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Other Maine Resources
The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy offers programs nationally to support the development and/or improvement of family literacy. Scroll through their network of programs list to find BBFFL programs in Maine.
The Maine Humanities Council
The Maine Humanities Council is a statewide private, nonprofit organization with a mission to engage the people of Maine with the power and pleasure of ideas and includes Born to Read, a program that develops curricula using high-quality children's books and provides training and books to childcare providers, reading volunteers, and home nutrition visitors.
Maine Children's Alliance
The Maine Children's Alliance is a strong, powerful voice for children, youth and families and provides leadership to create or change policy on their behalf.
Maine Roads to Quality
Maine Roads to Quality is funded by the Maine Department of Health & Human Services,
Office of Child Care and Head Start and supports the professional development of child care and early education providers in Maine.
Success By Six
Success by Six is a national initiative at United Way of Mid Coast Maine that is dedicated to furthering early literacy skills in children so that they become learning ready. In Maine, there is a Success by Six program which is affiliated with the United Way of Midcoast Maine.
The Harold Alfond College Challenge is a new program that will provide a $500 grant to every Maine baby to start a college investing account and help Maine families plan for a child's college education. This $500 grant is for Maine babies born on or after January 1, 2009. Every Maine baby is eligible. There is no income limit or additional money needed to open your NextGen® account.
