Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) Grant

MaineStream Finance received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services, Job Opportunities for Low-income Individuals (JOLI) Program to help create and expand child care microenterprises in Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties, Maine, resulting in job creation.  These ventures will increase job opportunities for individuals with low-income while helping to address child care needs in the region. 

The Early Education Profession Project will result in at least 32 new jobs over a three-year period including self-employment and employment opportunities resulting from the expansion of an existing child care microenterprise. All jobs created will be filled by individuals whose income is less than 100 percent of the official HHS poverty guidelines.