FISCAL SCAN UNCOVERS LOCAL YOUTH INVESTMENT

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A 2013 Beyond the Bell survey found that 95% of youth-serving agency respondents in Milwaukee identified the "lack of a citywide youth policy agenda" as a significant challenge to the sector. However, creating any kind of citywide youth agenda is difficult without a baseline understanding of how much our community currently invests in young people.

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Thanks to a new Public Policy Forum report, we now have a clearer understanding.

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The report, Show Me the Way: Making Sense of Youth Development Funding in Milwaukee, examines the level of public funding for positive youth development programs for youth ages 12-24 in Milwaukee.

 

Commissioned by Beyond the Bell, this fiscal scan offers a greater understanding of the sources and allocations of publicly administered resources for out-of-school time services. The scan also helps identify opportunities to align and leverage resources for greater efficiency and impact.

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Beyond the Bell looks forward to working with youth, policymakers and practitioners to better coordinate and prioritize our investment in youth services.