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.
The Milwaukee CoC Board through CA-PPI invites proposals from not for profit or government entities located in Milwaukee County for services.
Help us engage with the community on policy and prevention projects. Become a PPI Member today!
Thank you for vetoing the Tobacco Bar bill, protecting Wisconsin’s Smoke-Free Air Law. The bill would have allowed more tobacco bars to open in Wisconsin, increasing the number of taverns that could allow indoor smoking of cigars, pipe tobacco, hookah, and brown cigarettes. This bill would put the health of our state at greater risk from the harms of commercial tobacco. Your veto directly protects the health and future of our state.
In August, on the 90th anniversary of FDR's signing of the Social Security Act, PPI's Senior Fellow David Riemer announced the release of a pathbreaking research report, "How a Work-Based Policy Package Can Reduce US Poverty."
On Thursday, September 18, Community Advocates Public Policy Institute hosted Housing in Milwaukee: What’s Changed since 2020? — a panel discussion on how the city’s housing landscape has shifted in recent years, what resources remain, and what’s needed to build a more stable future.
