By Nyesha Stone Milwaukee used to be an industrial city that provided family wages to the Black community, when our family members migrated here from the South. People came here for a better … [Read more...]
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Parents’ Day: Helping Parents Work, So Children Can Succeed
Raising child care subsidy rates helps parents working to improve their family’s lives By Secretary Eloise Anderson Wisconsin Department of Children and Families This past Mother’s Day about … [Read more...]
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Ending the Child Care Cliff Helps Families and Rewards Work
During his budget address, Governor Walker offered a new, exciting vision for how Wisconsin can once again lead the nation in reforming our public assistance programs. Building off of the reforms … [Read more...]
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Fathers provide a solid foundation in children’s lives
As we roll into another Wisconsin summer, it is again the time that we traditionally thank fathers for their positive contributions to their family and society as a whole. Governor Walker has issued a … [Read more...]
Responding to a changing landscape
Organizations and programs that serve the Milwaukee area community are faced with shrinking traditional funding sources in a time when need for their services is on the rise. Poverty reducing agencies … [Read more...]