Written by Tom Schumacher, Judy Nagel, Randall Lawton and Others
Reporting on the 2012 Envision 20/20 conference, this paper explores ten goals involving school, community, business and parents to ensure the best possible education for Brown County children by the year 2020. [Click Brown County 20/20 Envisioning the Future (2012) to read the full report.]
Written by Brown County Civic Organizations
This LIFE (Leading Indicators for Excellence) study aimed to activate leaders based on an accurate understanding of the community’s strengths and shortcomings across a variety of sectors. [Click LIFE Study – Full Report (2011) to read the full report]
Written by Brown County Civic Organizations
This LIFE (Leading Indicators for Excellence) study aimed to activate leaders based on an accurate understanding of the community’s strengths and shortcomings across a variety of sectors. This is the 20-page executive summary of that report. [Click LIFE Study – Executive Summary (2011) to read the full report.]
Written by Paul Demuth, Randall Lawton, Judy Nagel and Others
Having found chilling similarities between poverty and alcohol abuse, BACC convened a task force that included leaders with specialized knowledge of substance abuse and current methods to combat it. This report meant to launch the process to change the current situation. [Click Alcohol Abuse in Brown County (2010) to read full report.]
Written by David Littig, Dave Wegge, Harry Maier, Jenna Heinrichs
Between 2007 and 2010, unmet transportation demands soared to the top of community needs. This group surveyed 1300+ low-income residents to compile this study. [Click Transportation Needs of Low-Income Residents to read executive summary.]
Written by Nan Nelson, Phil Hauck and Others
The purpose of this project was to determine what agencies are doing now to assimilate immigrants into mainstream culture for maximum contribution to our civic process. [Click Immigration in Brown County Study (2009) to read full article.]
The report offers recommendations in the areas of children, healthcare, housing, neighborhood services, transportation and more. [Click Poverty in Brown County to read the whole article.]
Written by Noel Halvorsen, Randall Lawton and Others
More than 10% of the Brown County population was known to live in poverty at this time – and the problem was growing. The focus of this study was to discover what efforts best help those in poverty to become self sufficient. [Click Poverty in Brown County (2007) to read the full paper.]
This paper focuses on a public-policy storm already beginning (in 2005) to shred the area’s social, economic and governmental fabric. Issues included rising taxes, economic segregation, a strain on the natural environment and others. [Click Wisconsin and the Perfect Policy Storm (2005) to read the full paper.]
This is Phase III of an ongoing study that recognizes the interrelationship of workforce development and economic development. This phase aims at developing economic development strategies for 17 counties in northeast Wisconsin. [Click Northeast Wisconsin (NEW) Economic Opportunity Study (2004) to read the full study.]