Work for Safe Drinking Water with Clean Wisconsin
byClean Wisconsin is one of the largest environmental nonprofit organizations in the state that just happened to be founded on Earth Day in 1970.
ENGAGING COMMUNITY
Governor’s Plan Would Boost Doula Pay
byIn February, Gov. Tony Evers introduced his state budget, including an initiative called Healthy Women, Healthy Babies, which would provide funding for doulas to serve women of color as part of a wider effort to support black infant and maternal health.
Alexandra Moritz-Hanson Wants to Get Women Outdoors
byAlexandra Moritz-Hanson is southwest Wisconsin’s ambassador for Women Who Explore, a worldwide community based in Calgary, Alberta.
Ms. Milele Retires from UMOJA
byAfter nearly 30 years at the helm, Milele Chikasa Anana, 85, retired as UMOJA’s publisher in November and sold the magazine to the Urban League of Greater Madison.
Safe Harbor Helps Young Crime Victims
bySafe Harbor is a resource in Madison that reduces trauma and promotes healing for children, as well as adults with intellectual disabilities.
Engage Your Community
byOne of the most rewarding ways to get active is by engaging in one’s community. Opportunities to get involved are plentiful in the Madison area.
The Nonprofit That Could
byThe nonprofit 100State (which temporarily located at 100 State St.) has a new name and new space since its beginning but has maintained its original goal: making entrepreneurship accessible through co-working and community-building.
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.
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.