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Beginning in January of this year, Luke Waldo<\/a> was given the honor to share the work that we are doing in Milwaukee and across our state with our Strong Families, Thriving Children, Connected Communities initiative through a monthly column in the Milwaukee Independent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Milwaukee Independent is an award-winning and advertising-free daily news magazine that advocates for inclusive social understanding in Milwaukee by publishing positive news content that covers a wide range of topics as a catalyst for community development. With a heavy emphasis on photojournalism and analytical reporting to fulfill this mission, our editorial staff is focused to being translators and storytellers more than traditional news correspondents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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January\u2019s column:  Why the Root Causes of Child Neglect Have Overloaded Families in Milwaukee and Across the State<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February\u2019s column: How the Weight of Poverty and Systemic Failures are Overloading Families<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

April\u2019s column: A Journey through India and its Lessons of Social Connectedness for Milwaukee<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May\u2019s column: Why Mandated Reporting is not Supporting Children and Families in Wisconsin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

June’s column: Why reimagining the workforce across Wisconsin will better support overloaded families<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

August’s column: The promise of a guaranteed income for the economic stability of Milwaukee families<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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