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Hello Fellows: Meet Bobby Morrow
The Kingston Fellowship is an honor awarded to Wilder employees annually from the Kingston Fellowship named endowment fund established with a lead gift from retired Wilder President Tom Kingston and… Read more »What is Equity?
I suspect that most of us subscribe to the concept of equity in a general sense. But if pressed, could we define it unequivocally? Moreover, could we really commit ourselves to it and strive to… Read more »
The Difference a Day Can Make: Homeless Day on the Hill
On Tuesday, March 15, hundreds of Minnesotans who support investments in affordable housing will gather at the Capitol for Homeless Day on the Hill. Coordinated by the Minnesota Coalition for… Read more »
Rejecting the Single Story: How a Partnership is Bridging Community Voices and Local History
“Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign, but stories can also be used to empower and to humanize…When we reject the single story, when we realize… Read more »Five Things About Youth Who Have Had an Incarcerated Parent
If you work with youth in Minnesota, it’s likely you are working with people who have been affected by parental incarceration, even if you do not realize it. Data from the 2013 Minnesota Student… Read more »
Helping Children Cope with a Scary World
Our world can be a scary place. As parents, we worry about our children growing up when wars, shootings, bombings and other horrific acts of violence seem to happen one after another. Frightening… Read more »
Trends in Caregiving: Five Resources
Five resources to learn more about trends in caregiving in the United States.