Press Releases
New Report: Medicaid Vital to Health & Wellness of Wisconsin’s Rural Communities
Contact: Emily Miota, 262-853-6863, emiota@kidsforward.org About One in Three Rural Wisconsin Children Count on Medicaid for Health Care Coverage A new report shows just how much Wisconsin families rely on Medicaid/BadgerCare in both rural and urban communities....
Announcing New Deputy Director: Alia Stevenson
The Kids Forward team is excited to announce the hiring of Alia Stevenson as Deputy Director. Stevenson joins the team right as Kids Forward launches Reimagine Wisconsin, an antiracist, community-informed policy agenda focused around four critical pillars for...
Back-to-School Means Language Access More Important than Ever
Better access to services and resources for multilingual community members begins with proactive approach to language barriers Contacts: Emily Miota, emiota@kidsforward.org or Lisa Cruz, lisa@ourmci.org Madison, WI – With kids heading back to the classroom and many...
Eight Wisconsin Awardees To Receive Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub Grants
Eight Wisconsin organizations will receive funding from the Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub to create more local, nourishing, and loved school meals.
Media Contact
Emily Miota (she/her)
Communications Director
emiota@kidsforward.org
262.853.6863
Kids Forward in the News
Report warns potential Medicaid cuts would harm rural patients, communities (WI Examiner)
Wisconsin’s low-wage workers have seen gains in recent years, but challenges remain (Wisconsin Public Radio)
WI makes the grade for child well-being, but education woes, disparities stick out (WI News Connection)
Wisconsin’s Black children and families face greatest disparities in US, Kids Forward finds (WI State Journal)
‘A Day Without Child Care’ highlights day care challenges (Spectrum News 1)
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