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Hello Fellows: Meet MK Nguyen

by MK Nguyen
Wilder employees have the opportunity to apply for Kingston Fellowships, an honor awarded annually based on accomplishments, commitment to human services and leadership potential. In March 2016,… Read more »
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Making the Invisible Visible

by Tina Sykes
Low-wealth families possess abundant strengths: Self-determination, resourcefulness, and a network of friends and family. All too often, however, they are defined by their lack of money rather than… Read more »

Senseless Killing, but Hope Exists

by Paul Mattessich
Philando Castile, driving with two passengers, including a four-year-old child, is shot during a police traffic stop. He dies. It’s senseless. What can we do about this? How can we prevent it from… Read more »

What is Equity?

by Paul Mattessich
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 »

Six Things You Should Know About Poverty in Minnesota

The U.S. Census Bureau released its annual American Community Survey data recently, including official poverty estimates.

Mentoring Needs of Minnesota Families with Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

by Nicole MartinRogers
Early intervention is critical to ensure that a young child who is deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) has access to appropriate modes of communication and language acquisition, can develop along with… Read more »

Time to Take MFIP Off the Shelf

Minnesota’s current legislative session has been dominated by one question: what should we do with a state surplus of almost two billion dollars? Governor Dayton has provided his answer to this… Read more »

The Social Return on Investment of Transforming Lives

Imagine the remote plains of the South American country of Venezuela. It’s the early 1900s. A French sailor adventures to this exotic place to find fortune trading “plumas de garza” (heron feathers)… Read more »
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