

- Nov 14, 2017
At last! Report released about a rural health forum we helped to host in May
On May 22, 2017, we helped to host a regional forum on rural health in equity--one of four regional forums held across the nation. USM's Rural Health Research Center was the lead on this event, and they worked closely with the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis (out of the University of Chicago), who was the lead on the series of forums as they related to a larger project. The event was part of a study sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to look at opport


- Nov 14, 2017
Recapping our Fall Gathering: MEJP Listening Session
Karen Wyman and Chris Hastedt from the Maine Equal Justice Partners (MEJP) joined us to host a listening session with us and learn what legislative priorities exist for the people of western Maine. Chris first provided some background about MEJP, which serves the needs of people with low income in Maine. MEJP emerged in the late 90s when Congress passed legislation outlawing groups like Pine Tree Legal from representing people with low-income in the legislature, in class acti