Old Town Housing Authority

Since 1941, local housing authorities across Maine have been providing safe, attractive, affordable housing to people with low and moderate incomes.   Based in 24 cities and towns from Van Buren to York, local housing authorities own and manage over 4,000 affordable public housing units.   Through the Section 8 program, they help over 8,000 additional Maine households afford private rental housing.

For 30 years, local housing authorities have collaborated via the Maine Association of Public Housing Directors (MAPHD).   As part of its goal to continuously improve the quality of services offered to Maine people, MAPHD founded Residential Initiatives for Maine (RIFME) to provide:

• Training for staff and housing authority commissioners, on topics such as Legal Issues, Income & Rent Calculation and Tri-State Conferences. Sign up is now available on-line!



• Consulting assistance with administrative requirements, such as preparing HUD agency plans, requests for proposals, IRS nonprofit applications, and bulk purchasing. Contact us for more information on available consulting services.



• Affordable housing development. By linking housing authorities' local expertise with state and federal funding opportunities, RIFME has assisted housing authorities across the state in qualifying for grant funds and subsidized loans for affordable rental and homeownership initiatives.