December 15, 2020 • Ann Danforth
Our safety net lifts tens of thousands of Mainers out of poverty each year. These programs are essential to the health and well-being of Maine people and our state. But the way that help is provided has been deeply flawed, uncoordinated, and inadequate to meet people’s real needs.
December 10, 2020 • Kate Brennan
How can we come together, to make our voices heard, at a time when it is not safe to gather? How do we lift the voices of those most impacted with urgency?
November 20, 2019 • Oriana Farnham
This fall, I had the chance to intern with Maine Equal Justice to work on issues around Maine’s General Assistance (GA) program. I gave trainings on people’s rights in the GA program, and I had the chance to talk to GA participants and applicants, GA administrators, and advocates such as healthcare providers.
September 20, 2019 • Moriah Geer
Living in poverty is a different experience. It changes the way that you interact with the world and the way you see your place in it. If we really want to move Mainers out of poverty for good, we are going to need to develop a more realistic view of what it’s like to walk a mile in their shoes and then create programs