Here we post items that reflect the research, education and policy work we are doing at both the state and national levels.
General
Maine's Safety Net Programs: More Important Than Ever (October 2010)
Facts about Maine's safety net programs in tough economic times.
Moving Maine Forward (October 2010)
Maine’s economy has changed and hard-working Maine families are falling through
the cracks. What changes do we need in public programs to keep up with the times?
MaineCare
MaineCare Costs: The Real Story Behind the
Numbers (March 2008)
Learn why MaineCare appears costly but actually saves Maine money.
Read Report
on MaineCare from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.
MaineCare coverage, costs and financing, waivers, comparisons with New England
and relationship to health care system all discussed here. (4/4/05; .pdf file)
TANF
Families in Focus: Moving Beyond Anecdotes (January 2011)
Lessons from a 2010 Survey of Maine TANF Families
Get the Report's "Key Findings" here.
Long-Term TANF Participants and Barriers to Employment: A Qualitative Study in Maine
(August 2008)
Domestic violence, children’s disabilities, and mother's health issues are key obstacles
for the 28 women participating in the study.
TANF at a
Glance: Maine (.pdf file, 4/25/05)
This paper explains how TANF is funded, who gets TANF, and some facts (vs.
myths) about the Maine families who receive TANF. Did you know, for example,
that Maine ranks fifth highest in the nation in job retention for former TANF
recipients?
TANF
Reauthorization: An Update (June 2004)
Welfare, Work and Raising Children:
Conversations with
21 Maine Families (May 2002)
Read about the lives of Maine families and why they need meaningful welfare reform.
Parents as Scholars
The Parents as Scholars Program:
A Maine Success Story Publication of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center (October 2008; .pdf file)
Parents as Scholars: Education Works (March 2002)
Read our study discussing the favorable outcomes for PaS participants and their families and
conclusions about how this should inform the TANF Reauthorization debate.
