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What's New at WCCF
by Bob Jacobson
A big policy victory (YoungStar), a new Budget Project blog, some publications...in short, the usual exciting array of things we're working on to improve outcomes for kids and families in Wisconsin. Read all about it here!
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Broad Support Leads to Legislative Breakthrough on YoungStar
by Dave Edie
With the recent approval by Joint Finance of funding to launch YoungStar, the multi-year push for a child care quality rating and improvement system for Wisconsin has come to a positive conclusion.
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2010 Kids Count Data Book: Wisconsin Kids Fare Better Overall, But Challenges Remain
by Martha Cranley
Wisconsin squeezed into the top 10 overall in the Casey Foundation's state-by-state rankings of child well-being. But this year's Kids Count Data Book also highlights the need to sustain our momentum in areas where we have seen progress, and renew our efforts in those areas where much improvement is still needed.
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W-2 Caseload Trends in a Time of High Unemployment
by Tamarine Cornelius
Wisconsin has lost a lot of jobs during the recession, and while the W-2 caseload has seen a corresponding increase, it has not grown as much as one would expect, and not as much as other support programs have. In this article, we examine this phenomenon.
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Where have all the Children Gone (and what should we do next in response)?
by Jim Moeser
The number of youth confined in Wisconsin's residential juvenile correctional facilities has dropped sharply in recent years? This has happened as a result of both a decrease in juvenile crime and new ideas about how to treat youth offenders in their communities. The question is: What do we do next in light of these trends?
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Don't forget to check out the WCCF blog at wiskids.blogspot.com and the Wisconsin Budget Project blog at wisconsinbudgetproject.blogspot.com!
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Did you know that you can access all sorts of useful data about the well-being of Wisconsin's children and families via the WisKids Count portion of our website? There are a lot of tools available for county-by-county comparisons and generating tables, charts, etc. Check it out.

And did you know that WCCF publishes e-newsletters on a variety of specific issues, including health care, early education, economic support, juvenile justice and other youth issues, and budget and tax matters? Well, we do. If you are interested in any of these issues, please consider signing up for one or more of these email bulletins. You can also sign up via that page for action alerts and for one or more of our campaigns. Once you see the impressive volume of work we are doing on the issues that matter to you, you will no doubt feel moved to help support this work by making a donation to WCCF.