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Case study: IFF and Greater Milwaukee Foundation advocate for equity across Wisconsin with GIS: Addressing early childhood education access

Description:

IFF partnered with the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, which has a vision to make Milwaukee and the surrounding area what the foundation's website calls a "vibrant, economically thriving region comprised of welcoming and inclusive communities that provide opportunity, prosperity, and a high quality of life for all." This city's childcare centers are few and often out of reach for those in need. Neighborhoods in Milwaukee's racially segregated city face different levels of access to key services, including high-quality ECE, with African American and Hispanic communities experiencing the greatest gaps in childcare. Geographic information system (GIS) technology helps organizations elevate their storytelling and unite passionate change makers around a common goal. Geographic visualization of information enables the discovery of relationships, patterns, and trends that can be used to inform organizations and, later, residents. To accomplish this, GIS was used to achieve the following:  Educate community stakeholders about the equity issues that Milwaukee children in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) families face; Demonstrate inequities in the childcare education system; Raise public awareness about ECE needs; Highlight the lack of ECE options for working parents leading to a decrease in contribution to the local economy. (author abstract)

Resource Type:
Reports & Papers
Country:
United States
State(s)/Territories/Tribal Nation(s):
Wisconsin

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