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Innovative Approach Helps Maine Kids in Foster Care Find Families
May 25, 2011Casey Family Services is bringing Extreme Recruitment – an innovative and intensive approach to finding families for youth in foster care – to Maine with positive results. The effort, based on the pioneering work of an organization in St. Louis, Missouri, is highlighted in a recent local news segment.
Portland Pirates Raising Awareness of Foster Parenting in Maine
December 03, 2010Tim Conboy, assistant captain of the Portland Pirates hockey team, recently took to the ice with a youth from Casey Family Services to promote the need for foster and adoptive parents in Maine.
Governor Baldacci Issues Foster Care Month Proclamation
April 29, 2010Maine Governor John E. Baldacci issued a proclamation recognizing May as National Foster Care Month in honor of the contributions foster parents and families, individuals, and public and private organizations make to support youth in care.
Three City Mayors in Maine Sign Proclamation to Protect Children
April 26, 2010In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, Mayors Colleen Hilton of Westbrook, Tom Coward of South Portland, and Nick Mavodones of Portland proclaimed April 30 Community Partnerships for Protecting Children Day in their respective cities.
Maine Coalition Kicks Off Statewide Effort to Promote Tax Credits for Working Families
January 12, 2010Every year, Maine residents do not realize they qualify for thousands of dollars of income tax credits, leaving millions of their hard-earned dollars unclaimed. Throughout the state, 25 percent of residents do not apply for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – leaving up to $5,657 on the table for each qualifying household.