Changes to Direct Services Grant Program
The John T. Gorman Foundation is making updates to the timing and focus of the Direct Services Grant Program in 2026.
JTGF Updates
Sanford Schools Take New Steps to Prevent Student Homelessness
Early identification, family relationship building, and community partnerships are helping students and families avoid homelessness When a family loses stable housing, the first signs often appear at school. A child arrives tired or late. Attendance slips. Reaching a parent becomes harder. But even when these early signs are recognized, schools have limited capacity to help … Read more
New Grants Support Maine Students In and Out of School
As Maine youth experience increasing mental health challenges, funding from the John T. Gorman Foundation will help connect rural students to mentorship, positive experiences, and other supportive programming When schools and community organizations work together, they can create stronger networks of support for young people. With five grants totaling $450,000, the John T. Gorman Foundation … Read more
How Lewiston Schools and Tree Street Youth Are Partnering to Help Students Thrive
An innovative collaboration is showing how community partnerships can improve student engagement and strengthen learning environments
National Perspectives, Local Innovations Featured at Maine 2Gen Summit
John T. Gorman Foundation and Ascend at the Aspen Institute partner to convene Maine policymakers, practitioners, and parents
Foundation Responds to Imminent Loss of SNAP Benefits
$250,000 grant will help Good Shepherd Food Bank as its works with frontline partners to meet an unprecedented level of demand for food assistance in the days ahead As Maine families prepare for the loss of federal food assistance on November 1, the John T. Gorman Foundation has provided a $250,000 grant to Good Shepherd … Read more
Summer 2025 : Supporting Families, Equipping Partners, Facing Change Together
Summer updates from the John T. Gorman Foundation
Data Snapshot: Child and Family Mental Health
The latest figures show that Maine children – as well as their caregivers – continue to face mental health challenges at some of the highest rates in the nation. The data has helped guide our efforts to expand access to treatment, support, and resilience-building opportunities for children and families.
New Behavioral Health Model Benefits Children and Providers
As Maine children experience some of the nation’s highest rates of mental health challenges, too few can access the treatment they need. An evidence-based intervention called MATCH could help change that. With John T. Gorman Foundation funding, the University of Maine and Maine General Medical Center have partnered to train students and behavioral health clinicians in this highly effective treatment model.