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Welcome to Feeding Wisconsin’s 2018 Hunger and Health Summit, sponsored by UnitedHealthCare, which will be held on April 9 and 10 at the Chula Vista Resort in the Wisconsin Dells.

With continuing uncertainty regarding important anti-hunger and health promoting programs like SNAP and Medicaid, our ability to break through the gridlock and polarization to fight hunger and improve health is more important than ever.

This year, we are excited to partner with the Wisconsin Local Food Network for enhanced sessions on food systems alignment and expanding access to grow, sell, and buy affordable and healthy, Wisconsin grown food.  No special registration needed - simply register for the 2018 summit and attend any session on the agenda.
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Monday, April 9 • 4:15pm - 5:30pm
Community Programs that Address the Root Causes of Poverty

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This workshop will discuss innovative & effective programs that help people overcome poverty and increase economic security by removing major barriers to employment. Featured Community Action Agencies include: the Fatherhood Initiative, helping formerly incarcerated and unemployed fathers get training & jobs to support their children; JBD, assisting low-income entrepreneurs to start or expand small businesses; Skills Enhancement, providing low-wage workers with technical college training to get better paying jobs; Work-N-Wheels, which helps low-income workers with transportation challenges to buy reliable vehicles. This session will also feature Groundwork Milwaukee, a nonprofit with a unique approach to addressing root causes of poverty through its eight programs and mission.
Speakers
avatar for Jonathan Bader

Jonathan Bader

Director of Public Policy & Programs, Wisconsin Association of Community Action Programs
Jonathan Bader works for WISCAP, the statewide Association of Wisconsin’s 18 Community Action Agencies, where he is the Programs & Policy Director. Since 1991 he’s been a public policy advocate on health, nutrition, and poverty programs. He has managed several successful economic... Read More →
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Kathy Doyle

ADVOCAP Business Development Director, ADVOCAP
Kathy Doyle is the Business Development Director for ADVOCAP, Inc., a Community Action Agency in Fond du Lac. Kathy majored in Business at the University of Wisconsin and now manages the business development projects as well as the agencies four economic development loan funds. She... Read More →
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Brian Sales

Goundwork Milwaukee
A proud Veteran and the founder of the Green Veterans Group, Brian Sales has more than ten years of experience in the US Army, including one tour in Kosovo and two combat tours in Iraq in support of “Operation Iraqi Freedom.“ Brian has supervised and trained personnel in supply... Read More →
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Erick Williams

Program Manager, Community Action, Inc. of Rock and Walworth Counties
Erick Williams has worked for over six years as a Program Manager at Community Action, Inc. of Rock and Walworth Counties. Erick manages the Fatherhood/High School mentoring programs. The Fatherhood program participants meet Mon-Fri. from 9am-1pm. Since overseeing the Fatherhood program... Read More →

F2 Community Programs that Address the Root Causes of Poverty Community Action Skills Enhancement Program pdf
F2 Community Programs that Address the Root Causes of Poverty Fatherhood Initiative pdf
F2 Community Programs that Address the Root Causes of Poverty Groundwork Milwaukee pdf
Monday April 9, 2018 4:15pm - 5:30pm CDT
Room G
  Family Economic Security, Panel Presentation

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