Jobs and Income Working Harder, Falling Farther Behind Mainers lucky enough to have a job are working harder than ever, but still finding it hard to make ends meet. A typical Maine family works over […] Joel Johnson Posted August 31, 2012 Tags Economic Security, Job Quality
Jobs and Income Social Security Turns 77: It Works for Maine's Residents and Economy Imagine if one out of every two Maine residents over the age of 65 lived in poverty. That’s what would happen if we had no Social Security. […] Jody Harris Posted August 14, 2012 Tags Incomes
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