Department of Children and Families

City Offering $1,500 Grants To Early Childhood Workers

Funded by federal grant, effort is designed to grow the childcare workforce.

Gov. Evers Announces Plan to Bolster Child Care Statewide for Working Families

Plan builds on pandemic programs to bolster child care sector, make child care more affordable, and support employer-child care provider partnerships

Gov. Evers: State of Mental Health “Burgeoning Crisis”

Governor declares 2023 the Year of Mental Health

Alverno College Receives $360,000 CCAMPIS Grant

Grant supports access to child care for students with young children

AG Kaul Announces Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force

January 18, 2023

Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown Attorneys Russell J. Karnes, Nicole M. Masnica and Kristen N. Nelson. Promted to Partner

Child Care Providers, Parents Call for More Funding

Advocate says system ‘will collapse’ without state aid when pandemic relief ends.

New Apartment Complex For Displaced LGBTQ+ Young Adults

Courage MKE will be located on South Side. Plus: Recap of week's real estate news.

Gov. Evers Signs Executive Order Banning TikTok, Other Technologies from State-Issued Devices

Order directs technology division to prohibit use of certain technologies that could pose potential cybersecurity risks, threats to state

2022 Roundup: Gov. Evers Highlights 2022 Accomplishments

Gov. Evers, DCF Announce Federal Grant to Support Domestic Violence Survivors in Safely Accessing Child Support Resources

2022 Roundup: Gov. Evers Completes 2022 72-County Tour of Wisconsin

State’s Child Care Providers Face Tough Choices

Struggling with worker shortages, low wages, long waitlists as federal pandemic funds end.

Gov. Evers, DWD Announce $15 Million Grant to Boost Access to Childcare, Early Childhood Education for Working Families

Gov. Evers, DCF Announce $7.5 Million Investment in Programming for Children and Youth with Complex Needs

Gov. Evers Announces Additional $2.7 Million Investment in Domestic Violence Programs and Emergency and Homelessness Shelter Services

Investment will help make additional services available for families and individuals at risk

Senator Baldwin Calls on USCIS to Address Backlog for Refugees Seeking Work Authorizations

State Program Helps Companies Pay Child Care

Using $10 million federal ARPA funding for grants, testing if child care coverage helps businesses recruit employees.

Program Helps Families Encountering Child Protective Services

Caseworkers help families navigate rental and energy assistance, childcare.

Million-Dollar Childcare Center Filling Vacant School

Tashawana Green opening new facility in Sherman Park with backing of Northwest Side CDC.

Afghan Refuges Buttress State’s Workforce

Immigrants bring skills and work ethic employers seek amid a tight labor market.

‘Day Without Child Care’ Dramatizes Issue

Wisconsin among 25 states that participates in event pushing better pay for workers, more affordable care.

Gov. Evers, Evers Administration Cabinet Take ‘Cabinet on the Road’ to Western Wisconsin

Gov. Tony Evers, together with members of his cabinet, hosted ‘Cabinet on the Road’ events in Osseo, Altoona, Menomonie, and Eau Claire.

State Child Care Coalition Seeks Support

Pushing for more state support through scholarships, stipends, tax credits, other measures.

Gov. Evers and DHS Recognize State Workers and Interagency Cooperation for PPE Distribution in Wisconsin

Launch of coordinated effort delivered more than 80 million pieces of PPE statewide, continues as part of ongoing preparedness and response planning

Child Care Center Offers Health and Wellness Program

Malaika Early Learning Center, 125 W. Auer St. serves pre-K to third grade children.

Gov. Evers Announces $8 Million to Help Wisconsinites Access Civil Legal Services Needed to Recover from Pandemic

Making child care sustainable

Wisconsin’s Workforce Innovation Grant will test child care solutions

Gov. Evers Signs 19 Bills

Families with Children Who Did Not Receive Free or Reduced Price Meals at School Due to COVID-19 Will Receive Food Benefits

Wisconsin issues first round of benefits through the 2021-2022 School P-EBT Program

Gov. Evers Takes Action on 15 Bills

Gov. Evers Announces New Recommendations for Tackling Homelessness in Wisconsin

Interagency Council on homelessness adopts “Welcoming Wisconsin Home” report, outlines new steps to address homelessness in Wisconsin

Room to grow

Wisconsin’s Workforce Innovation Grant to allow YMCA to expand child care and youth programming in Green County

Gov. Evers Takes Action on 18 Bills

Child care workers keep economy moving

Wisconsin’s Workforce Innovation Grant to help Madison Area Technical College train workers and assess child care needs

AG Kaul Shares Signs of Human Trafficking During Human Trafficking Prevention Month

January 11, 2022

Bill Could Terminate Prisoners’ Parental Rights

Courts could take away parental rights of anyone sentenced to at least four years in prison.

Gov. Evers Announces $6 Million in Grants for Youth, Domestic Abuse, and Homelessness Shelters

Targeted investments to help at-risk Wisconsinites made during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

Can State Fix Problems Underlying the Labor Shortage?

