News from Family Friendly Wisconsin

  • The Century Foundation and the Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy Education Fund Release New Report on Rising Child Care Costs, Staffing Shortages In Wisconsin

    A storybook was released alongside the report featuring testimonials from providers, parents and teachers across Wisconsin, demonstrating the central role child care programs serve in communities, and what happens when they close.  September 25, 2024 MADISON, Wis. – The Century Foundation (TCF), in partnership with the Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy Education Fund (CFFE…

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  • Storybook: Child Care Closures

    Stories from providers, teachers and parents across the Badger State demonstrate the central role child care programs serve in communities, and what happens when they close.

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  • THE WISCONSIN CARE COALITION LAUNCHES NEW PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE CAMPAIGN ALONGSIDE DIGITAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

    For immediate release: September 20, 2023 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Care Coalition today formally launched its Paid Leave for Wisconsin campaign alongside a five-figure ad campaign encouraging Wisconsinites to contact their legislators and demand paid leave. The Paid Leave for Wisconsin campaign, powered by the Wisconsin Care Coalition, is fighting to ensure all workers…

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  • 17 ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED LEGISLATURE TO SERIOUSLY ADDRESS CHALLENGES IMPACTING WORKERS ACROSS THE BADGER STATE IN SPECIAL SESSION

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 29, 2023 JOINT STATEMENT MADISON, Wis. – In anticipation of the September 20 Special Session of the State Legislature, 17 organizations released a joint statement today, calling on members in the Republican-controlled Legislature to seriously consider the need for policies like paid family and medical leave to improve the wellbeing of…

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  • Time To Care: Stories from Working Families Across Wisconsin Highlight Need for Paid Family & Medical Leave

    One day after the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act was introduced in Congress to address the paid leave crisis in our country, organizations released a storybook demonstrating the relief this bill would provide to families in Wisconsin. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 18, 2023 MADISON, Wis. – Following the introduction of the Family and…

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  • 13 Organizations Disappointed in JFC’S Decision to Remove Paid Family and Medical Leave from State Budget

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 1, 2023 JOINT STATEMENT MADISON, Wis. – Thirteen organizations across Wisconsin released a joint statement today as the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) plans to remove Governor Tony Evers’ paid family and medical leave proposal from the 2023-25 state budget. “Wisconsin workers and families deserve to be with their loved ones…

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