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Protect Your FoodShare Benefits

Dear Partners, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin has received multiple reports of scammers stealing FoodShare benefits this week. If you have guests reporting their benefits stolen due to card skimming, cloning, or related activities using federal funds, they can report their loss and potentially have those benefits replaced. To report stolen benefits, you can use the […]

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Supporting Youth Mental Health

Supporting youth and their mental health needs has been a growing concern for some time, and the pandemic only amplified the already staggering needs of youth struggling to cope. Rates of anxiety, depression, and self-harm reported by young people have been increasing, and only one in four Wisconsin youth report that they receive the help […]

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Planning AHEAD for End-of-Life Issues

Classes start on September 19, 2023.  This 7-session class will prepare you and your loved ones for financial changes, medical choices, final wishes, and understanding grief.  This virtual series will be held via Zoom Tuesdays from 11 am-noon, September 19th through November 7th. All participants must attend the tech check on September 19th to receive program connection […]

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Wisconsin Celebrates Pollinator Week

Join us in celebrating National Pollinator Week June 19th-25th 2023! This annual celebration supports pollinator health, raises awareness for pollinators, and identifies ways we can help protect them! Kewaunee County 4-H is celebrating 2023 Pollinator Week with a “Bee Creative” design contest. Design a bee or flower using any materials or medium you desire. Use […]

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Bartenders, Barbers, Beauticians & Bankers

You hear a lot from your customers and sometimes it’s more than you want to know! This session will help you: – Recognize the signs of suicide and depression – Learn what to say and NOT to say – Be prepared, you will get a list of resources and professional referral information to share

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Wisconsin Towns Association 2023 Scholarship Program

The Wisconsin Towns Association, Rural Mutual Insurance Company, and Scott Construction, Inc. will be awarding $7,000 in scholarships to high school seniors graduating in 2023 from either a public or private high school in Wisconsin that plan to enroll in a Wisconsin public or private college or a university in 2023. The winners are determined […]

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Check Your Free Credit Report

By law, everybody can obtain three free credit reports each year. The information in your credit report affects your life in important ways—your ability to get a loan, how much you pay for credit and insurance, securing a job, renting a house or apartment, and preventing identity theft. It is important to check your report […]

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Children and Anxiety

UW-Madison Extension has resources for young children through teens to help them process grief, war, and processing scary events. Preschool: Scary Things Elementary: A Little Caring Goes a Long Way Teens: Talking With Teens About Mass Violence Raising Caring Kids: https://parenting.extension.wisc.edu/raising-caring-kids/ UW-Madison Division of Extension offers resources about how parents and caregivers can support children […]

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Extension Kewaunee County Co-Parenting Classes

To register for in-person or Zoom video classes, contact Renee Koenig, renee.koenig@wisc.edu or 920-388-7137. About the Course This class is for parents who are experiencing divorce or separation or parents who have never married and are dealing with issues of paternity, parenting time, or child support.  Parents are urged to work out family transition decisions […]

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Just in Time Parenting

Parenting information when you need it. Finding reliable parenting information and advice on the web can be overwhelming! How do you know what you can trust — especially when you are busy and there’s just so little time? Just in Time Parenting is a free parenting newsletter that is delivered by email and specific to […]

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UWGB Dietetics Intern

My name is Danielle Collins, and I am a dietetic student at UW-Green Bay in a master’s program called Nutrition and Integrated Health. This program combines a master’s degree and credential of registered dietitian (RD) through supervised practicum. Currently, I am in my community nutrition rotation with the UW-Extension, FoodWIse until July 21, 2023. I […]

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