This winter, as heating bills rise and food costs remain high, many families are finding it harder to keep up. At Tedford Housing, we hear daily from households on the brink — those facing unexpected expenses that threaten their housing stability. Whether it’s an increase in rent, a medical emergency that drains savings or the […]
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Overcoming Groundhog Day homelessness
“I wish more people understood how quickly you can find yourself without a home. It’s not always a slow decline — sometimes, it happens in an instant. One day, I had a job and a place to live, and the next, it was all gone.” For Nathan, it only took a couple of weeks for […]
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Brunswick’s Tedford Housing provides a safe haven in Maine’s coldest months
The overnight Warming Center is one of few dedicated services in the region.
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Shaping housing struggle stories from fragments
Brian worked for over a decade in home improvement and the Maine lobstering industry. When he became disabled and his income was greatly reduced, the challenge of making ends meet became overwhelming. With no stable housing options, Brian lived out of his truck for years, losing track of time and relationships in the process. The […]
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Giving Voice: Warming center welcomes you, your dog, and your skepticism
“I think people, we’re creatures of habit. We get comfortable in the most uncomfortable positions, and that just becomes home.” That was David Pirtle from the National Coalition for the Homeless, explaining to a radio host why he sometimes chose to risk death by freezing on winter nights rather than move indoors. “All I can say […]
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Just a Little Old: Tedford Housing is about neighbors helping neighbors
The number of Mainers experiencing homelessness has more than tripled since 2020. Tedford Housing exists to address that issue, driven by a clear mission: “Empowering People to Move From Homelessness to Home.” There is no one cause for homelessness; each person’s story is different, yet each one deserves to be heard and responded to. That’s […]
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Giving Voice: Journey of supporting housing through eyes of case manager
At Tedford Housing, the journey from homelessness to home is both deeply personal and profoundly collective. While many know us for our emergency shelter services, our commitment to creating lasting change is also fulfilled through our Permanent Supportive Housing program. The tenants living in Tedford’s 37 supportive housing units across six buildings have previously experienced […]
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Tedford Housing gets $10,000 grant to boost emergency shelter effort
The $10,000 in funding will be put toward Tedford’s proposed emergency housing facility that will consolidate the services currently provided in two separate Brunswick shelters.
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Brunswick shelter awarded $16,000 in federal funding for housing
Tedford Housing was among a host of Maine organizations awarded a slice of $20.9 million through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to address homelessness.
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Giving Voice: Come out for The Longest Night
Tedford Housing will remember, along with our friends in the community, people who experienced homelessness and who passed away in the past year. The event will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brunswick. We join hundreds of other communities in Maine and across the country that collectively […]