Download as PDF Thursday, May 22, 2025Contact: Emily Miota, emiota@kidsforward.org, 262-853-6863 US House bill cuts Medicaid by at least $790 B and SNAP by $300 B This morning, the U.S. House rubber stamped one of our country’s largest transfers of wealth to the extremely wealthy. The reckless plan, rushed through the House of...
Northeast Wisconsinites Stand up for Medicaid
Download as PDF Over 35 concerned individuals, mental health service recipients, impacted family members, school and community-based mental health providers, and substance use therapists gathered at Foundations Health & Wholeness in Green Bay to call on decision makers to protect Medicaid. “This event showed just how concerning the...
Medicaid: A Vital Lifeline for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Care in Wisconsin
Download as PDF Medicaid in Wisconsin provides health care coverage for more than 1.2 million children and adults, including those with low incomes and many living in rural areas. Coverage includes support for mental health and substance use disorders (SUDs), providing access to treatments, community support, and targeted case...
Testimony: Opposing Restrictions on FoodShare
Main Takeaways Kids Forward submitted the below testimony in opposition of AB180/SB154, which seek to restrict the use of SNAP benefits. These proposed restrictions that target recipients of SNAP are harmful and misguided, and do not address systemic barriers. Instead, they away freedom of food choice from families. Research shows that...
$700B Medicaid Cuts Put Wisconsin Families, Kids, & Rural Hospitals at Risk
Download as PDF The U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee is taking its first step on proposed efforts to cut at least $715 B from Medicaid over the next 10 years—which would be the largest Medicaid cut in the health program’s 60 year history—and weaken the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The bill would lead to 13.7 million people losing...
Event: A Community Conversation on Medicaid
This month, Congress is considering Medicaid cuts. Join us to share your experience and help preserve Medicaid’s role in mental health and substance use care. Tuesday, May 20th, 3:30 - 4:30 PM Foundations Health & Wholeness1061 W Mason StGreen Bay, WI 54303 Organized by the Wisconsin Medicaid Coalition Reserve Your Spot Medicaid is...
How would federal cuts impact the Wisconsin state budget?
From Boscobel to Burlington, Wisconsin families deserve a basic foundation that includes enough food to eat and health care. But Congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration are trying to take away food assistance, health care, and other vital public services, all to pay for more tax giveaways to the nation’s wealthiest 1%....
New Guidance on Youth Justice Fines & Fees
Learning that your child has gotten in trouble with the law is one of the most difficult and stressful times in a parent or guardian’s life. But in Wisconsin, courts can make matters worse by charging families thousands of dollars, sometimes even garnishing tax returns or wages if families can’t pay. This past fall, the Wisconsin...
Evers’ Budget Lifts up Working Families, Ensures Wealthiest Wisconsinites Pay what They Owe
Main Takeaways Taxes are how we can ensure a solid foundation for every Wisconsinite. Unfortunately, the wealthy few have pressured our decision makers to rig the system and funnel investments & resources out of our communities and into their pockets. This drives economic inequality and increases concentration of income and wealth...
Event: Dads Care for Child Care
Dads Care for Child Care Wednesday, June 11, 12 - 1pmWisconsin State Capitol Location: Assembly Parlor Register Here! When expecting to become a parent, you heard about the sleepless nights and diaper changes. One thing you maybe didn’t expect? The outrageously high cost of child care, if you’re able to find it at all. If this is you,...
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