Sept. 8, 2023 (Racine, WI) — To help combat transportation barriers to employment, United Way of Racine County, RYDE Racine and the City of Racine will be hosting a job fair on Wednesday, Sept. 13 that will feature businesses and organizations located on or near the RYDE Racine bus routes.
Sept. 1 marked the start of the 2023-24 academic year for our community school students at Knapp, Julian Thomas and The Academies of Racine at Mitchell. We are excited to continue our collaboration and implementation of the LIFT (Link and Inspire for Tomorrow) place-based strategy with Racine Unified School District.
All of our community school team members have many great ideas and plans for the fresh start of a new school year.
Youth as Resources (YAR) helps young adults in our community grow their leadership skills. The program was originally started in Racine County in 1996 and became a United Way initiative in 2007.
The importance of learning in early childhood development is crucial, as a child with poor early education is 25 percent more likely to drop out of school. Our goal is to help make educational opportunities easily accessible for parents and caregivers of young children. One simple activity to stimulate learning is to visit a Born Learning Trail. These pathways feature activities and games that make learning fun. Simply go for a short walk and help boost your child's language and literacy skills.
The ability to receive an education is critical in setting up children for success in life. The Walking School Bus, a partnership with Racine Unified School District, was designed to reduce absenteeism and get community school students to school on time and safely. Since the program started in October 2020, many students have received a safe and fun way to get to school. Currently, 25 students are enrolled in the program which runs routes to both Knapp Community School and Julian Thomas Community School.
April 26, 2023 (Racine, WI) — According to a new report from United Way of Racine County partner United For ALICE, the ranks of Racine County households unable to afford the basics decreased slightly from 27,452 households in 2019 to 27,290 households in 2021.
Children's Wisconsin School-Based Mental Health Program provides students and their families with mental health services. United Way of Racine County is proud to support the operation of in-school clinics that provide services to the entire neighborhoods of Julian Thomas Community School, Knapp Community School and The Academies of Racine at Mitchell Community School. By providing these services, Children’s Wisconsin has helped improve suspensions at Julian Thomas Community School by 45 percent. They have also seen improvement in MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) scores among patients.