Press Releases
Innovation Hub Launches to Fuel Change for Wisconsin’s School Food System
Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub has opened funding opportunities for collaborations of local food system leaders who want to ensure school meals better reflect our region’s harvests and cultural diversity. Grant applications open on Feb. 1, 2024.
A Message: Violence Against Children in Conflict Zones
We are deeply distressed by the continuing violence affecting children in conflict zones, including the recent tragic events in Gaza. Our stance is unequivocal: violence towards children in any form, under any circumstances, is intolerable.
‘Race to Equity 10-Year Report’ Details the Extreme Black-white racial Disparities that Persist in Dane County and Wisconsin
Today, Kids Forward released “Race to Equity 10-Year Report: Dane County”, which unpacks how race, class, and—in some cases—gender impact Black Dane County residents. The report also begins a discussion of why extreme Black-white racial disparities continue in Dane...
Wisconsin Decision Makers Choose the Wealthiest 1% over Struggling Children & Families
Late last night, the republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee gutted the supports that struggling families across Wisconsin desperately need.
Inaccessible and Unaffordable Child Care Pushes Wisconsin Families to the Breaking Point
Wisconsin’s lack of accessible child care short-changes children and makes getting to work for parents difficult, while those who can find care struggle to pay for it. This costs the economy billions of dollars a year and holds women back professionally, especially women of color.
Broad Coalition Urges Governor to Stand with Families and Veto Restrictions on Public Supports
26 Wisconsin groups called on Governor Evers to veto bills that could reduce access to health care and unemployment insurance benefits for thousands of Wisconsin families.
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Kids Forward in the News
Racism, inequality, embedded in ‘fabric of the community,’ report from Wisconsin county says (The Grio)
Madison Mayor Rhodes-Conway responds to racial disparities report (WKOW – ABC)
Report: Dane County Black residents face ‘profound, persistent’ racial disparities (Chippewa Herald)
Report: Dane County Black residents face ‘profound, persistent’ racial disparities (Wisconsin State Journal)
Black residents of Dane County still far behind in ‘Race to Equity’ (Capital Times)
Report: Black Dane County residents suffer from ‘extreme’ disparities (WKOW – ABC)
New Race to Equity report: 10 years later, deep disparities persist in Dane County (Madison 365)
WI Families Could See ‘Double Whammy’ From Budget Policies (Public News Service)
WI Kids Losing Health Coverage in Medicaid Unwinding (Public News Service)
Wisconsin ranked 10th in the nation for overall child well-being, but Black children fare much worse (WPR)
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