Publications
Race to Equity: 10-Years Later
The 10-Year Report unpacks how race, class, and, in some cases, gender impact Black Dane County residents.
DACA Recipients in Wisconsin
One of the most impactful federal policies we have to support immigrants in Wisconsin is the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
YoungStar 2015: We’re Turning Five!
This report is the sixth in a series of WCCF reports tracking the progress of Wisconsin’s YoungStar program, a quality rating and improvement system...
Continuing Trends in Juvenile Justice in Wisconsin
This report is an update of prior reports and includes data up through 2014. Many of the trends noted in the earlier report have continued, as juvenile arrests have continued to decline and we have seen a growth in support for successful community-based programs.
Poverty in Wisconsin Infographic
Every person in Wisconsin deserves a chance to climb the economic ladder. But too many in Wisconsin are still trapped in poverty, years after the recession...
Report: New Census Data Won’t Fully Reflect Health Insurance Gains
In a preview to the new Census Bureau data on health insurance set to be released this week, WCCF has prepared a new report outlining areas in which the new...
Over 180,000 Wisconsinites at Risk of Losing Health Coverage in King v Burwell
A new report examines the potential impact of the impending U.S. Supreme Court ruling on King vs Burwell, a ruling that will determine whether people can...
Top 10 Reasons to Take the Federal Funds to Improve BadgerCare
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides funding for states to expand health insurance coverage for low-income adults who have income below 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL). That part of the ACA gave Wisconsin a great opportunity to close a very large gap in BadgerCare – coverage for “childless adults” (adults who aren’t custodial parents of a dependent child).
Returning 17-Year-Olds to the Juvenile Justice System: Reducing Crime and Saving Money
Objective: To return jurisdiction over first-time, non-violent 17-year-old offenders to the juvenile court, making our communities safer and resulting in...
Wisconsin’s Uninsured Rates: New Data Underscore the Importance of Preserving the Affordable Care Act
A new WCCF analysis of the recent National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) data and how the data regarding...
A Light at the End of a Long Tunnel for JJDPA Reauthorization?
You may recall that Sen. Whitehouse and Sen. Grassley introduced a bill to reauthorize the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) late in the...
YoungStar in Wisconsin Analysis of Data as of July 2014
The brief describes the remarkable progress made in the implementation of YoungStar statewide, including information on ratings statewide and by region, efforts to help programs improve, and considerations and challenges for the future.
Use of Juvenile Detention Continues to Decline in 2013
WCCF has just released a Detention Data Report 2013, a summary of data from the Juvenile Secure Detention Register (JSDR) managed by the Department of...
Race for Results: Wisconsin’s Need to Reduce Racial Disparities
As the United States continues to become a more diverse nation, much work remains to be done to ensure that all children, regardless of their race or...
A preliminary look at how the new insurance Marketplace and the BadgerCare changes have affected access to health insurance in Wisconsin
This fact sheet examines changes in insurance coverage in Wisconsin since last September. It summarizes the Marketplace enrollment numbers and analyzes the...
The 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book
The KIDS COUNT Data Book is an annual publication that assesses child well-being nationally and across the 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Minors in Wisconsin: Improving Intervention and Prevention Efforts
Limited data is available on the scope of Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE) in Wisconsin, but the research that does exist indicates that it is a pervasive problem.
Elect Candidates for Kids
Every Wisconsin voter should be able to go to the polls knowing where the candidates stand on critical kids’ issues, and what they intend to do to improve the lives of every child in the state. This guide will help you do just that!
We Can Do Better: Sharing Responsibility to Better Meet the Needs of Dual-Status Youth
The link between childhood maltreatment and risk of delinquency and criminal behavior is well-established. This policy brief provides an introduction to the system changes we need to make to better serve youth who experience maltreatment and end up in the juvenile justice system.
Be Aware of the Ides of March (and other key health insurance dates)
This one-page chart explains the most important coverage dates for health insurance enrollment in Wisconsin in 2014. It includes relevant dates for BadgerCare, the federally facilitated Marketplace, and the Individual Mandate.
Eligibility Restrictions for People with Offers of Employer-sponsored Insurance
This two-page flyer summarizes the restrictions on eligibility for subsidized health insurance coverage for individuals who have access to employer-sponsored insurance.
2014 Federal Poverty Levels
New federal poverty level (FPL) figures were released in January and began to apply to BadgerCare on Feb. 1, 2014. This one-page document shows those figures for different family sizes and translates them into the key percentages of the FPL for purposes of BadgerCare and the Affordable Care Act. It includes the monthly and hourly amounts, as well as the annual figures, and it explains the relevance of different percentages of the FPL.
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