Education

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1353: An Act to Further Reduce Student Hunger

Over 80,000 kids in Maine do not get enough to eat. During the school year, the National School Lunch program, which has been around since the 1940s, […]

MECEP

Posted April 23, 2013

Tags Education, Food Insecurity, K-12 Education

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

Out of the mouths of babes...

Scott Moody, executive director of the Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC), had this to say yesterday in response to a Portland press event on child hunger: When you’re […]

Jody Harris

Posted July 26, 2012

Tags Children, Food Insecurity

Taxes and Budget

US House Continues To Fail Americans in Need

On May 10th, the US House of Representatives passed the inappropriately named Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, which would replace defense spending cuts mandated by last summer’s debt […]

Joel Johnson

Posted May 30, 2012

Tags Budget, Children, Federal, Food Insecurity, SNAP

Maine’s Economy

Only One in Ten Eligible Maine Children Benefit from Federal Summer Hunger Program

Maine Hunger Initiative working to “provide deserving Maine children nutritious meals during the summer to keep them healthy and ready to learn” Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, November 22, […]

Posted November 22, 2011

Tags Children, Federal, Food Insecurity

Maine’s Economy

Statement on the Summer Food Service Program at Maine Council of Churches Press Conference

I’m Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy. I appreciate the opportunity to join the Maine Council of Churches and our other partner […]

MECEP

Posted November 17, 2011

Tags Economy, Food Insecurity, Local

Maine’s Economy

Choices: Child Hunger Doesn't End with the School Year

MECEP examines Maine’s effectiveness in feeding hungry children utilizing funds from the federal Summer Food Service Program and finds that only one in ten eligible children participate in […]

Jody Harris

Posted November 11, 2011

Tags Children, Food Insecurity

Maine’s Economy

Debunking the "Welfare Queen" Stereotype

In a recent article entitled “Big Changes Aimed at Welfare” in the (Augusta) Kennebec Journal, Sabattus Representative Stephen J. Wood relayed negative inferences he drew from observing a […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 27, 2011

Tags Food Insecurity, Poverty, TANF

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Joins Landmark Anti-Hunger Partnership: Six organizations join forces to find solutions to hunger in Maine

PORTLAND, ME [January 13, 2011]–Today, six state-wide organizations announced the formation of a landmark partnership—the Maine Hunger Initiative— to reverse the unprecedented rise of hunger in Maine. […]

Posted January 13, 2011

Tags Economic Security, Food Insecurity

Taxes and Budget

Enough Already!!! Join MECEP in Stamping Out the Distortions About Maine's Safety Net

Enough Already!!! Join MECEP in Stamping Out the Distortions About Maine’s Safety Net At the Maine Center for Economic Policy, we believe that rigorous and credible research […]

MECEP

Posted September 17, 2010

Tags Budget, Food Insecurity, Health Care, TANF

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Testimony at Hearing on LD 1353: An Act to Further Reduce Student Hunger

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

Out of the mouths of babes...

US House Continues To Fail Americans in Need

Only One in Ten Eligible Maine Children Benefit from Federal Summer Hunger Program

Statement on the Summer Food Service Program at Maine Council of Churches Press Conference

Choices: Child Hunger Doesn't End with the School Year

Debunking the "Welfare Queen" Stereotype

MECEP Joins Landmark Anti-Hunger Partnership: Six organizations join forces to find solutions to hunger in Maine

Enough Already!!! Join MECEP in Stamping Out the Distortions About Maine's Safety Net