The Maine Education Association (MEA) is committed to ensuring that professional educators' voices, values, and priorities are heard and respected. It aims to guarantee every Maine student access to an outstanding education by advocating for better pay, benefits, and working conditions for its members, standing up for, supporting, and empowering educators in and outside the classroom, ensuring equity, preventing discrimination and prejudice, and advancing great public schools for all educators and students across the state.
The MEA offers awards and grants to honor and support its members and their work. One specific program under this initiative is the Partnership for Caring. This program assists local affiliates in covering urgent, unforeseen expenses faced by members or their immediate families. The MEA will match contributions raised by a local affiliate or a combination of affiliates up to $1,500, providing critical financial support in times of need.