Press Releases
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.
Wisconsin Lawmakers Choose Tax Cuts for the Rich over Investing in our Children
Wisconsin Ranks as One of the Worst States to Live for Black Children and Families Download as PDF Analysis from the 2024 KIDS COUNT® Data Book shows that despite ranking 11th for overall wellbeing, Wisconsin remains the worst state in the nation for Black children...
Dia de los Niños (Children’s Day) Comes Back to Madison
Download as PDF Media Advisory Thursday, April 25, 2024 Contact: Emily Miota, 262-853-6863, emiota@kidsforward.org Families across the Madison area are invited to celebrate Dia de los Niños (Children’s Day), a cherished and traditional celebration that embraces the...
Governor Evers Stands Up for Everyday Families by Vetoing Harmful Tax Proposals
Last Friday, Governor Evers blocked three bills that would have let Wisconsin’s wealthiest off the hook from paying what they owe and made the state’s racial wealth disparities even worse.
Media Contact
Emily Miota (she/her)
Communications Director
emiota@kidsforward.org
262.853.6863
Kids Forward in the News
‘A Day Without Child Care’ highlights day care challenges (Spectrum News 1)
Wisconsin is first state to receive federal approval for summer EBT program (Wisconsin Examiner)
From local farmers to Madison-area school kids (608 Today)
Grants offer school-food possibilities (Agri-View)
One man blocking expanded medical coverage for thousands of new moms: Robin Vos (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Advocates push schools to bring local food to cafeterias, apply for federal grant program (WKOW)
New grants designed to give WI ‘farm to school’ efforts more muscle (Public News Service)
New rule ensures continued Medicaid coverage for children for a year (Wisconsin Examiner)
10 Years Later: Race To Equity (WORT)
Black Dane County residents face ‘profound and persistent’ racial disparities, report finds (Daily Cardinal)
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