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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 2025, (October 2024 to September 2025) the Maine Families Home Visiting Program served 1,856 children. In 2024, there were 11,586 births. The largest number of children served were served in Penobscot, Cumberland, Kennebec, and York Counties with 269, 199, 166 and 160 children served respectively. The number of children receiving Home Visiting services was up by 7% from the previous year but has not returned to the pre-pandemic level of 2,002 children served in 2019.
In 2025, there were 35 children visited whose county was listed as unknown.
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What the data shows
In federal fiscal year 2025, (October 2024 to September 2025) the Maine Families Home Visiting Program served 1,856 children. In 2024, there were 11,586 births. The largest number of children served were served in Penobscot, Cumberland, Kennebec, and York Counties with 269, 199, 166 and 160 children served respectively. The number of children receiving Home Visiting services was up by 7% from the previous year but has not returned to the pre-pandemic level of 2,002 children served in 2019.
In 2025, there were 35 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
February 2026