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Partnering to Create Change
Thank you to the dedicated high school success partners who have helped us succeed in 2023!
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.
Director’s Message: A Year of Change
Milwaukee Succeeds’ executive director, Vincent Lyles, reflects on the highlights from his first year as executive director.
Youth Ambassadors Reflect on Community Listening Sessions
What should students learn? How should students learn? And who should students learn from? Those questions formed the basis for Youth Forward MKE's community listening sessions in 2023. The goal behind these sessions was to inform the structure and curriculum of the Autonomous Youth Council, part of Design Your Future proposal 3.
How our ECE Ambassadors Learned to Raise their Voices for Change
In February, Milwaukee Succeeds welcomed its first cohort of Early Childhood Education (ECE) Ambassadors. Utilizing their lived experiences as parents and ECE professionals, they set out to learn more about the sector, engage with the community and, ultimately, call for change.
2024 and Beyond: Strategic Planning
As we think about our future, we believe systems can be altered, disrupted and eventually transformed. That’s why the strategic planning process we’re currently undertaking includes the voices of people with lived experiences, as well as other key stakeholders.