Kids Forward is a statewide antiracist policy center that inspires action and advocates for children and families of color and those furthest from opportunity in Wisconsin. We envision a Wisconsin where every child thrives.
Updates
Nineteenth Century Abortion Ban Could Go into Effect if Legislature Fails to Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2022CONTACT: William Parke-Sutherland, Health Policy Analyst [email protected], 608.285.2314 Download as pdf The following is a response by Michele Mackey, Kids Forward’s Chief Executive...
Thirty-four Groups Urge Governor to Veto Restrictions on Public Assistance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 23, 2022CONTACT: William Parke-Sutherland, Health Policy Analyst [email protected], 608-720-9405 Download as...
Report Shows Support for Eliminating Fines and Fees and Improving Community Supervision within Youth Justice System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: March 7, 2022 CONTACT:Genevieve Caffrey, [email protected] Erica Nelson, Kids [email protected] Ann McCullough, Youth Justice [email protected] Download as pdf A new report shows that fines and fees...
Report Shows Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Make it Possible to Safely Reduce Youth Incarceration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 9, 2022 CONTACT:Erica Nelson, Kids [email protected] | 608-285-2314 Ann McCullough, Youth Justice [email protected] | 608-285-2314 Download as PDF “COVID-19 and Youth Justice in Wisconsin: What Are We...
Budget Misses Opportunities to Invest in Shared Prosperity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 8, 2021CONTACT: William Parke-Sutherland, 608-284-0580 x 317Erica Nelson, 608-284-0580 x 321 Download as PDF We are deeply disappointed that the budget includes such a hastily designed and regressive tax cut that will do little to help...
Governor and Legislature Should Develop a Bipartisan Alternative to the Budget Bill’s $2.3 Billion Income Tax Cut
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 6, 2021CONTACT: Jon Peacock, 608-556-6271William Parke-Sutherland, 608-720-9405 Download as PDF In a letter to Governor Evers today, Kids Forward urged him to veto part of the budget bill and work with state legislators to develop a...
Beyond Borders
A Series on the Diversity of Immigrants and Refugees in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has been shaped by successive waves of newcomers seeking refuge, opportunity, and a place to call home. Our immigration and refugee series explores the significance and diversity of the immigrant narrative in shaping the past, present, and future of Wisconsin.
Publications
Wisconsin COVID-19 Proposal is an Attempted Power Grab in Disguise
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans have released a proposal that is theoretically a plan to fight COVID-19 but in reality is a thinly-veiled attempt to strip power from schools, local officials, and the Governor, and transfer that power to legislative leaders. The...
Latina Women Have to Work Ten Months into 2020 to be Paid the Same as White Men in 2019
This week marks Latina Equal Pay Day, which signifies how long a Latina woman has to work into 2020 to bring her 2019-20 earnings to the same amount a White man made in 2019. Latina Women’s Equal Pay Day is half a year later than National Equal Pay Day, which falls in...
Wisconsin’s Tax Code Includes Loopholes that Let the Wealthy Dodge Taxes, as Trump Did at the Federal Level
The disclosure that President Trump pays next to nothing in income taxes has highlighted the fact that the federal tax system is stuffed full of loopholes that are only available to the ultra-wealthy. But you don’t have to look to the federal system to find a tax code...
Race to Equity 10-Year Report: Dane County
The Race to Equity 10-Year Report unpacks how race, class, and, in some cases, gender impact Black Dane County residents.
Stories
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