Indicator 69: 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 five major community-based initiatives:

• Communities for Children/Communities of Promise
• School-Based Service Learning
• Child Abuse and Neglect Councils
• Healthy Community Coalitions
• Office of Substance Abuse OneME Coalitions

 

Where We Stand

Reports from state agency program managers indicate that at last reported count (2003):

• There are 71 local communities participating in the Communities for
  Children/Communities of Promise initiative, an increase of ten communities
  since the first edition of Maine Marks.
• The total number of School-Based Service Learning sites is 23; of these, 8 are
  Learning Connections sites, 12 are Learning in Deed sites, and 3 are KIDS Net sites.
• There are Child Abuse and Neglect Councils for each county in Maine.
• There are 22 Healthy Community Coalitions established across the state.

The Office of Substance Abuse currently has 23 funded OneME Substance Abuse
Prevention Project Coalitions.