Read the New Report: Addressing Transportation Challenges for Maine Families

2Gen Collaborative Toolkit

This Toolkit is designed for mid-level and senior leaders in nonprofit, philanthropic, and public organizations seeking to strengthen a regional or place-based 2Gen approach. It provides tangible guidance for executing 2Gen strategies and mobilizing community-led solutions to improve outcomes for whole families.

2Gen Investment Case

Over the past decade, the public and private sectors have invested more than $500 million in two-generation (2Gen) approaches to accelerate intergenerational economic mobility for families. Explore this report for learnings from those investments, a comprehensive view of key 2Gen initiatives, and important considerations for expanding these grantmaking strategies to maximize impact for children and families.

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.

Poverty Matters for Children’s Well-being, but Good Policy Can Help

In the following sections, we first present an overview of the research on the many pathways through which poverty affects children’s development. We then summarize the effects of these pervasive disadvantages on children’s developmental outcomes. Finally, in light of the structural and societal roots of child poverty and the negative consequences associated with it, we … Read more

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

2024 Maine KIDS COUNT County Profiles

As part of its efforts to compile and share key data on the well-being of children in Maine through KIDS COUNT®, the Maine Children’s Alliance has recently released County Profiles for Maine. The profiles include a summary of each county’s strengths and challenges, demographic data, and fourteen selected indicators of child health and well-being for … Read more

Thrive2027 Data Dashboard

Thrive2027 is a coordinated and collaborative effort, which began in 2016, to achieve three 10-year goals in Southern Maine – to give kids a strong start; empower neighbors to thrive – not just survive; and help us all live longer, better. Explore Thrive2027 data in this interactive Data Dashboard. The dashboard presents the most recently … Read more