Message from the Executive Director:
Saying Good-Bye
by Charity Eleson
Charity is leaving the Council at the end of June. In this column, she reflects on her time at WCCF, and thanks the long list of people who have made our work possible during her tenure.
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2009-11 Budget Brings Mixed Emotions
by Jon Peacock
WCCF has greeted the Governor's budget proposal with a mixture of relief and trepidation. It could have been a lot worse, but there are a number of things to be very concerned about as the budget process unfolds.
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In the Trenches:
WCCF’s Response to the Wisconsin Shares Fraud Exposé
by Dave Edie
A recent series of articles in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel highlighted abuses in the state's child care subsidy program. While the amount of fraud taking place is unclear, WCCF is committed to helping ensure the integrity of this important program, whose success is critical to the well-being of the state's most vulnerable families.
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Recruiting Begins in Waukesha County for National Children’s Study
April marks the launch of the National Children’s Study (NCS)--the largest and most comprehensive study ever of children’s health--in selected neighborhoods in Waukesha Count. This article summarizes the goals and methods of the study and what the resulting data could mean for public policy.
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Don't forget to check out the new WCCF blog at wiskids.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.

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