Proposed Budget Cuts Threaten to Worsen Child Poverty in Maine.

mainechildrensalliance • July 15, 2025
A woman and two children are sitting on a couch looking at a tablet.
TANF is what helps keep these children from going without basic essentials.
A graph showing the number of maine children receiving tanf v. maine children living in extreme poverty
In other words, the TANF program did not even serve half of the number of children who needed it.
Reforming the TANF program should involve improvements that make the program more effective in helping children and families permanently pull themselves out of poverty.
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