Building on its successful two-generation model, McAuley Residence adds new resources to support the educational aspirations of families in recovery
Tag: Two-Generation Strategies
Two-Generation Funding Opportunity
Posted by Andy Colvin (Staff Admin) & filed under JTGF News & Updates.
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services recently posted its first Request for Proposals for Whole Family Services funding. Passed in the LIFT and STEP Bills during the last Legislature, this new annual funding is meant to support the kind of coordinated, wraparound supports for low-income families that are central to the two-generation approach.… Read more »
Seeing Two-Generation Strategies at Work in Bangor
Posted by Andy Colvin (Staff Admin) & filed under JTGF News & Updates.
An unfortunate reality is that a child raised in poverty is much more likely to become an adult living in poverty. In fact, 42% of children born to parents at the bottom of the income ladder stay there. Historically, programs have tried to disrupt this kind of generational poverty by either offering services to… Read more »
Institute Strengthens 2-Gen Practices
Posted by Andy Colvin (Staff Admin) & filed under JTGF News & Updates.
Some of the most effective programs for ending the cycle of poverty are ones where the needs of parents and their children are addressed at the same time—what has become known as the 2-generation, or 2-gen, model. As part of its continued commitment to 2-gen programs in Maine, the John T. Gorman Foundation convened its… Read more »
Families Forward is Transforming the Lives of Bangor’s Families
Posted by Andy Colvin (Staff Admin) & filed under JTGF News & Updates.
Strengthening families is a core focus of our work at the John T. Gorman Foundation. Research shows us, and we know from experience, that kids do best when their families do well – and vice versa. This is why we’ve put a strong emphasis in helping groups across Maine advance two-generation strategies – i.e., strategies… Read more »
Our Work Over the Next Several Years
Posted by Andy Colvin (Staff Admin) & filed under JTGF News & Updates.
Since 1995, the John T. Gorman Foundation has been committed to improving the lives of Maine’s most vulnerable residents. Over the course of the past year, the Foundation engaged in a comprehensive strategic planning process that will guide our future work. Through this process, we reaffirmed the Foundation’s commitment to the mission, values and priority… Read more »
Convening Brings People Together Across the Spectrum to Support the Whole Family
Posted by Andy Colvin (Staff Admin) & filed under JTGF News & Updates.
As the Foundation gets smarter about the work we’re doing to help improve the lives of people in Maine, we’ve realized that it’s critically important to become more intentional about having a whole family, two-generation approach to both individual programs and overall systems change. This thinking is in line with that of many other states,… Read more »
Two-Generation Strategies Help Children and their Parents Thrive
Posted by Andy Colvin (Staff Admin) & filed under JTGF News & Updates.
Low-income families with young children – of which there are 40,000 here in Maine – often face daily obstacles that can lead to lifelong difficulties for their kids. For instance, if a parent loses access to reliable child care, he or she might not be able to work enough hours to support a family—or might… Read more »
Family Futures Downeast Offers Opportunities for Parents and Children in Washington County
Posted by Andy Colvin (Staff Admin) & filed under JTGF News & Updates.
Increasingly, policymakers, practitioners and other thought-leaders nationally are recommending that social service programs transition from considering the needs of children and adults separately to designing services that are meant to work for the whole family. Called a “two-generation approach,” the underlying principle of this strategy is that permanent family economic security is easier to attain… Read more »