Vulnerable Minds
byThe 2018 Dane County Youth Assessment reported that 20.7 percent of all 7th to 12th-grade youth reported they had suicidal thoughts during the past 30 days. That was up from 12.3 percent in 2012.
ENGAGING COMMUNITY
So You Want To Be A Writer?
byLaurie Scheer, a faculty associate at UW–Madison Continuing Studies and director of the UW Writers’ Institute, mentors non-fiction writers, something she knows well.
Facing Adversity with Aplomb
byWith everything from the landscape to community dynamic changing, the Center for Resilient Cities has taken on the task of making sure we as a community are creating sustainable and thriving neighborhoods.
Masaya Xiong: Nurturing students for success
byAs an adviser, Masaya Xiong’s primary role is working with students who are in designated non-traditional occupation programs.
Alison Helland: Paying it forward
byIn 2019, Helland is looking to pay it forward with the MarketReady Program, a local initiative focused on supporting entrepreneurs who have faced historic barriers to entry that are interested in becoming vendors at the Madison Public Market.
Amy Gannon and Heather Wentler: Doyenne founders empower female entrepreneurs
byThere’s no ‘I’ in team when it comes to Doyenne Group creators Amy Gannon and Heather Wentler.
Emily Erwin-Frank: Removing the shame from mental illness
byHaving been stigmatized herself in dealing with a mental illness diagnosis, Emily Erwin-Frank has set out to reduce harmful stigmas about the disease.
Angela Skalitzky: Making a difference, by design
byThanks to the savvy, determination and design skills of Angela Skalitzky, four nonprofit organizations have had massive, free makeovers in recent years.
Doua Kha: Nurturing diverse identities
byDoua Kha has long struggled to reconcile being queer with being Hmong. Kha is now working to support other youth who may wrestle with issues of identity.
The Optimism of Education
byThe Literacy Network offers classes, and volunteers also work with learners one-on-one. It creates individualized lesson plans for each learner.