Allowing All Immigrants to Obtain Driver Licenses Is the Right Thing To Do

Allowing Access Would Improve Safety, Support Families, and Boost Business FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 1, 2018 CONTACT: Chet Agni, Communication and Development Associate cagni@kidsforward.net, 608-284-0580 x 314 Removing barriers to obtaining driver licenses for all immigrants will bring broad-based benefits to Wisconsin’s economy...

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Kids Forward Opposes Governor Walker’s Dangerous Changes to BadgerCare

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 31, 2018 CONTACT: Jon Peacock, Research Director, Kids Forward jpeacock@kidsforward.net, 608-284-0580 x 307 The following is the response of Kids Forward’s executive director, Ken Taylor, to the federal approval today of some of the changes the Walker Administration has been seeking to make to BadgerCare:...

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Four Charts About Health Care You Need to See

New figures released last month by the Census Bureau show that an unacceptable number of Wisconsinites, including children, are living without health insurance. Every kid and every family deserves affordable insurance so that they can get needed care without having to worry about going bankrupt because of unexpected medical bills.

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Indigenous People’s Day: Wisconsin’s Native Communities Deserve To Be Heard, To Be Respected, and To Thrive.

Today, across the United States, cities, states, and Native nations are celebrating Indigenous People’s Day. However, here in Wisconsin, despite attempts by Native American communities, including youth, to advocate the Wisconsin legislature to recognize Indigenous People’s Day, state leaders continue to choose to ignore its 12 Native nations in favor of honoring a man who desecrated an entire people.

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Kids Forward Announces Race to Equity Scholarship Winners

Scholarships Will Be Presented at Sept. 27 “Step Forward for Kids” Event FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 24, 2018 CONTACT: Wenona Wolf, Communication and Development Manager, Kids Forward wwolf@kidsforward.net, 608-284-0580 x 304 MADISON, WI – Kids Forward announced today the winners of its 2018 Race to Equity scholarships. Isabella...

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Kids Forward to Honor Organizations Working to Advance Racial Justice and Amplify the Voices of Communities of Color

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 19, 2018 CONTACT: Wenona Wolf, Communication and Development Manager, Kids Forward wwolf@kidsforward.net, 608-284-0580 x 304                       Angela Lang, Executive Director, Black Leaders Organizing for Communities angela@blocbybloc.org                       Kerry Schumann, Executive Director,...

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