Indicator: Communities in Partnership With State Government

Priority or Priorities: Youth in Transition
Initiative(s): Keeping Maine's Children Connected
Outcome (s): Communities creating collaborative partnerships.

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.
  
  

Data Source and Context

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