Welcome to Kids Matter Inc

 

 

 

CASA Child
Volunteer to be a voice for a Milwaukee child who is involved in the courts through no fault of their own.  Court Appointed Special Advocates speak up for abused and neglected children in foster care until they are living in a safe and permanent home.  Learn how to be an Everyday Hero for Children.

Fostering Healing Child
Relatives are usually the first line of protection when children are abused. Fostering Healing is a program dedicated to children who are under child protection order or who live with relatives. We provide assistance to grandparents, relative kinship families, and foster parents. Learn more about Fostering Healing.

 

 

 

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We Care - Pick and Save
The Kids Matter We Care ID number is 508925, click here for more information

 

 

Many thanks to CASA volunteer Joanna Woodbury for the contribution of her
photography skills. Visit www.photobyjoanna.com
Updates and Events

Volunteers Make a Difference

CASA Training
CASA training will be starting February 18, 2009 from 6pm-9pm. Click here to see all dates and fill out an application.

Free Dental Examinations
Saturday, January 17, 2009 from 9 AM to Noon. Click here to find out more information.

Ways to Help
If you have five minutes or an afternoon, here are some ways to help children in foster and kinship care. Click here to find out more.

WUWM Series on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
WUWM featured grandparents raising grandchildren on December 15, 16, 17, and 18. Listen to WUWM 89.7 FM in the morning or click here to listen.

Message from the Executive Director regarding the death of Christopher Thomas

Kids Matter comments regarding improvements needed in child fatality review (November 27, 2007 letter to Legislative Audit Committee at request of committee)

If you are a grandparent or other relative caring for a child, you may be eligible
for the new BadgerCare Plus health insurance program:

  • Grandparents and other caretakers are now eligible
  • Young adults who are leaving foster care when they turn 18 are now eligible
  • To find out more and register online, click here

Babies Dying: Wisconsin Epidemic
Three black babies die in Wisconsin for every white baby. Add elevated rates of Hispanic deaths, and Wisconsin suffers one of the highest infant mortality rates in the US. The latest stats show we are improving, but what can be done?
4th Street Forum January 15, noon and MPTV Broadcast Dates January 16 and 18. For more information click here.