketing the ground on
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A Genesis Partner’s Gratitude for Her Lewiston, Maine Community
In groundbreaking work, Genesis community partner Healthy Homeworks creates homeownership opportunities for aspiring first-time homebuyers in downtown Lewiston, Maine, where only 4 percent of residents currently own homes.
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Our Story
Three decades ago, residents of neighboring communities in Midcoast Maine discovered that a local family was living in the hollow of a bridge over the Sheepscot River. What started out
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Addressing Racial Equity Through Our Work
There is much to be done to bring justice and equity to Black, Indigenous, and other people of color in Maine, Northern New England, and beyond. As a CDFI, the
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How Genesis Responded to the Pandemic
We had just experienced one of the Genesis Fund’s most remarkable years ever, with success in 2019 across all categories: lending activity, growth of the fund through investments and fundraising,