With the large number of convenience stores in the city, it can be challenging for store owners and community members to make meaningful connections. Yet the “Know Your Neighbor” event that took place on March 22nd, 2016 at the Neighborhood House showed that the interest and commitment is there for these entities to work together […]
Community Advocates Public Policy Institute awarded 5-year federal grant to help create drug-free communities
A new project seeks to prevent substance use by youth in Milwaukee’s highest-need zip code. The Community Advocates Public Policy Institute (PPI) was awarded the Drug-Free Communities grant from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration. The effort is a new project of the Milwaukee County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (MCSAP), which PPI administers. […]
Smoking is down statewide, but new numbers show tobacco affects some more than others
The Great American Smokeout is Thursday November 19. This year, there’s both good and bad news when it comes to tobacco use in Wisconsin. The good news is that according to new data from the state’s Department of Health Services, overall smoking in Wisconsin sits at an all-time low of 17%. The bad news? The […]
Milwaukee health advocates celebrate five years of smoke-free Wisconsin businesses, but challenges remain for Milwaukeeans
July 5th marked five years since Wisconsin became a smoke-free state! Throughout the month, Milwaukee’s tobacco prevention and control community is celebrating the law for creating safer indoor air-quality in bars and restaurants, healthier bartenders, lower smoking-rates, and even more smoke-free home rules, but also wants to raise awareness that the battle is not over […]
Community Advocates will participate in national pay for success feasibility study
Today the Community Advocates Public Policy Institute announced that it has been selected by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD), a grantee of the Social Innovation Fund’s Pay for Success program, to assess feasibility and develop Pay for Success capacity. “We are happy to be a part of the innovative, national movement to reform […]
Asthma and poverty in Milwaukee
The Asthma and Poverty: A Panel Discussion event was co-hosed by Fight Asthma Milwaukee and the City of Milwaukee Tobacco-Free Alliance, held at Community Advocates on April 7th. There were approximately 50 attendees. The event kicked off by showing clips from the Dateline special on asthma and poverty, focusing on two families that resided in […]
Stay Strong Milwaukee RFP
Community Advocates is now accepting applications for the Stay Strong Milwaukee Project. Stay Strong Milwaukee funds are to promote alcohol and drug abuse (AODA) prevention activities in Milwaukee County. Funding for Stay Strong Milwaukee is made possible through the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division. Community Advocates will allocate approximately $250,000 in funding for calendar year […]
Smokers urged to join ‘Great American Smokeout’
Smokers! Circle this date – Thursday, Nov. 15 – in red letters on your calendar. That’s the date of the 37th annual Great American Smokeout, organized by the American Cancer Society to encourage smokers to quit. “Quitting smoking is hard to do, but it’s hard to think of anything that’s better for your health,” said […]