Written by Jon Peacock, Research Director and William Parke-Sutherland, Health Policy Outreach Coordinator PDF of this report During the past year, Congress and the Trump administration have tried multiple times to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Those efforts ultimately failed, and public sentiment regarding the health care...
Written by Ken Taylor, ED/CEO The 2018 KIDS COUNT® Data Book was released yesterday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. For nearly 30 years, the Data Book has provided an annual, comprehensive look at the well-being of children in Wisconsin and across the nation. According to the 2018 Kids Count Data Book, Wisconsin is ranked 12th overall...
The subsidized health insurance Marketplace established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to be important for people across our state, but especially so for those in rural areas.
Written by Wenona Wolf, Communication and Development Manager All people—including children—have the right to be counted and be represented in our democracy, but with no real political or economic power, young children rely on adults to protect and advocate for them. Unfortunately, without intervention, the 2020 U.S. Census will likely...
Two years ago, we announced the creation of new program at Kids Forward: the Farm to Early Care and Education project. With funding from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and through partnerships with FairShare CSA Coalition, the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, and other groups, we embarked on the mission to bring the farm to table movement to child care programs across the state.
When I was asked yesterday how I wanted to spend my Father’s Day, I realized that as a parent I needed to spend some of that day speaking out about the child abuse being perpetrated by our nation’s leaders by separating children from their parents at our southern border.
Many portions of the Affordable Care Act are very popular, and the law has survived multiple repeal efforts by Congress and President Trump. Despite this, the ACA is still very vulnerable to sabotage. The Trump administration has actively engaged in that sabotage, as have many other Republicans at the state and federal level. However,...
Immigrants come to Wisconsin in search of economic opportunity, looking for safe communities for themselves and their families. In turn, immigrants confer a number of benefits to Wisconsin communities, including cultural and economic vibrancy, entrepreneurship, and an expanded workforce for some of the state’s most critical industries. New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison demonstrates another benefit: undocumented immigration is associated with safer communities.
More young adults in Wisconsin have been killed with guns than with cars in recent years, a grim trend that demonstrates the degree to which state and national leaders lack the political will necessary to address gun violence in our communities.
PDF of this report. Written by Tamarine Cornelius with contributions from Michelle Robinson and other staff members from Kids Forward. In order for every child in Wisconsin to thrive, we must protect them from things that will harm them and cut their lives short. However, our state and our country lack the political will needed to make...
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