FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 9, 2021CONTACT: Michele Mackey, CEO/ED, mmackey@kidsforward.org (608) 284-0580 x 324 PDF version here The following is a response by Michele Mackey, Kids Forward’s Chief Executive Officer, to the new revenue estimates released by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau: Wisconsin should use new budget resources to...
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Special Session Opportunity to Continue BadgerCare Expansion Discussion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2021CONTACT: Michele Mackey, CEO/EDmmackey@kidsforward.org (608) 284-0580 x 324 Download as pdf The following is a response from Kids Forward’s CEO Michele Mackey following the governor’s announcement calling for a special session to discuss expansion of BadgerCare. We thank the Governor for calling for a...
Legislature Guts Governor’s Budget on Party-Line Vote
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2021CONTACT: Michele Mackey, CEO/EDmmackey@kidsforward.org, 608.284.0580 Download as pdf The following is a statement from Kids Forward CEO Michele Mackey regarding the votes that stripped all items from the proposed budget. Deep and persistent racial disparities have been holding Wisconsin and all...
Real Change Requires Altering the System and Structure of Policing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 2021CONTACT: Michele Mackey, CEO/ED mmackey@kidsforward.org, 608.284.0580 Download as pdf The following is a statement from the team at Kids Forward Yesterday, like so many across the country, we collectively at Kids Forward experienced a deep visceral and momentary sigh of relief at the verdict that...
Report shows implementation of COVID-19 prevention protocols also safely reduces number of Wisconsin youth in custody
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...
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