Speaking up for change at DHHS: updates on TANF reform
September 22, 2023
DHHS invited community members and stakeholders who are interested in discussing "trauma-informed and culturally and linguistically appropriate services" to a listening session with the department.
- Allina Diaz
- TANF
Summer updates: Peer Workforce Navigator
July 28, 2023
The Peer Workforce Navigator project is a three-year effort among community-based organizations (including Food AND Medicine, Gateway Community Services Maine, Maine AFL-CIO, Maine Equal Justice and Prosperity Maine)…
- Sue Hamlett
- Peer Workforce Navigator
Summer newsletter: legislative updates
July 27, 2023
This has been a busy legislative session, with more bills introduced than ever before.
- Kathy Kilrain del Rio
- TANF
(Thank you for) organizing with MEJ!
July 27, 2023
A HUGE thank you to everyone who joined us to push for health and housing justice, for a boost to Maine’s Child Tax Credit and improvements to the TANF (Temporary Assistance for Need Families) program.
- Kate Brennan
- TANF
Statement from the All Means All Campaign on LD 199
June 28, 2023
Organizations supporting the All Means All campaign to allow all income-qualified Mainers to access MaineCare, regardless of age or immigration status…
- Alex Carter
- All Means All
Maine renters urge legislature: put rent relief in this budget so more people are not put out on the streets
June 6, 2023
An update on LD 199, the bill to increase access to healthcare for immigrants in Maine.
- Alison Weiss
- Rent Relief
Remarks at Black Voices Advocacy Day at the State House
May 18, 2023
Rest assured that there IS something that you can do in your position, no matter what reasons you’ve been taught that you can’t.
- Deb Ibonwa
- Racial Equity
Maine people keep the momentum going for All Means All
May 17, 2023
An update on LD 199, the bill to increase access to healthcare for immigrants in Maine.
- Alex Carter
- All Means All
What can we do about housing discrimination and high rents? LD1710!
April 24, 2023
Maine's housing problems and the bills to help fix them can feel complicated to untangle.
- Andrea Steward
- HOME Act
Maine Equal Justice's 2023 Legislative Priorities
January 24, 2023
These are Maine Equal Justice’s legislative priorities as of January 2023. As more bills are printed, we may add more priority bills to increase economic security, opportunity, and equity to this list at www.
- Robyn Merrill
- Legislative Updates
Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program Changes: What You Need to Know and How to Pay Your Rent
October 12, 2022
Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program Changes: What You Need to Know and How to Pay Your Rent
- Andrea Steward
- Rent Relief
Statement on the release of Census income, poverty, and health insurance data for 2021
September 15, 2022
Statement on the release of Census income, poverty, and health insurance data for 2021
- Robyn Merrill
- Census
This July, Maine is one step closer to health care for all!
July 6, 2022
In addition to a new adult dental benefit, immigrants who have low income and who are pregnant or under the age of 21 are now eligible to receive full MaineCare benefits, regardless of their immigration status.
- Alex Carter
- Healthcare
Maine Equal Justice statement on Roe v. Wade falling, 6/24/22
June 24, 2022
Maine Equal Justice executive director Robyn Merrill released the following statement on Friday regarding the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade
- Robyn Merrill
- Healthcare
Housing bills begin to level the ground for affordability in Maine, MEJ forms housing leadership team
May 24, 2022
Everyone in Maine should have the safety, opportunity, and peace of mind that comes from being able to afford a decent place to live.
- Kate Brennan
- Affordable Housing
