JTGF Updates 
In this interview, we talk to Maine Child Safety and Family Well-Being Plan coauthor Melissa Hackett, a John T. Gorman Fellow and prevention advocate who helped lead the report’s vision of “keeping children safe by keeping families strong.”
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.
For hundreds of households in Bangor’s Capehart neighborhood, Moving Families Forward has led to higher incomes for parents, improved academic results and well-being for children, and strengthened family relationships. The program is a partnership of BangorHousing and the Boys and Girls Club of Bangor, with support from the John T. Gorman Foundation. “Everything in this … Read more
In our fall newsletter, you can learn more about how the John T. Gorman Foundation is working with our partners to support an education system that helps children and families thrive.
Foundation partners share lessons at two-day event focused on the success of rural youth and families
Q & A with education researcher and John T. Gorman Fellow Katherine Johnston
Educate Maine is piloting a new model for helping to address teacher shortages and equip aspiring educators for success in the classroom
For our latest Data Snapshot, we turn to education – particularly its importance to family economic mobility. As the data shows, education can create opportunities for families to break the cycle of poverty. For parents and caregivers, education can lead to higher earnings. And for children, education during their developing years forms a foundation for later success. This compelling data is one of the key reasons why the John T. Gorman Foundation is supporting partnerships that are creating greater access to educational opportunities.
