Advocate and Lobby for Kids Day. Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Come join us in Madison to learn about legislation that affects
children, the Voter ID Law, the Redistricting process and Legislative
Maps, and how to use the KidsCount Data Center website.
End the day by meeting with your legislators. See details and register online now!
Policy Changes Affecting Working Families in 2012. This paper provides a two-page synopsis of delayed budget cuts and policy changes that will adversely affect Wisconsin’s working families in 2012. Read the paper and WCCF press release.
A Doctor When We Need One: Access to Healthcare in Wisconsin for Immigrant Children and Families. Access to health care is fundamental to the healthy development of all children. But for children in immigrant families in Wisconsin, seeing the family doctor is not always easy. Check out this latest WisKids Count brief.
The State of Juvenile Justice in Wisconsin: What Do We Really Know? Check out this just-released report that highlights the steady decline of juvenile arrests, youth waived to adult court, youth placed in correctional institutions, and youth placed in temporary detention centers over the past decade and includes policy recommendations going forward, including returning 17-year olds to the juvenile system and reinvesting savings in proven prevention and intervention strategies. See WCCF press release.
Visit this new page of our website for summaries and analysis of the DHS proposals to cut Medicaid and BadgerCare, and the likely consequences of those cuts.
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