Our Island Home: a $1.6 million campaign for nine homes
The largest fundraising effort in NHSH's history matches the MaineHousing grant, subsidizes the South Shore Road homes, funds energy help for low-income households and staffs the work for three years.
Our Island Home is a $1,625,000 campaign that turns two projects into nine year-round homes:
| Use | Amount | |---|---| | Match for the $840,000 MaineHousing rental grant | $450,000 | | Additional subsidy for the South Shore Road homes | $700,000 | | Energy programs for low-income households | $100,000 | | Three years of added program staffing | $375,000 |
The result: four affordable rentals and five new, highly efficient homes for sale with affordability deed covenants.
Gifts of cash, appreciated securities, land and houses all count. For gifts over $1,000, a check saves processing fees. How to give.
Source: nhshousing.org/our-island-home
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