Voices To Policy

We create space for community voices & elected leaders to help shape policies that impact kids and families.

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How We Show up

A person holding a sign that states '90% of a child's brain develops in the first five years' in a library setting, with colorful 'READ' letters in the background and shelves filled with books and board games.

Child Care Advocacy

Why?

90% of a child’s brain develops in the first FIVE years of life.

Quality child care is essential for healthy development and school readiness, shaping future success.

How?

  • Public Film Screenings
    • Make A Circle Film
  • Focused Convenings
    • Child Care Business Breakfast Series
  • County Wide Proclamations
    • Week of the Young Child

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Community Voice

Why?

Community voice ensures solutions are built with real people and reflect real experiences, needs, and strengths.

It builds trust, strengthens solutions, and leads to more equitable outcomes.

How?

  • Host Community Listening Sessions
    • Welcoming personal expertise to share concerns, insights & opportunities
  • Community Council
    • A committee of the organization that grounds the work in community voice.
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Engaging Elected Leaders

Why?

We engage elected leaders to ensure community insights inform policy, resource decisions, and ongoing collaboration.

It strengthens decision-making and aligns policy with community priorities.

How?

  • Inform with Data on 3rd Grade Reading in Brown County
  • Leaders Listening to Community Voices
    • Child care providers, workforce leaders, parents, and teachers shared personal struggles with child care access.
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“Achieve Brown County has an incredible ability to bring people from all avenues together and create space for action on serious topics.”

– Julie Stoffel, Wisconsin Early Childhood Association

How We Do Our Work

The challenges facing kids and families are complex and connected. Creating change takes time, collaboration, and people from across the community working together toward shared goals.

Voices to Policy

We create space for community voices to help shape policies that impact kids and families.

Our role is to bring people together, share information, and move solutions forward collectively.

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Data Work

We collect, analyze & share data so our community can make informed decisions.

Our data helps partners understand what’s working, where gaps exist, & how to take action together.

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Collaborative Action

We convene and support Action Teams made up of community partners and organizations.

These teams focus on specific outcomes and work together toward meaningful progress.

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