Indicator: 68 - Communities in Partnership With State Government
Why This Is Important
A priority of the Governor's Children's Cabinet is to expand the
number of partnerships between state government agencies and local
communities working to improve the well-being of children and families.
This indicator tracks the number of partnerships occurring as part
of four major community-based initiatives:
- Communities for Children/Communities of Promise
- School-Based Service Learning
- Child Abuse and Neglect Councils
- Healthy Community Coalitions
Preliminary reports from state agency program managers received
last year indicate that:
- There were 61 local communities participating in the Communities
for Children/Communities of Promise initiative. The total number
of towns involved in this prevention initiative was 221.
- The total number of School-Based Service Learning sites was
23; of these, 8 were Learning Connections sites, 12 were Learning
in Deed sites, and 3 were KIDS Net sites.
- There were 16 Child Abuse and Neglect Councils in Maine, one
for each county.
- There were 20 Healthy Community Coalitions established across
the state.
More development work will be done on this indicator and a more
complete description provided in the 2003 Maine Marks Report.
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