Community Advocates' leadership created the Public Policy Institute in 2008 to address the root causes of poverty through policy advocacy and community collaboration on economic and public health issues.
Community Advocates' leadership created the Public Policy Institute in 2008 to address the root causes of poverty through policy advocacy and community collaboration on economic and public health issues.
Our projects seek to empower low-income communities in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin by developing nonpartisan public policy, building community coalitions, and preventing the root causes of poverty before they cause harm to individuals, families, and the community.
We are building the technical expertise of local human services professionals and interested community members through a variety of training opportunities focused on substance abuse, mental health, and coalition building.
Our calendar is full of training opportunities, coalition meetings, conversations, and outreach events.
We want to hear from you! Connect with us anytime and join our community, request a speaker, ask for resources, or learn more about our work.
Young people can learn about career opportunities at this community resource fair.
Check out our full list of available trainings.
As part of my work as Contract Monitor for our partners in the Milwaukee Brighter Futures Initiative, I am able to witness the real-world application of Botvin LifeSkills Training among the youth in our community. I’m frequently impressed by how well the facilitators are able to adapt and amplify the lessons they explore in the LifeSkills curriculum with the young people they serve.
Milwaukee Fire Department Deputy Chief Aaron Lipski says the next step in preventing overdoses is being taken with the formation of the Milwaukee Overdose Response Initiative (MORI), which pairs Milwaukee Fire Department community firefighter paramedics with two peer supports to engage individuals who’d overdosed the previous day.
An estimated 24% of Wisconsinites binge drink, compared to the national median of 16%, and on average they had 4.1 binge drinking episodes per month. That put Wisconsin at #2 in the nation for binge drinking.
