Inza Ouattara, a Maine resident for 17 years, is the state refugee coordinator for Catholic Charities. Jean-Pierre Koumounété moved to Maine 23 years ago and has worked as a house manager for Granite Bay Care for 17 years.

Adilah Muhammad and Chris Aceto have prioritized affordability and safety during their two decades managing a portfolio of multifamily rentals.

In Ellsworth, Maine, where low winter temperatures average well below freezing, Healthy Acadia operates an overnight warming center for unhoused and unsafely housed community members to rest with warmth and nourishment during the coldest five months of the year.

A nonprofit providing no-cost medical care and dental services to uninsured adults faced a critical challenge: its building owner planned property changes that would displace the clinic.

The dynamic Mainspring project in Kittery will combat poverty by offering support for housing, medical and mental health care, nutrition, clothing, employment, legal work, and more under one roof.

Recognizing that housing instability is a fundamental barrier to health and well-being, Tedford Housing, based in Brunswick, Maine, is on an ambitious journey to break ground next year on a 64-bed emergency shelter with ten family apartments and dormitory space for adults. On-site case management services will assist residents in finding and securing permanent housing.