2025 DSGP Application Period Opens February 24
The 2025 Direct Services Grant Program application period will open on Monday, February 24, and close Monday, March 24.
A partnership between Bangor Housing and the Boys & Girls Club of Bangor, this program uses a two-generation approach to help children and their families build the support systems they need to thrive. The initiative is a John T. Gorman Foundation demonstration site, serving as a model, resource, and inspiration for similar initiatives.
Mercy Hospital’s McAuley Residence uses a two-
generation model to serve women in substance use
recovery and their children, with multiple supports for family reunification, such as housing, counseling, and parent coaching. In partnership with the John T. Gorman Foundation, these offerings have expanded to include family-centered education and career development pathways.
This innovative MaineHealth program seeks to prevent and mitigate Adverse Childhood Experiences for pediatric patients ages 0 to 3, by offering a set of resilience-building supports for their entire families. Foundation funding has allowed the program to embed Early Childhood Support Specialists who have now worked with hundreds of families at pediatric clinics in Portland and Rockland.
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The 2025 Direct Services Grant Program application period will open on Monday, February 24, and close Monday, March 24.
Report shares strategies we’re testing, emerging data of the impact our partners are having on families, and early lessons from these initiatives.
A new data brief compiled for the John T. Gorman Foundation shows the extent of Maine’s transportation access issues. Tens of thousands of Maine people lack reliable access to transportation – a critical access point for work, education, and more.