PORTSMOUTH – This week, Home for All will launch the first annual Seacoast Affordable Housing Week, a region-wide series of events designed to bring communities together around solutions to the growing housing crisis facing the region.
Taking place May 11-17th, the inaugural week will feature a dynamic lineup of action-oriented events including community conversations, business and civic gatherings, educational programming, arts-based engagement, and storytelling initiatives. Events will be held across communities in Seacoast NH and Southern ME, creating accessible entry points for residents, employers, policymakers, and advocates to engage in solutions.
“Local decisions play a major role in determining who can afford to call the Seacoast home,” said Kara Anne Rodenhizer, Executive Director of Home for All. “Affordable Housing Week is about helping more people understand how housing decisions are made, creating opportunities for residents to be part of those conversations, and in the end creating more housing.”
Programming will highlight housing needs ranging from emergency shelter to workforce housing.
The 2026 Seacoast Affordable Housing Week is made possible through the support of presenting sponsor Kennebunk Savings Bank, with additional support from Evernorth, Avery Insurance, NH Housing, Black Rock Social Club, and Service Credit Union.
“We’re excited to sponsor Affordable Housing Week because it gets the right people in the same room – municipalities, employers, advocates, and neighbors,” said Lex Meagher, President & CEO of Kennebunk Savings Bank. “That’s how connections are made, ideas are forged, and how we all find new ways to keep working together to get more housing within reach for our local workforce. Every employer understands how critical this is.”
In recognition of housing being one of the most pressing challenges facing the region, the communities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, Exeter, and Kittery have officially proclaimed May 11-17th as Seacoast Affordable Housing Week.
“Housing solutions start with communities willing to take initiative,” Rodenhizer added. “We’re grateful to the municipalities stepping up and recognizing housing as a shared regional responsibility that requires urgent, collective action.”
