Last week, Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson visited Community Advocates to help launch the Stronger Families Milwaukee program, a new five-year prevention initiative developed by DCF to reduce child maltreatment and keep more families together in safe, stable, and nurturing homes.
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Post from Community: MCSAP invites community to Overdose Awareness Day memorial event Tuesday, August 31
The Milwaukee County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (MCSAP) is inviting all community members to a memorial event to mark International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31.
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Post from Community: Youth & Young Adult Resource Fair THIS SATURDAY!
The Coalition on Lead Emergency invites you to this free Youth & Young Adult Resource Fair, which will provide youth and parents with information on programs, services, and employment opportunities for youth and young adults ages 16-24 in Milwaukee.
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LGBTQ+ youth substance use prevention summit
To support young members of the LGBTQ+ community (ages 12-24) and their allies, members of the Safe & Sound’s 27th Street West Drug Free Coalition, the 53206 Drug-Free Communities Project, and the City of Milwaukee Tobacco-Free Alliance have organized a LGBTQ+ Youth Substance Use Prevention Summit, which includes a resource fair, panel discussion, video presentations, and a spectacular drag show.
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You’re Invited: Spring Wellness Fair May 11
Boost your health and happiness at our Spring Wellness Fair! This free, family-friendly event offers demonstrations, resources, free food at lunchtime, games, raffles, and prizes to celebrate May as Mental Health Month.
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You’re Invited: Understanding the Roots and Legacy of Housing Segregation at Community Advocates Public Policy Institute’s 10th Anniversary Celebration
To mark our first decade and kick off our second, on April 26, Community Advocates Public Policy Institute will host a special night at the Milwaukee Public Museum featuring keynote speaker Richard Rothstein, author of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.
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Virginia Eubanks to present “Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor” on February 5
Are low-income Americans unfairly targeted and punished through digital decision-making tools? That’s the question explored by Virginia Eubanks in her new book, Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor.