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.
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.
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.
Connecting Clinics, Campuses and Communities to Improve Health
From an office in Hibbard Hall on the UW-Eau Claire campus, neuroscience major Samantha Thompson works the phones, looking for resources across central and northern Wisconsin that can help keep people healthy.
Promoting Food Sovereignty Among Indigenous Communities
The Oneida Nation is developing a model of programming that promotes traditional food ways, agriculture, and cultural identity among Indigenous communities as a comprehensive approach to reducing health disparities and improving health and health care.
Advancing School-Based Mental Health Care
Advancing School-Based Mental Health in Dane County is a five-year $1 million Community Impact Grant award to the Madison Metropolitan School District that will develop an innovative model to provide care that's easily accessible to students.
Improving Health by Addressing Housing Instability
A grant to Sixteenth Street Community Health Center, Milwaukee’s largest federally qualified health center, supports the organization’s work to build a strong foundation of community health by addressing housing instability in its community.