Race to Equity

06/30/2023

Make sure you don’t miss any updates on Race to Equity. This account will be closing in the next few weeks, but this important work will continue, so please head over to Kids Forward and give us a follow there!

06/16/2023

Dear friends - it's been a while!

Just popping in to let you know that soon, we’ll be closing these accounts – but the work continues. You’ll want to find us over at Kids Forward for updates on the Race to Equity work as well as all the other important work happening in WI. See you over there!

05/08/2022

The impact of the criminal justice system on children and families is far reaching and calls for reform.
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2022/05/04/mothers_day/
Artwork courtesy of

05/02/2022

Join the Kids Forward team! Kids Forward is hiring a Policy Director to lead our promotion of policy & budget decisions that reduce long-standing racial and economic inequities and provide all Wisconsin children and families the ability to thrive.
https://kidsforward.org/about-kidsforward/jobs-internships/policy-director/

04/21/2022

Kids Forward is hiring a Policy & Engagement Coordinator to lead an initiative to develop a community-reflective, antiracist, & anti-austerity agenda that incorporates the needs of communities of color, low-income workers, & others excluded from power.
https://kidsforward.org/about-kidsforward/jobs-internships/coordinator/

03/22/2022

“The big takeaway was, look what’s possible. Look at what happened without new funding, without new legislation, Nelson said. “In the moment, people within the system were finding alternatives (to arrest and incarceration).” Read Madison 365's piece about our work: http://ow.ly/JwLj50IpsFK

02/23/2022

There is power in numbers when we all work together. Join Kids Forward for The Big Share 2022! Your support will help create systemic change to policies so that no child or family is left behind, especially children & families of color. Because policy matters for every kid.

Make a donation to Kids Forward for The Big Share & you'll be entered into a drawing to win a $100 VISA gift card!
https://www.thebigshare.org/organizations/kids-forward

02/23/2022

The Big Share is March 1st. Join us and
donate! https://www.thebigshare.org/organizations/kids-forward?fbclid=IwAR02sKENWwhBdNRCCcMFb7kQHbnuDXnsEouTgNt0exAnFsyfAJ8kfi7-yGM

There is power in numbers when we all work together. Join Kids Forward for The Big Share 2022! Your support will help create systemic change to policies so that no child or family is left behind, especially children & families of color. Because policy matters for every kid.

Make a donation to Kids Forward for The Big Share & you'll be entered into a drawing to win a $100 VISA gift card! https://www.thebigshare.org/organizations/kids-forward
BONUS: Like or follow Kids Forward and share this post for another chance to win.

02/10/2022

“I hope that we all realized that we do not need to lock up so many kids to maintain public safety. The world continued to spin without the “normal rate” of incarceration."
-Advocacy Counsel
Read the report & how we can improve outcomes for our youth. https://www.youthjusticewi.org/reports

11/30/2021

With so many Giving Tuesday messages, we will keep this short.
We know we can achieve our vision of a just and equitable state that works for every kid and every family, especially children and families of color. Will you join us?
http://ow.ly/oO4k50GU4kg

11/29/2021

Are you planning to support big change on Tuesday? We can't stop now. Let's do this together.
http://ow.ly/InBA50GUZlP

11/03/2021

Congratulations to Erika Rosales & Erin Barbato on the opening of Center for DREAMers!

Center for DREAMers will coordinate legal representation, mental & social services, & career & educational counseling for DACA beneficiaries living in WI.

Read more: http://ow.ly/wqs150GF9Sx