LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

Upper Midwest Alliance of YMCAs

WISCONSIN 2024 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

Childcare Support
Child Care Counts remains essential for Wisconsin early childhood care and education programs, and, by extension, is critical for families, early childhood educators, businesses, and the economy.

Childhood Obesity
Focus on funding to support nutrition, exercise, and the Healthy Weight and Your Child program.

Non-State Grant
Continued support to lead local infrastructure improvement to sustain spaces for our communities through the Non-State Grant Program.

MINNESOTA 2024 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 

Childcare Support | HF 3681 & SF 3790
A bill designed to increase access to and affordability of high-quality childcare programs by ensuring that no family pays more than 7% of income and factors provider costs into reimbursements.

Infrastructure 
Support the Governor's 2024 Infrastructure Plan which includes $5 million in grants to construct and renovate early childcare facilities and help ensure families have access to early childcare programs housed in safe facilities

Retain Grant Funding
Support Incentives Now grant program established in 2023. This program provides competitive grants to incentivize well-trained childcare professionals to remain in the workforce. The overall goal of the retain grant program is to create more consistent care for children over time.

YMCA of the USA 2024 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 

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Contact: Foley & Lardner, LLP (Wisconsin)

Joe Leibham: jleibham@foley.com, 608.258.4257

Alicia Schweitzer: aschweitzer@foley.com, 608.257.5035

Contact: Upper Midwest Alliance of YMCAs

Jon Agnew: jagnew@uppermidwest.org, 610.322.4913