Maine’s Economy

Summer Isn't a Vacation from Hunger

With July 4th almost here and school out of session, the summer has undeniably begun. However, the summer can be one of the most difficult times for […]

Thomas Gawarkiewicz

Posted July 3, 2013

Tags Children, Food Insecurity

Maine Families Living on the Edge

“Nearly half of Maine residents are living on the edge of financial disaster with almost no savings to fall back on in the event of a job […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 30, 2013

Tags Economic Security

Maine’s Economy

Maine Working Families Cannot Make Ends Meet

Maine ranks 21st in the number of low-income working families A new study shows that 29% of Maine families cannot meet basic needs, even though they are […]

Jody Harris

Posted January 16, 2013

Tags Economic Security

Maine’s Economy

Maine Communities Foster Immigrants’ Small Businesses

“Businesses are vital for this community,” says Hussein Ahmed, the owner of Barwaqo, a convenience store in Lewiston, Maine. A native of Somalia, Ahmed arrived in town […]

Jody Harris

Posted December 3, 2012

Tags Immigration

Maine’s Economy

Keeping Mainers out of Poverty: Let Me Count the Ways

Too many Maine families struggle to put food on their tables and keep a roof over their heads. That our neighbors suffer in this tough economy is […]

Jody Harris

Posted September 25, 2012

Tags Incomes, Poverty, Tax Fairness

Maine’s Economy

Maine Has Too Many Children in Poverty and it Would Be Worse Without Government Intervention

It’s an exciting time of year when the US Census Bureau releases lots of great new demographic and economic data about Americans. Last week, we learned from […]

Joel Johnson

Posted September 19, 2012

Tags Children, Poverty

Maine’s Economy

What New Census Data Say About Maine’s Economy

Today the US Census Bureau released data from the Current Population Survey (CPS) on income, health insurance coverage, and poverty. Maine ranks in the middle of the […]

Garrett Martin

Posted September 12, 2012

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy

Double-up Food Bucks: Double the Return, Double the Economic Impact

Blogger’s Note: This blog post has been corrected. The original version contained an error. It shoud read and now does, “The House version of the farm bill […]

Jody Harris

Posted August 13, 2012

Tags Food Insecurity, SNAP

Maine’s Economy

Right To Rent: A Simple Way to Avoid the Costs of Foreclosure

$79,443. That’s the nationwide estimated cost of a single foreclosure. And with lenders saddled with $50,000 of the cost it was no surprise that in March, Bank […]

Jae Bradley

Posted August 3, 2012

Tags Economic Security

Maine’s Economy

National KIDS COUNT Index Tells a Positive, Yet Cautionary Tale

In light of recent press around Maine’s Hunger Initiative, pioneered by Preble Street, it is timely to take a look at child well-being indicators as researched by […]

Alexandra Alvarez

Posted August 1, 2012

Tags Children, Education, Health Care

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Summer Isn't a Vacation from Hunger

Maine Families Living on the Edge

Maine Working Families Cannot Make Ends Meet

Maine Communities Foster Immigrants’ Small Businesses

Keeping Mainers out of Poverty: Let Me Count the Ways

Maine Has Too Many Children in Poverty and it Would Be Worse Without Government Intervention

What New Census Data Say About Maine’s Economy

Double-up Food Bucks: Double the Return, Double the Economic Impact

Right To Rent: A Simple Way to Avoid the Costs of Foreclosure

National KIDS COUNT Index Tells a Positive, Yet Cautionary Tale