Month: May 2017

First Focus: New Maine Bill Aims to Reduce Child Poverty

May 22, 2017

This post was written by Cara Baldari, a Senior Policy Director for Family Economics and Legal Counsel at First Focus. Click here to read the original post on First Focus’ blog, Voices for Kids. First Focus is a national, nonpartisan advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families the priority in federal policy and budget decisions. Due to the … More First Focus: New Maine Bill Aims to Reduce Child Poverty

2017 Giraffe Award Winner: Meet Margo Walsh

May 18, 2017

This post is part of a series of profiles on the 2017 Giraffe Award Winners. MCA is pleased to introduce you to Margo Walsh, founder and CEO of MaineWorks, LLC.   As owner and founder of MaineWorks, LLC Margo Walsh employs Mainers facing extreme barriers to employment from formerly incarcerated individuals to people recovering from … More 2017 Giraffe Award Winner: Meet Margo Walsh

Meet Dr. Robert Beekman: 2017 Giraffe Award Winner

May 12, 2017

This post is part of a series of profiles on the 2017 Giraffe Award Winners. We hope to see you Friday, May 19th at the Champions for Children Luncheon in Portland. This week, MCA is please to introduce you to Dr. Robert Beekman, a recently retired pediatrician who spent his career serving Northern and Eastern Maine. … More Meet Dr. Robert Beekman: 2017 Giraffe Award Winner

Meet Dr. Janice L. Pelletier: 2017 Giraffe Award Winner

May 8, 2017

This is the first post in the series of profiles on the 2017 Giraffe Award Winners. We hope to see you Friday, May 19th at the Champions for Children Luncheon in Portland. This week, MCA is please to introduce you to Dr. Janice L. Pelletier, who currently serves as President for the Maine Chapter of … More Meet Dr. Janice L. Pelletier: 2017 Giraffe Award Winner