In October of 2013, Kids Forward (then the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families) released the Race to Equity Report documenting dramatic disparities in well-being between African Americans and whites in Dane County and across the state of Wisconsin. It was neither the first report of its kind, nor the last, to attempt to draw...
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent need for safety planning within secure facilities due to a unique set of risks and vulnerabilities for youth who are in custody.1 In comparison to other states, Wisconsin has demonstrated a strong commitment to preserving the health and safety of all by implementing Coronavirus emergency...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2021CONTACT: Erica Nelson, Kids Forward Advocacy Directorenelson@kidsforward.org (608) 284-0580 x 321CONTACT: Ann McCullough, Project Director Youth Justice Wisconsinannmcculloughmckaig@gmail.com (414) 758-0148 Download PDF Report shows implementation of COVID-19 prevention protocols also safely...
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent need for safety planning within secure facilities due to a unique set of risks and vulnerabilities for youth who are in custody.1 In comparison to other states, Wisconsin has demonstrated a strong commitment to preserving the health and safety of all by implementing Coronavirus emergency...
For over six months of 2020, we have all experienced the many ways in which life has shifted. Twin pandemics, COVID-19 and the social uprising, have shocked the nation and the world. While trying to find a semblance of normalcy and buckle down for the Fall, we cannot look away from the large problems that face us – systemic racism and...
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 22, 2020 CONTACT: Erica Nelson, Kids Count and Race to Equity Project Director enelson@kidsforward.org, (608) 284-0580 x-321Ken Taylor, Kids Forward Executive Director ktaylor@kidsforward.org, (608) 284-0580 x-302 PDF VersionMADISON, Wisconsin — The annual KIDS COUNT® Data Book is released today,...
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