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Vision 2020: Ending Child Poverty in Wisconsin 2007 Kids Count Conference

Vision 2020: Ending Child Poverty in Wisconsin 2007 Kids Count Conference . Vision 2020: A Campaign To End Child Poverty in Wisconsin by the Year 2020 . Campaign Background Campaign Tools Campaign Challenges & Opportunities . Campaign Background . Partners:

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Vision 2020: Ending Child Poverty in Wisconsin 2007 Kids Count Conference

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  1. Vision 2020: Ending Child Poverty in Wisconsin 2007 Kids Count Conference

  2. Vision 2020: A Campaign To End Child Poverty in Wisconsin by the Year 2020 • Campaign Background • Campaign Tools • Campaign Challenges & Opportunities

  3. Campaign Background Partners: The Wisconsin Head Start Association Wisconsin Community Action Program Association The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families

  4. Background (continued) • Forming the partnership • Surveying members re. issue focus • Ending poverty vs. Reducing Poverty • Using the word “poverty” at all • Focus on policy solutions in 4 areas, building broad, sustainable, trained, statewide network of poverty advocates

  5. Poverty in Wisconsin by the Numbers • 192,000 Wisconsin children live below the federal poverty level. • Fully 1 in 6 Wisconsin kids under the age of 5 live in Poverty • The number of Wisconsin children living in extreme poverty has risen to 80,000 since 2000

  6. So, what’s the Vision? • Healthy Kids • Quality Early Care & Education • Safe, Affordable Housing • Quality Jobs

  7. Healthy Kids Goal: By the year 2020, all Wisconsin children should have health insurance and access to appropriate, timely and consistent preventative care, dental and mental health services. (Current Grade = B-)

  8. Quality Early Care & Education Goal: By 2020, Wisconsin will build a universally accessible system of quality early childhood education and care and after school programs that support optimal child development. (Current Grade = B-)

  9. Safe, Affordable Housing Goal: By the year 2020, Wisconsin must expand affordable housing options to end family homelessness and enable parents to raise their children in healthy and nurturing environments. (Current Grade = C)

  10. Access to Family Supporting Jobs & Wages Goal: By the year 2020 every child in Wisconsin will live in a household with caregivers who are prepared for and have access to family supporting wages. (Current Grade = C+)

  11. Campaign Tools & Activities • Website: www.2020wi.org & listerve • Speakers for local groups, with local data/emphasis • Vision 2020 Video • Advocacy Camps & Trainings • Vision 2020 Report Card • Vision 2020 Pledge Cards • Vision 2020 Posters • Vision 2020 Bumper stickers • Vision 2020 Posters • Local Vision 2020 Coordinating Committees • Statewide Poverty Summit in 2008: Moving the Vision Forward

  12. The Challenges • Hopelessness – belief that change isn’t possible • Micro-level focus • Fears/misperceptions about “advocacy” & lack of advocacy know-how • Lack of coordination among different local efforts • Lack of information about best practices • Poverty awareness does not necessarily = action

  13. The Opportunities • Pockets of activity throughout the state • Great enthusiasm about the campaign • Ripe, compelling issues • Tremendous interest in advocacy training • Strong potential for local groups & emerging leadership • 2008 Elections (Presidential & legislative)

  14. Learn More About Vision 2020 Contact Vicky Selkowe at vselkowe@wccf.org or (608) 284-0580, ext. 326 Visit www.2020wi.org

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