by jhilgendorf | Mar 31, 2020 | Advocacy
During this time, it’s hard to think about anything besides the pandemic and the immediate effect it is having on our lives. Yet, the Census 2020 will continue and it will affect our lives for decades to come. Experts are already predicting that children younger than...
by jhilgendorf | Mar 25, 2020 | Advocacy
Because the census only happens every 10 years, there is often misinformation and outright wrong information given out about the content and the privacy of the census. This the first in history that the census that can be completed online, so there is increased...
by jhilgendorf | Mar 20, 2020 | Advocacy
By Paula Drew, We Care for Dane Kids and WEESSN- Dane Co. Project Manager What has become abundantly clear to the nation these past few weeks (though we’ve known all along) is that early care and education is an essential service that holds up all others. While many...
by jhilgendorf | Mar 16, 2020 | Advocacy
by Amy Schuster, Director of REWARD Stipend Program Between March 12 and 20, about 143 million households in the country will receive an initial invitation to respond to the 2020 Census. All invitations will include a short phrase in English and 12 additional...
by jhilgendorf | Mar 12, 2020 | Advocacy
by Amy Schuster, Director of the REWARD Stipend Program As you probably know, in a couple weeks, all households will begin receiving invitations to complete the 2020 Census. You are going to play a huge role in the census, because you work with populations that can be...
by jhilgendorf | Jan 17, 2020 | Advocacy, Policy, Workforce
By Paula Drew, WEESSN Dane Co. Project Manager Public support has been growing for greater investments in early childhood. The private market of early care and education is failing children, teachers, parents, and employers. While this crisis has been building for...
