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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 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
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
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
The state of Maine has sixteen Head Start grantees, operating eleven Head Start (HS) programs, three American Indian & Alaska Native Head Start (AIAN HS) programs, and thirteen Early Head Start (EHS) programs (see Table 1). In the 20152016 program year, sites operated by these sixteen grantees served 4,126 children and pregnant women. The majority … Read more
