For information regarding housing within the YMCA at 70 forest Ave, contact Mark Anderson at 874-1111
For information regarding housing in our SRO residence at 231 High Street, please visit Avesta Housing

YMCA Housing at 70 Forest Ave, Portland

Founded in 1853 and incorporated in 1860, the Portland YMCA is the twelfth oldest of the 2,283 YMCA's in the United States and the largest in Maine. The Portland YMCA has had a residential program from the beginning. It was originally designed to provide safe and affordable sleeping accommodations to sailors and men coming to the city to relocate.

Over the years the residential program has seen many changes and continues to change and evolve everyday. The YMCA is a reflection of the larger community with all the complexity, diversity, and challenges that any city demands of its residents. Here at the YMCA we work closely with our residents to meet those complex and diverse challenges.

The end result is a YMCA that has positioned itself in partnership with city officials and other social service agencies to create and deliver over 31,000 beds per year to men in transition. This enormous contribution is taking place in a city with a 99% occupancy rate. Not only is the Portland YMCA the largest facility of its kind in Portland, but we continue to demand quality assurance from ourselves. We have created a social service referral system that captures the full scope of the men who stay here. We conduct reference and background checks on each individual deciding to make the YMCA their home. And most importantly, we do all this while embracing the YMCA core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility.

The YMCA residential program is a vibrant living entity that contributes to the overall success of the YMCA. We provide many community services to men in transition, work in partnership with our community to provide a safety net to men in need, and so much more.

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Room Rates - as of January 2008

*The first week will be prorated based on move in date.

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The Cumberland County YMCA, with its Greater Portland , Casco Bay Regional, YMCA at Pineland and Otter Pond Camp branches, is committed to building strong kids, individuals, families and communities through programs and services that promote a healthy spirit, mind and body for all, regardless of ability to pay.