Tag: 2015 Giraffe Awards

Raising Our Voices for Early Learning, Child Health and in Celebration

November 10, 2015

An Update from the Maine Children’s Alliance November 2015 October was a busy month for the Maine Children’s Alliance. Highlights included, the Champions for Children Celebration, which was an overwhelming success and the release of a Georgetown report, which found no improvement in Maine’s rate of uninsured children. Learn more below! Getting Their Story Right: … More Raising Our Voices for Early Learning, Child Health and in Celebration

Meet Maria Padian, 2015 Champions for Children Keynote Speaker

October 22, 2015

On October 27, 2015, Maine author Maria Padian will give the keynote address at the MCA’s Champions for Children Event featuring the 2015 Giraffe Awards. Maria is an award-winning, Maine author who left the world of political reporting behind for the world of young adult fiction. Join Maria and the Maine Children’s Alliance at the Green … More Meet Maria Padian, 2015 Champions for Children Keynote Speaker

Register for the 2015 Champions for Children today!

October 9, 2015

MCA’s annual Champions for Children Event is just three weeks away and tickets are available now! On October 27, 2015, join the Maine Children’s Alliance at the Green Ladle in Lewiston to celebrate child and family advocacy in Maine. While we reflect on the progress made for children and families  in Maine this past year, … More Register for the 2015 Champions for Children today!

Meet Sue Mackey Andrews, 2015 Giraffe Award Winner

October 6, 2015

This is the fifth in a series of profiles on the 2015 Giraffe Award winners. Each Tuesday leading up to the Champions for Children Event, we will feature a profile on a 2015 Giraffe Award Winner and showcase how they “stick out their neck” for Maine children, youth and families. This week, we are pleased … More Meet Sue Mackey Andrews, 2015 Giraffe Award Winner

Meet My Place Teen Center, 2015 Giraffe Award Winner

September 15, 2015

This post is part of our series of profiles on the 2015 Giraffe Award winners. This week, we are pleased to introduce you to the My Place Teen Center in Westbrook. Located in Westbrook, My Place Teen Center provides more than a safe haven for youth living in the greater Portland area, it also provides … More Meet My Place Teen Center, 2015 Giraffe Award Winner