• Stronger Together Fox Valley has been continuing progress on its Equity Network, a coalition of local groups committed to holding elected officials accountable to Title VI. In February, they hosted a training on Title VI. Groups focusing on Observations, People, Communications, and Training continue to meet and make progress on the foundation of this effort.

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• In January, we held an internal discussion on Political Peacebuilding using the communication guide created by Living Room Conversations. We encourage you to check out their other guides as well!

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• Wisconsin Partners worked with the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association on a toolkit on Wisconsin Shares, a child care subsidy program that has undergone significant changes in the past year. We encourage health care providers, churches, ADRCs, nonprofits, local government, and creative industries to use the toolkit and reach out for additional support, so that families can get the support they need and deserve. Please contact info@wisconsinpartners.org if you would like more information.

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• In March, Stephanie Harrison (Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association) and Kerri Parker (Wisconsin Council of Churches) hosted a conversation for WP members about COVID Vaccine Equity. We will continue this discussion series throughout the year by randomly pairing different members, who will then choose any topic of interest for conversation.

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• We continue to be involved in Wisconsin’s Civic Health Initiative, which finalized a report last summer and will move forward on action items for improving volunteering, community engagement, and participation in local government.

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• At the statewide level, we are convening Policy and Governmental Affairs staff from member associations on a monthly basis to identify issue alignment, and Communications and Outreach staff convene quarterly. We plan to work with Membership staff to find a time to meet in the second quarter of the year, with the intent of sharing strategies for members support and engagement.