Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Maine Has The Highest Food Insecurity Rate In New England. Here's How 1 Food Bank Is Addressing That Kristen Miale is the president of the largest hunger-relief organization in Maine, the Good Shepherd Food Bank. Good Shepherd distributes food to all 16 counties in the […] Maine Public Posted November 28, 2019 Tags Economic Security, EITC, Food Insecurity, Inequality, Job Quality, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income CBS Moneywatch: Must work for food stamps: A modest proposal or recipe for hunger? “… Those who work to combat hunger in Maine say that while food-stamp enrollment has declined, the work requirement hasn’t done anything to reduce hunger in the […] CBS Moneywatch Posted May 17, 2018 Tags Employment, Food Insecurity
Jobs and Income Letter to the editor: Maine bill to restrict food stamps both harmful to poor and expensive “… The proposed bill limits waivers, creates a benefits cliff and applies work requirements to individuals over 50 and parents of school-aged children. These restrictions were modeled on Maine […] Portland Press Herald Posted May 15, 2018 Tags Employment, Food Insecurity
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy In some Maine counties, federal food assistance pays for one in six grocery sales New analysis by MECEP demonstrates just how crucial the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is for hundreds of thousands of Mainers, for local economies and for […] James Myall Posted May 3, 2018 Tags Economic Security, Food Insecurity, SNAP
Jobs and Income Letter to the Editor: A setback for Maine families Does anyone really think Maine’s food pantries can do it all? Between 2011 and 2015, the number of Maine children living in extreme poverty rose eight times […] Sun Journal Posted April 25, 2018 Tags Children, Food Insecurity, Poverty
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Despite Poliquin's praise, Maine is no model for food insecurity As Congress move toward sweeping changes to SNAP, the federal food assistance program, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin is touting Maine’s experiment in stricter eligibility as a model […] James Myall Posted April 19, 2018 Tags Economic Security, Food Insecurity, SNAP
Jobs and Income SNAP turns 40: Providing sustenance for working poor families Friday, September 29 marks the 40th anniversary of the 1977 Food Stamp Act, the landmark law that established the nation’s modern anti-hunger program—as it’s now known, the […] Jody Harris Posted September 29, 2017 Tags Food Insecurity, SNAP
Maine’s Economy State of Working Maine 2017 Contents Introduction A lagging economy leaves rural Maine behind Employment rates mask a troubling trend away from work Eroding middle-class jobs and growing inequality worsen economic outlook […] MECEP Posted September 18, 2017 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Health Care, Incomes, Unemployment, Wages
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy LePage administration’s crusade against food stamps hurts the economy; does nothing to help the poor A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) provides further confirmation of a depressing trend—hundreds of thousands of Mainers remain impoverished and food […] James Myall Posted May 4, 2016 Tags Children, Economy, Food Insecurity, SNAP
Education, Health Care, Maine’s Economy Will Congress leave poor Maine kids hungrier and less ready to learn? Just when you thought Congress has finally gotten something right, they disappoint once again. I am talking about the national school meal programs. Congress assumed correctly that […] Jody Harris Posted April 28, 2016 Tags Children, Education, Food Insecurity