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
Special Session Opportunity to Continue BadgerCare Expansion Discussion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2021CONTACT: Michele Mackey, CEO/[email protected] (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...
Legislature Guts Governor’s Budget on Party-Line Vote
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2021CONTACT: Michele Mackey, CEO/[email protected], 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...
Real Change Requires Altering the System and Structure of Policing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 2021CONTACT: Michele Mackey, CEO/ED [email protected], 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...
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 [email protected] (608) 284-0580 x 321CONTACT: Ann McCullough, Project Director Youth Justice [email protected] (414) 758-0148 Download PDF Report...
Kids Forward Stands with Wisconsinites as They Exercise Their Right to Vote
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 2, 2020 CONTACT: Ken Taylor, Executive Director [email protected], (608) 206-5237 Download as pdf MADISON, WI - Kids Forward stands with every Wisconsinite as they exercise their right to vote. The election must be conducted...
Supreme Court Ruling Against the ACA Could Have Sweeping Effects in Wisconsin
Download as PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2020 CONTACT: William Parke-Sutherland, Health Policy Engagement [email protected], 608-720-9405 MADISON, WI – A new report shows how the Affordable Care Act has performed under an...
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
Amend the CARES Act So More Parents Receive Stimulus Checks
The recently developed federal stimulus package known as the CARES Act put in place an unprecedented amount of financial support for many workers who filed taxes in the United States. One component of the benefit is a $1,200 payment that goes to many adult federal tax...
Wisconsin Rapidly Approaches Deadline to Qualify for a Large Increase in Medicaid Funding
Lame Duck Law Has Hamstrung the Evers Administration’s Ability to Fight the PandemicWisconsin faces a deadline of April 16 to qualify for hundreds of millions of dollars from federal Medicaid funding. Almost all of the other states have already qualified for the...
State Lawmakers Block Local Governments from Effectively Addressing Health Crisis
Communities across the country are scrambling to mitigate the harm done by the coronavirus. But local governments in Wisconsin are finding that the state government has tied their hands by blocking several steps that communities could take to protect the health and...
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.
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