Published in Madison Magazine, February 2016 Madison, Wis. – Shamiaa Stewart first experiences homelessness in 2004, when she’s only nineteen. On the outside, she’s a legal adult. On the inside, she’s a child who has never known stability. The oldest of nine children born to drug-addicted parents, Stewart spends her first twelve or thirteen years with […]
Published in Wisconsin State Journal, February 24, 2015 Madison, WI. – The second-grader, all energy and curiosity, bounded on top of the bench in the school hallway. The woman, eager to have him settle down and read a book with her, handed him a pencil, a bit of a sneaky trick. She knew from past […]
Published by Madison Commons on January 21, 2016 Althea Miller took a big step moving from Los Angeles to Madison to attend University of Wisconsin–Madison for her undergraduate degree. In 2011 she was diagnosed with asthma, and two years later was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Miller, now 26, is a graduate student studying multicultural education. She […]
Published on Madison365.com on January 12, 2016 12 on Tuesday: Renee Moe Renee Moe took the helm as President and CEO of United Way of Dane County less than two weeks ago. She earned that position after many years of service to the organization, most recently as executive vice president of resource development and marketing. […]
Published by Madison Magazine, January 2016 A little more than sixteen years ago, the cover of Madison Magazine featured a group of Madison leaders including the mayor, fire chief, Dane County executive and district attorney, presidents of Madison Area Technical College and the University of Wisconsin System and others in positions of prominence. All were […]
Published by BRAVA Magazine, January 2016 Madison, Wis. – “PASSIONATE LEADER WITH VISION TO CHANGE THE HUMAN CONDITION IN DANE COUNTY.” That’s the opening statement on Renee Moe’s resume. This month Moe takes the helm as president and CEO of United Way Dane County, succeeding Leslie Ann Howard, who has served the organization with nationally recognized […]
Leslie Ann Howard looks back on her time as leader of United Way of Dane County with WISC-TV’s Editorial Director Neil Heinen. Published on Channel3000.com on December 30, 2015
Madison, WI. (September 17, 2015) – This weekend’s brutal assault on Madison’s East side is a tragic reminder that we have work to do as a community. The YWCA Madison and United Way of Dane County stand with the young woman who was brutally assaulted and all those who have had to survive sexual assault: […]
Published in National Mortgage News on 09/14/2015 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will spend nearly $40 billion in 2015 on affordable housing programs, yet, according to arecent Urban Institute report, “only 28 adequate and affordable units are available for every 100 rental households with incomes at or below 30% of area median […]
Published by Wisconsin State Journal on 08/31/2015 One of United Way’s trademark programs is shifting strategies this fall to make sure more students succeed in school. This year, Schools of Hope celebrates its 20th anniversary as a major volunteer tutoring project in Dane County. The Wisconsin State Journal reported on the program’s new focus to […]
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