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Executive Summary | Full Report Wealth and assets play a significant and often underestimated role in a family’s financial well-being and potential for future mobility, especially for households that are economically vulnerable, according to a new report co-released by the John T. Gorman Foundation and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The report, titled “The … Read more
In this Press Herald op-ed, John T. Gorman Foundation President & CEO Nicole Witherbee says the report should be a call to action for anyone who cares about the future of our children and our state – and points to several initiatives that could serve as models for moving forward.
We’re pleased to share the John T. Gorman Foundation’s new website at www.jtgfoundation.org. With the recent evolution of the Foundation’s work, the website has been redesigned to articulate our goal of improving the resiliency of Maine children by ensuring they and their caregivers have the tools and supports they need to be successful. Features of … Read more
In this piece for MaineBiz, John T. Gorman Foundation President & CEO Nicole Witherbee highlights how partners are overcoming workforce challenges for families and employers in three ways: meeting people where they are, addressing childcare, and providing opportunities to earn and learn. Connecting individuals with education, training and job opportunities is a critical part of … Read more
The John T. Gorman Foundation is pleased to welcome Kristen McAuley as Senior Program Associate. In her role, McAuley will work with other Foundation staff to craft and implement investment strategies that advance the Foundation’s goal of ensuring Maine children are resilient and successful, and their families have the resources and tools they need to … Read more
We are excited to share an update on the direction and focus of the John T. Gorman Foundation’s work over the coming years. We remain committed to improving the lives of Maine people most acutely experiencing the adverse effects of poverty. But, to make greater progress toward that goal, we will be focusing more intensively … Read more
Many factors went into the John T. Gorman Foundation’s decision to focus our work more intensively on Maine children over the next five years, but nothing was more compelling than the data on the well-being of Maine kids.
Innovative model is helping entrepreneurs grow the number of culturally relevant childcare spots in Lewiston’s Tree Streets neighborhood
Bangor Housing program uses a two-generation approach to help families build the support systems they need to thrive
John T. Gorman Foundation President & CEO Nicole Witherbee wrote an op-ed for the Portland Press Herald about how state and local efforts have led to a drop in child lead poisoning over the last 10 years — especially in Lewiston, where the Foundation has focused efforts to make the Tree Streets Neighborhood a place … Read more
