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Creating lasting change in our community sometimes requires changes in public policy. Advocating starts with educating policy makers about the importance of issues in our community, then engaging the policy makers. We know this is not always easy. Many want to contribute and advocate for the changes that are important to them, but don’t exactly know what to say or how to say it. We can help.

Our Current Policy Work

Our policy priorities are nonpartisan, grounded in research and evidence-based principles and support long-term solutions to local challenges. This is not about politics, it’s about understanding the complex issues that people face every day, and coming together, united, to solve these issues.

Find your Local Representative Advocacy Toolkit

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Mental Wellness Allies - Interest Form

Sign up to receive updates, invitations, and action items as we continue to move our work forward in support and advocacy of mental wellness.

Diaper Sales Tax Exemption Toolkit

Will you support Senate Bill 227 to create a sales tax exemption for diapers, undergarments for incontinence, tampons, and sanitary napkins for residents of Wisconsin?

Safe Harbor Toolkit

Will you help protect victims of Human Trafficking by asking our Legislature to support or co-sponsor Senate Bill 245/Assembly Bill 185?

Focus Areas

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Reducing Barriers to Employment & Advancement

Education, Training and Credentials

Promote programs and initiatives to connect jobseekers with the skills, knowledge and credentials that eliminate barriers to obtaining and sustaining employment.

Transportation

Support efficient, multi-modal transportation solutions to improve access between jobseekers and employment opportunities.

Justice System Involvement

Advocate for bipartisan solutions which remove employment barriers for jobseekers with nonviolent criminal records.

Learn more about expungement

Read AB 69 Expungement Reform

Safe & Stable Homes

Right to Counsel

Advocate for local ordinances to establish a right to counsel for low-income tenants facing eviction.

Below is a toolkit that include contact information for the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, sample phone and email scripts, and more.

Right to Counsel Toolkit

Expansion of Tenant-Landlord Mediation Programs

Scale and sustain the successful Mediate Milwaukee model to resolve tenant/landlord disputes before they become evictions.

Teen Mental Wellness: Empowering Minds

Become a Mental Wellness Ally

Sign up to receive updates, invitations, and action items as we continue to move our work forward in support and advocacy of mental wellness.

Interest Form Sign Up

Public Policy & Advocacy Committee Members

Co-Chair: Coreen Dicus-Johnson, Network Health • Co-Chair: John Kissinger, GRAEF • Ian Bautista, Greater Milwaukee Foundation • Andrew Davis, MMAC • Micael R. Evans, Marcus Hotels & Resorts • Moira Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Consultancy • Margaret C. Kelsey, WEC Energy Group • Rachel Schneider, Molson Coors Beverage Company

Spread the Word

Your voice matters. Use your voice and raise awareness about causes that impact our community.

Connect the power of your network with ours. Spread the word about the work that United Way is doing in the Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County community. When you like, share, and comment on our posts, you are letting the world know that you are Living United.

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Questions?

If you have questions, reach out to Jeremy Simon.