Publication Archive
May 31, 2017 In the 2017 Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book, the data signals some significant improvement on certain indicators. Alcohol, marijuana and cigarette use continued to decline, keeping up this trend from previous years. Graduation rates have improved slightly and child poverty decreased, although not to pre-recession rates. The data also highlights that infant mortality has increased, child and teen suicide has risen, and Maine now lags behind the nation in the rate of children with health insurance.
May 1, 2019 Maine KIDS COUNT, a project of the Maine Children’s Alliance, is part of the national KIDS COUNT® network, a state-by-state effort funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) to track the status of children across the United States. The Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book, produced every other year, is the comprehensive report of the well-being of children in Maine.
July 23, 2020 The 31st edition of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT® Data Book describes how children across the United States were faring before the coronavirus pandemic began.
June 21, 2021 The 32nd edition of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT® Data Book describes how children across the United States were faring before — and during — the coronavirus pandemic.
April 8, 2021 Maine KIDS COUNT, a project of the Maine Children’s Alliance, is part of the national KIDS COUNT® network, a state-by-state effort funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) to track the status of children across the United States. The Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book, produced every other year, is the comprehensive report of the well-being of children in Maine.
*KIDS COUNT is a registered trademark of the Annie E. Casey Foundation
September 12, 2022 MCA’s 2022 Election Guide highlights key issues affecting children and families, offers opportunities to address those challenges, and provides sample questions for candidates. This guide provides individuals like you the information you need to be a strong advocate for children. You can help Maine kids right now by ensuring candidates understand the issues, and by electing leaders in Maine who will prioritize policies and investments that will ensure a brighter future for all children and families across our state.
December 19, 2023 MCA’s legislative advocacy, relationships with policymakers, data and communications, and work in coalitions led to unprecedented advances in policies and investments to improve the well-being of Maine children, youth, and families.
June 21, 2023 The 34th edition of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT® Data Book describes how the country’s lack of affordable and accessible child care negatively affects children, families and U.S. businesses.
April 19, 2023 You will notice that the 2023 Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book looks different. We hope the new design makes finding and interpreting the data more accessible.
June 14, 2023 Mainers have a long tradition of working together to solve tough problems. Right now, we face a significant, but solvable challenge of an inadequate early care and education (ECE) system. In fact, the problem is that it isn’t a “system” at all but a patchwork of programs of variable quality, affordability, and availability throughout the state. This creates inequities in opportunity both for children’s healthy development and the stability of our workforce. What can we do to support the needs of our modern workforce and ensure Maine has a professional and thriving early care and education system? In the following sections, we briefly describe the current challenges facing both families and providers, strategies to help repair our patchwork of programs throughout the state to create a true early childhood system, and what kinds of investments are required to build and sustain that system.
December 19, 2023 The Maine Children’s Alliance advocates for sound public policies and promotes best practices to improve the lives of all Maine children, youth, and families. In the second session of the 131 st Maine Legislature, MCA is committed to elevating the voices and interests of Maine children and families. Our priorities cross issue areas, involve new legislation, the implementation of recently enacted legislation, and administrative action in key areas of child and family well-being. State investments should prioritize strengthening families with the greatest needs and bolstering the critical services and programs that support them.
July 15, 2008 A Case for Cooperation II reviews events since the new law was passed, analyzes its strong and weak points, and makes suggestions for how the process can best move forward in the years ahead.