All young people deserve an equal chance to be healthy, happy, safe, and nurtured. What do young people in Maine need to be successful and reach their full potential?
As a part of our community-based journalism, Maine Public presents a year-long series of news reports on Maine Public Radio, online and our social media platforms that highlight the benefits, and opportunities for Maine’s children. We will also shine a light on the significant challenges our young people face in an increasingly complex world - and in Maine.
This series will provide connections and answer what do Maine’s kids need to navigate everyday life - and reach their full potential.
Series stories
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Clinicians are in hundreds of schools across Maine. But providers now warn that the funding behind these arrangements is unsustainable. -
Newly published data from the Maine Department of Education show a slight decline this fall to about 172,600 students, which is about 4% below pre-pandemic levels. -
Budget challenges could lead to cuts in school-based mental health clinic operations, which could hobble an effective system for getting students the help they urgently need. -
Under the model, schools partner with local organizations to bring in services that could include child care, health care, and school-based food pantries. -
Earlier this year, several groups scrambled to set up a transitional housing program in the Frances Warde house as the city grappled with a growing crisis for pregnant and new mother asylum seekers. -
Nearly 34,000 Maine children live in households that are below the federal poverty level. As advocates try to assist those families, they've begun to embrace an approach called "two-generation." The idea is to support the needs the children, as well as their parents. -
The number of students identified as homeless in Maine skyrocketed to more than 4,400 during the 2022-23 school year — in part due to better data collection, but also a severe lack of affordable housing.
