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Maine

PROP Parkside Neighborhood Center’s Story About CSBG

The Parkside Neighborhood Center People’s Regional Opportunity Program (PROP) is a Community Action Agency serving twenty-three communities in Cumberland County, Maine. In 2009, PROP intensified its efforts to serve Parkside, a particularly distressed community located in its service area. With over 5,000 residents, Parkside...

Indicators of poverty in Maine

Percentage of people living in poverty

2007
12%

2009
12.3%

Percentage of low-income people (200% of poverty or below)

2007
30.8%

2009
31.8%