Building the Public Safety Workforce
A strong and skilled public safety workforce is vital to community health and safety. The Madison Fire Department (MFD), which responds to 35,000 calls annually, is using a Wisconsin Partnership Program grant to create a new career development pathway for students interested in fire service.
Supporting Youth as They Leave Foster Care
While high school graduation is usually a happy milestone, for youth aging out of foster care it is a deadline that means they must move out of foster homes within 24 hours and move into public housing. Younger graduates face the deadline when they turn 18.
Seeds to Table in Oneida Life
On a Wednesday morning in May, the kitchen at Ukwakhwa (Oneida for “Our Foods”) is buzzing with the energy of a restaurant kitchen during dinner rush and perfumed with the smells of a delicious meal that is almost ready.
Improving Lupus Care Through Community Collaboration
Mary Wells is, as her T-shirt proclaims, a “Well Black Woman.” She’s also a 25-year “lupus warrior,’’ and the founder and head of a multi-state support group for women of color who are living with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Riding in the Moment
Riding in the Moment, a community-academic partnership supported by the Wisconsin Partnership Program, is helping to improve the health and quality of life for individuals and families living with dementia.
Improving Health for Mothers and Babies Through Care Coordination and Connection
When Kim Ashford, a community health worker with ConnectRx Wisconsin peeks into the stroller and sees six-month-old KaCee Curry babbling and kicking his legs, she breaks into a big smile like a proud aunt.
Improving Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Southwestern Wisconsin
Beginning in 2017, the United Way Great Rivers HUB began tackling the problem of health disparities around childbirth in the La Crosse County area.
Creating a Culturally Vibrant Food System
There was a moment when Gary Besaw knew the work to improve the food systems for the Indigenous people of Wisconsin was paying off, and it happened in the greeting card aisle of the Walmart in Shawano.
Strong Fathers, Strong Families
There were kids and dads everywhere at a pop-up event held on an August afternoon in a vacant lot near Lisbon Avenue and 35th Street in Milwaukee’s Walnut Hill neighborhood.
