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Wilder News

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MayKao Hang Joins Reimagining Minnesota State Advisory Group

Amherst H. Wilder Foundation President and CEO Dr. MayKao Y. Hang will join leaders from across the state on the Reimagining Minnesota State Forum Advisory Group. Reimagining Minnesota State is a… Read more »

Wilder Receives Bush Foundation Ecosystem Grant

The Amherst H. Wilder Foundation is proud to receive a 2018 Bush Foundation Ecosystem grant. Ecosystem grants provide general operating support over two years for organizations that provide… Read more »

Wilder President and Board Chair Present 2018 Accomplishments in Annual Report

A Message from President and CEO MayKao Y. Hang and Board Chair Julie Brunner Thank you for your support of Wilder’s mission to improve lives today and for generations to come. In 2018, our… Read more »

Wilder Staff Awards and Recognition

Three Wilder staff members received awards or promotions in September, 2018: Wilder Research Executive Director Paul Mattessich received a Hall of Heroes leadership award at the Community… Read more »

Youth Leadership Initiative Shares Its Approach to Multicultural Youth Leadership with International Visitors

Through Global Minnesota, a group of international visiting leaders connected with the Youth Leadership Initiative at Wilder Center on July 19, 2018 to learn about the program's programming framework… Read more »

Food Freedom Radio Features Wilder and Twin Cities Mobile Market

Wilder and the Twin Cities Mobile Market were featured on the June 16 episode of Food Freedom Radio, a radio show airing on AM950 that airs on Saturday mornings. Host Laura Hedlund discussed food… Read more »

Twin Cities Mobile Market Featured in Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder published this article about the Twin Cities Mobile Market's efforts to make healthy food accessible and affordable.  After five years as a program of Wilder,… Read more »

This is Medicaid Advocacy Highlighted in Star Tribune

The successful advocacy work of the This is Medicaid Coalition was featured in a recent Star Tribune editorial. Wilder is a co-convener of the This is Medicaid Coalition, a nonpartisan group of more… Read more »