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Enhancing Fatherhood Engagement
Fathers play a crucial role in their children’s lives, contributing significantly to their development and well-being. Despite this, fathers are often underserved in parenting and family outreach programs. Five years ago, the Family Engagement and Relationships Program within the Human Development & Relationships Institute identified a gap in services specifically designed for fathers. With leadership […]
Planning AHEAD: End-of-Life Planning
End-of-life planning can be an intimidating and emotional process, which may explain why only 37% of Americans have completed Advance Care Directives. In Wisconsin, the situation is similar, with only 40% of those aged 65 and older having completed Advance Directives, and just 63% of those aged 85 and older. A 2018 needs assessment highlighted […]
Addressing Economic Inequities in Wisconsin
Our programs effectively support people in Wisconsin with important financial decisions. For example, the great majority of participants (87%, RRFF) learned to track their income and expenses, and the vast majority (78% Rent Smart) reported that it will help them obtain appropriate housing. Our programs also effectively support frontline workers. For example, 92% (EFC) of […]
Depth-to-Bedrock: Updated Mapping & Decision-Making
New rules governing field manure applications, Wisconsin Administrative Codes ATCP 50 and NR 151, depend on depth-to-bedrock measures. To apply those rules, depth-to-bedrock maps created in the 1970s are currently used over much of the Silurian dolomite in eastern Wisconsin. However, these maps show depth to bedrock at a coarse scale and do not use […]
Building High-Quality Programs to Help Youth Thrive
Young people throughout Wisconsin are the next generation of community leaders, public officials, educators, health care workers and laborers. At the same time, youth mental health challenges, racial and economic inequities, and instances of school violence continue to increase. Societal realities have led to a decrease in social connections and an increase in the reliance […]
Nature’s Navigators: Supporting Neurodiverse Learners
Research has shown that autistic students choose STEM majors at a much higher rate than neurotypical students, yet college attendance rates for autistic youth are much lower than expected. Recommendations for easing the transition of autistic youth to college include experiential learning opportunities, specialized teaching strategies, STEM career exposure, and social skills development. To address […]
Centering Culture & Language in Leadership Programs
In healthy communities, people experience belonging, feel empowered to participate, and have the opportunity, support, and resources to thrive. For some Wisconsin residents these opportunities remain limited. Native Americans and people of color live and work across rural Wisconsin but their presence in and contributions to rural communities are largely ignored, according to the Governor’s […]
Planning AHEAD for End-of-Life Decisions
End of life planning can be an intimidating process. It can also be confusing and emotional, which may explain why only 37% of Americans have completed Advance Care Directives. In 2018, UW Health indicated that out of 41,000 patients, only 40% of those 65 and older had completed Advance Directives, and of those 85 and […]
Stewards of the Local Waters
For over 25 years, the Water Action Volunteers program (WAV) has provided free training and equipment for volunteer stream monitors and local partners across Wisconsin who are interested in monitoring the water quality of wadeable streams and rivers in their local watershed. WAV empowers interested youth and adults to become stewards of their local waters […]
Protecting the St. Louis River Estuary
Black ash trees are abundant along the St. Louis River Estuary and the Lake Superior coast. After the non-native emerald ash borer reached the region in 2013, these trees and the habitat they provide may be lost. When cover provided by black ash trees begins to decline, invasive shrubs growing in the understory are poised […]
