President & CEO Nicole Witherbee recently sat down with Mainebiz to talk about the John T. Gorman Foundation’s work for children and families.

Given Maine’s aging demographic, we need every child to grow up prepared to participate in the workforce and lead our state forward. Unfortunately, too many children are going hungry, experiencing homelessness, and enduring the stress of chronic poverty. Addressing this is both a moral and economic imperative. If we don’t do better by Maine kids, they won’t be prepared when we need them to be.

Read the full interview here.