Follow United Way of Southern Maine to stay connected and call 211 to find youth reading programs in Biddeford. Our mission is to ensure that all children in Biddeford enter school ready to thrive. focuses on community-level change, building partnerships and developing committees to implement three strategies to support school readiness:
1. Increase access to affordable, high-quality early care a
nd education
2. Promote community awareness of the importance of early learning environments
3. Implement strategies to address Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and build resilience in young children and families
We are not focused on developing a single program or strategy, but instead on supporting a mix of mutually reinforcing data-driven and evidence-based strategies to support school readiness. We have a strong bias toward leveraging and expanding existing programs, policies, practices, and approaches that are working – including better coordination of services for children and families – and developing new ones where there are important gaps.
