2017 Invest in Maine Summit
Maine's Youngest: Building the Foundation for Our Future
The Maine Community Foundation's Invest in Maine Summit on November 14, 2017, explored how early childhood experiences lay the foundation for future success and the connection between the well-being of young children and the health of Maine's economy. Panelists were:
- ERIC BROWN, MD, Family Physician, Center for Family Medicine, Eastern Maine Medical Center
- CHRIS EMMONS, president & CEO, Gorham Savings Bank
- ERIC HALEY, superintendent, Kennebec Valley Consolidated Schools
- LAURIE LACHANCE, president, Thomas College
- LARRY SHAW, president & CEO, MMG Insurance
Please visit this page for more information about the Early Childhood Community Grants program.
- Video: Experiences Build Brain Architecture, Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
- Video: Serve & Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry, Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
- Contact us if you would like a copy of MaineCF's video, A Strong Start
In the News
- WABI-TV report: Supportive Early Childhood Development Topic of Bangor Summit
- Bangor Daily News editorial: Maine can show its children matter by ensuring they are safe, healthy and educated
