As many youth across Wisconsin enjoy summer break, too many young people are still caught up in our youth justice system.
If It Can Be Broke, It Can be Fixed: 1 Year After ‘Hear Us’
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Child Safety
All kids deserve a safe and nurturing upbringing at home and in their community.
Standing Up for Kids and Families at the Southern Border Requires Acknowledging our History and Taking Responsibility
Proof of the atrocities on our southern border are increasing daily. In response, the federal government issued a new asylum rule. Starting yesterday, people seeking asylum must first petition for asylum in the closest neighboring country. Should that request be denied, the refugee is then eligible to petition for asylum in the United...
Guns Are Now Killing More Young Adults in Wisconsin than Cars
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.
Lives Cut Too Short: Kids Killed by Guns and Our Failure to Protect Them
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...
It Happens Here Too: Mass Shootings in Wisconsin
As we continue the conversation about gun violence and safety in the wake of the tragedy in Parkland, FL, it is easy to distance ourselves from the problem, despite our shared fear and outrage. We must remember that mass shootings like this are not someone else’s problem, but rather something that impacts and threatens us all.
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