John T. Gorman Foundation 2025 Progress Report
The John T. Gorman Foundation shares strategies, results, and learnings from its statewide partnerships in 2025 to improve child and family well-being in Maine with a 2Gen approach.
Category: JTGF Reports
Addressing the Transportation Challenges of Maine Families
A John T. Gorman Foundation report details critical gaps in transportation access for Maine families and other groups, while highlighting potential approaches for increasing options on the individual, community, and statewide level.
John T. Gorman Foundation Releases Progress Report on 2-Gen Strategies
The John T. Gorman Foundation releases its 2023 & 2024 Progress Report, highlighting how it has directed its funding toward children and families using a two-generation approach, as well as detailing the strategies it is testing and sharing incoming results and lessons from key initiatives.
Data Brief Shows Gaps in Maine Families’ Access to Transportation
Tens of thousands of Maine people lack reliable access to transportation – a critical access point for work, education, and more. A new data brief compiled for the John T. Gorman Foundation shows the extent of Maine’s transportation access issues.
Report: New England States Tackle Benefit Cliffs
New England states have taken significant steps to mitigate the effects of benefit cliffs, but more action is needed to address these significant hurdles to family economic mobility, says a new report that the John T. Gorman Foundation has released with the support of the American Public Human Services Association, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and the … Read more
Importance of Wealth to Family Well-Being: Seeding innovation to address the structural roots of inequality
Wealth and assets play a significant and often underestimated role in a family’s financial wellbeing 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.
COVID-19: Racial and Geographic Disparities in Maine
Prepared for the John T. Gorman Foundation by the Carsey School of Public Policy in the fall of 2021, this analysis breaks down the economic, health, and social impacts of COVID-19 for different populations and regions across Maine, and highlights possible contributing factors between disparities.
The Two-Generation Approach: Bridging Practice and Policy
The John T. Gorman Foundation released it latest policy brief The Two-Generation Approach: Recommendations for Bridging Practice and Policy in Maine which offers a set of recommendations and strategies to strengthen the way state policies and systems serve the needs of Maine families using a two-generation approach. Along with recommendations, the report also … Read more
From Adolescence to Adulthood: A Blueprint for Helping Maine’s Youth Succeed
All young people deserve an equal chance to be healthy, happy, safe, and nurtured as they transition from adolescence to adulthood. Unfortunately, not all young people in Maine have the essential support needed to successfully make this transition and reach their full potential. This report highlights the needs of an all too often hidden and … Read more
Policy Brief: Maine Benefits Cliff
Funded by the John T. Gorman Foundation, this report maps the benefits cliff in Maine–a period during which rising family income is offset by reductions in eligibility for public assistance. *JTGF-funded