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A Focus on Youth Mental Health
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A Focus on Youth Mental Health

Our youth need more when it comes to mental health. In 2021, they called it out as part of our Design Your Future Fellowship – and they haven’t stopped calling since. Milwaukee Succeeds is listening and, together with our community partners, we’re making moves to change things for good.

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Helping Partners Grow through Capacity Grants
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Helping Partners Grow through Capacity Grants

Youth Forward MKE is investing in change. So far this year, they’ve provided $400,000 in Partner Capacity Building Grants to five local youth-serving organizations. The funding, informed by discussions with youth ambassadors and the larger coalition, is intended to expand the work of coalition partners and fuel their innovative youth-centered programming.

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Youth Drive the Discussion on Change during In-Person Meeting
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Youth Drive the Discussion on Change during In-Person Meeting

On June 21, Youth Forward MKE hosted its first ever in-person meeting, which blended youth-led discussions with immersive data and thought partnership. Despite the heat and the sun beating down on the rooftop of CORE El Centro, where the event was held, nearly 30 youth, staff and partners showed up to listen, learn and support our mission of reshaping education in Milwaukee.

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Youth Forward MKE Reveals its Framework for the Future
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Youth Forward MKE Reveals its Framework for the Future

“We aim to be different.” That’s what Youth Forward MKE promised nearly one year ago when they officially launched their youth-adult partnership. Now, with a cohort of nine youth ambassadors and a clear framework for the future, they’re putting their words into action and showcasing what it looks like for youth to wield the power.

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