The Annie E. Casey Foundation released its annual KIDS COUNT report on child well-being today and ranked Maine 13th among all the states. Maine ranked 1st in child health and 6th in the overall well-being of families and the communities in which they live. The annual KIDS COUNT report found, however, that Maine ranks 20th in both education and economic … More ME Ranks #13 in KIDS COUNT
As members of the New England Consortium Poverty Reduction Initiative (NEC) and advocates for children in our state and region, MCA wrote to Senators Collins and King to ask that they and their fellow New England area colleagues take the lead in advancing the President’s bold plan for Early Care and Education. Below is an excerpt from the … More MCA asks Maine’s US Senators to support ECE
Below is an important message from our national partners, Voices for America’s Children. Nutrition assistance programs supporting our nation’s most vulnerable families are under attack. Funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) was reduced effective March 1, 2013 as a result of the federal sequester. WIC offers nutrition assistance to roughly 9 … More Sign the SNAP petition
