Kickapoo Valley Forest School: Forging Connections to the Environment

Residents of the verdant Kickapoo Valley—part of the Driftless Region, untouched by glaciers—wanted their children to understand and appreciate the natural beauty and resources of the woods and streams around them. They wanted regular outings for youngsters in the environment surrounding them in the Kickapoo Valley Reserve, an 8,600-acre conservation area that offers a wealth of nature to explore. The primarily rural region in southwest Wisconsin also faces socioeconomic challenges and few options for child care.

By |2024-06-19T19:37:42+00:00October 24, 2021|Success Stories|0 Comments
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Farm Table Foundation: Bringing Food From Farm to Table

Creating an organization that seeks to educate people about soil health and about the benefits of locally grown food can be a challenge—especially if that organization is in Amery. This small community in northwest Wisconsin has a population of less than 3,000 people. Compounding the situation for the founders of the Farm Table Foundation was the difficulty of hiring and retaining staff, and then the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By |2024-06-19T20:17:41+00:00October 21, 2021|Success Stories|0 Comments
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Woodland Regional Technical Academy: Boosting Rural Education

Educational and career opportunities are often limited for students in rural areas. To level the educational playing field for rural Wisconsin youth, representatives of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College teamed up with local school districts to provide supplemental classes to area high school students. The goal was to provide college-level experiences and training that could give students a jump-start toward a successful career.

By |2024-06-19T20:20:19+00:00October 21, 2021|Success Stories|0 Comments
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PBS Wisconsin Ready to Learn: Enhancing Early Education

Children in low-income communities often miss out on some of the educational opportunities available to those in higher-income areas, and their families often face challenges such as food or housing insecurity. Could high-quality, media-rich learning programs help address these challenges? Were there opportunities to get families more involved in their children’s early education? The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Public Broadcasting Service set out to answer those questions.

By |2024-06-19T20:49:04+00:00October 21, 2021|Success Stories|0 Comments
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Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club of Juneau County: Supporting Entrepreneurs

Juneau County is a largely rural area in west central Wisconsin with a population of about 27,000. Manufacturing had been a critical contributor to the economy, employing as many as 1,500 people. But three major factories closed in 2000 and 2001, leaving many of their employees with few alternatives. The Juneau County Economic Development Corporation, a public-private partnership, stepped in and launched the Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club of Juneau County in 2002, when the area’s unemployment rate was nearly 14%. The goal was to diversify and strengthen the local economy.

By |2024-06-19T21:00:59+00:00October 21, 2021|Success Stories|0 Comments
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Governor Evers Releases Report and Ten Action Recommendations

MADISON, WI, DEC. 16, 2020 - Gov. Tony Evers today announced the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity has released “Rural Voices for Prosperity: A Report of the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity,” which calls for coordinated measures across state government to meet the needs of Wisconsin’s rural communities.

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Office of Rural Prosperity

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
WEDC @ The Hub
2352 S. Park St., Suite 303
Madison, WI 53713

608.210.6700

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