Evers administration putting $130 million into addressing issues contributing to labor shortage.

Gov. Evers Names Leader for State Health Equity Office

Michelle Robinson currently works in the Department of Children and Families.

DHS Announces the Hire of the Director of the Office of Health Equity

Dr. Michelle Robinson to serve as the first director of the newly formed office

Supervisor Logsdon Applauds End of Department of Children and Families Consent Decree

US Must Help Afghan Refugees

We have a great debt to repay going back decades.

Gov. Evers Announces Donation Opportunities to Support Afghan Evacuees at For McCoy

Clean, new clothing and footwear among most needed supplies

Convening aims for needed change in early childhood education system

Greater Milwaukee Foundation continues ‘A Milwaukee for All’ series Sept. 17

Gov. Evers Visits Fort McCoy, Evers Administration Delivers Diapers, Clothing to Afghan Individuals, Families

Gov. Evers Delivers Radio Address Celebrating State’s Continued Economic Recovery, Bounce Back from COVID-19

Why Is There A Worker Shortage?

Employers disagree, but big decline in child care centers could be a key issue.

Gov. Evers Celebrates Wisconsin’s Continued Economic Recovery, Bounce Back from Coronavirus Pandemic

As Wisconsin economy rebounds, ranks among the best in the nation for shots in arms and low unemployment rate, governor reverses FY 20-21 lapses

Conversion therapy executive order in the best interest of Wisconsin youth

Joint statement of Common Council President Cavalier Johnson and Alderwoman JoCasta Zamarripa

Gov. Evers Announces Rainbow Pride Flag to be Flown Statewide in Celebration of Pride Month

Governor signs executive orders directing state agencies to use gender-neutral language, prohibiting use of state and federal funds for conversion therapy

Gov. Evers Acts on Seventeen Bills

Legislators Reinstate Work Search Rule

On party line vote Republicans add work search requirement for those getting unemployment benefits.

AFSCME Wisconsin Statement on Governor Evers’s Veto of SB 38

Kerr: Open Schools and Get DPI Out of Madison

Get our kids back to school and get DPI back to working for families

Evers Proposes COVID-19 Child Care Aid

Spending $132 million in federal funds for this requires GOP legislators' approval.

Gov. Evers, DCF Announce Plan to Support Early Care and Education Providers, Partners, and Wisconsin Families

Public Employees Seek a Voice At Work

Evers budget restores collective bargaining rights. Republicans vow to block this.

Dane County Drops Most Fines Against Dance Studio

Health department enlisted the wrong attorneys and filed far too many counts

Gov. Evers Signs Executive Order #43 Recreating the Governor’s Juvenile Justice Commission

"I am excited to recreate the Juvenile Justice Commission as a space for discussing innovations and best practices that Wisconsin should adopt across the entire spectrum of the juvenile justice system."

Human Trafficking Still a Hidden Problem

State had more than 60 cases in 2018, but much of it undetected, experts say.

Kids Sent Out of State for Mental Health Care

Wisconsin sends hundreds of children to other states for residential treatment as in-state beds decline.

Governor-elect Evers and Lt. Governor-elect Barnes Announce Cabinet Members

"This talented group of leaders will help our administration address the issues Wisconsin residents asked us to focus on."

Child Care Centers Still Have Lead Pipes

City has so far replaced lead service lines at 163 of 347 facilities.

Combating the Opioid Crisis: Governor Walker Signs Bipartisan Bills on Opioids into Law

All 30 bills signed by the Governor were created as a part of the HOPE (Heroin, Opiate, Prevention, and Education) Agenda.

Vote Today; Key Races Will Be Decided

A breakdown of everything on Milwaukee ballots.

Wisconsin Women in Government Announces 2016 Board of Directors and Leadership Team

Wisconsin Women in Government was founded in 1987 to celebrate and support the talented women who choose a career in government service.

A New Look for 27th Street

The new $10 million project on 27th and Wisconsin is nearly complete, as our photos show.

World Refugee Day Comes of Age

Largest event ever held here celebrates contributions of state's 70,000 refugees.

Final Tally on State Budget

The numbers show some surprising priorities, with spending on health care leading the way.

The State’s Square Deal

Progress of the state's new, $10 million office building on 27th St.

Day Care Centers Face Financial Squeeze

State reimbursement rates are 13 percent lower than market rate, could force centers out of business.

Bait and Switch?

One building was presented, but another is being built. Ald. Bauman's proposal will end such practices.

Will State Screw Milwaukee?

Expert condemns state for switching Milwaukee’s foster care funding to help other counties.

After Revisions Office Building Approved for 27th and Wisconsin

WIS27 LLC's proposal to develop a 64,000 SF office building at the corner of 27th Street and Wisconsin Avenue was approved by the Milwaukee Common Council today. WIS27 will purchase the vacant lot from the city for $1, and intends to lease the new building to the State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.