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EDUCATION
Countdown to end of summer break puts heat on child care staff crisis
AUGUSTA, Maine — As the school year approaches, working parents and guardians may be facing some challenges trying to find a place to bring their kids before or after school as staffing shortages in child care persist. At least 24,000 unemployed Mainers last year cited the state's child care...
Courageous Steps Project expands school supplies drive
MILFORD -- The Courageous Steps Program is in their 11th year of serving and supporting Maine children and young adults with various abilities and challenges, and next month, they're expanding their back to school program to reach seven different counties. "We are actually expanding this initiative in partnership with the...
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