Our Goals

The Right from the Start Coalition is working to ensure that all Maine children have equal opportunity for healthy development. In short, that means providing early care and education that is accessible and of high quality, from birth to eight, and no matter where families live in our state.

FOUNDING PARTNERS

  • Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Maine
  • Maine Association for the Education of Young Children
  • Maine Children's Alliance
  • Maine Community Action Programs
  • Maine Head Start Directors Association
  • Mission: Readiness Maine
  • Ready Nation Maine

PARTNERS

  • American Heart Association, Maine
  • Aroostook Child Care Resource Center/United Way of Aroostook County
  • Aroostook Community Action Program
  • Biddeford Ready
  • Coastal Enterprises Inc.
  • Community Caring Collaborative
  • Demont Associates
  • Educare Central Maine & Maine State Parent Ambassadors
  • Educate Maine
  • Faith Linking in Action
  • Family Child Care Association of Maine
  • Food AND Medicine
  • Heart of Maine United Way
  • Hospitality Maine
  • Kennebec Valley Organization
  • Maine Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs
  • Maine Center for Economic Policy
  • Maine Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Maine Chiefs of Police Association
  • Maine Children's Trust
  • Maine Community College System
  • Maine Community Foundation
  • Maine Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Maine Education Association
  • Maine Equal Justice Partners
  • Maine Energy Marketers Association
  • Maine Forest Products Council
  • Maine Manufacturers Association
  • Maine Montessori Association
  • Maine People’s Alliance
  • Maine Principals' Association
  • Maine Resilience Building Network
  • Maine School Boards Association
  • Maine Sheriffs' Association
  • Maine State Chamber of Commerce
  • Maine State Parent Ambassadors
  • Maine Women's Lobby
  • Mid Coast Maine Community Action
  • Mid Maine Chamber of Commerce
  • Penquis Community Action Program
  • Portland ConnectED-Starting Strong
  • Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • United Way of Androscoggin County
  • United Way of Aroostook County
  • United Way of Kennebec Valley
  • United Way of Mid Coast Maine
  • United Way of Southern Maine
  • United Way of the Tri-Valley Area
  • Wabanki Aspirations
  • Waldo Community Action Partners
  • YMCA Alliance of Maine

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