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Statistics on children, youth and families in Maine from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Maine Children's Alliance
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Why This Indicator Matters
Home visiting programs, like Maine Families provide children and families critical support during the key developmental years, strengthening families and communities across the entire state. Home visiting programs are voluntary, evidence-based and designed to help promote healthy childhood development during the early years by providing expectant parents and parents of young children with education and support in their home. For more information on the evidence for Home Visiting, see Evidence for Home Visiting Maine Home Visiting uses the Parent as Teachers model.
What the data shows
In federal fiscal year 2024, (October 2023 to September 2024) the Maine Families Home Visiting Program served 1,730 children. In 2023, there were 11,621 births. The largest number of children were served in Cumberland, Penobscot, York and Androscoggin Counties with 242, 240, 179 and 150 children served respectively. The number of children receiving Home Visiting services was up by 32 children from the previous year but has not returned to the pre-pandemic level of 2,002 children served in 2019.
In 2024, there were 10 children visited whose county was listed as unknown.
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What the data shows
In federal fiscal year 2024, (October 2023 to September 2024) the Maine Families Home Visiting Program served 1,730 children. In 2023, there were 11,621 births. The largest number of children were served in Cumberland, Penobscot, York and Androscoggin Counties with 242, 240, 179 and 150 children served respectively. The number of children receiving Home Visiting services was up by 32 children from the previous year but has not returned to the pre-pandemic level of 2,002 children served in 2019.
In 2024, there were 10 children visited whose county was listed as unknown.
Definition and Source
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Definition
The number of children served in the Maine Families Home Visiting Program. This data is for the federal fiscal year October 1- September 30.
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Notes
The data from prior years has been revised to match the organization's annual report and count only families that completed a visit for their child or children rather than families for whom a visit was scheduled.
Data from Maine Families Home Visiting is included. Home visits by State Public Health Nurses or agencies contracted to do state public health nursing are not included in the measure, nor is Early Head Start Home Visiting.
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Data from Maine Families Home Visiting is included. Home visits by State Public Health Nurses or agencies contracted to do state public health nursing are not included in the measure, nor is Early Head Start Home Visiting.
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Last Updated
March 2025