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Director’s Message: Building the Capacity of our Community
Milwaukee Succeeds’ executive director, Vincent Lyles, reflects on 2025, highlighting achievements in early childhood education and youth empowerment. Through collaboration and innovative programs, the organization is shaping a brighter future for Milwaukee’s children and families.
ECE Outreach: A Q&A with Arati Hernandez
Ambassador Arati Hernandez shares insights from her work connecting with early childhood education providers in Milwaukee’s ThriveOn neighborhood, building trust, strengthening networks and supporting children, families and educators.
ECE Outreach: A Q&A with Jackie Burrell
Ambassador Jackie Burrell reflects on her outreach with Milwaukee’s ECE providers, uncovering the challenges they face, fostering connections, and creating a stronger network to improve care for children and families.
Youth Empowerment in Action
Youth Forward MKE is making moves to empower young people and equip them with the tools to transform their communities. This year, the coalition’s Strategic Priority Workgroup has advanced three bold initiatives designed to support youth and put them at the center of decision-making in Milwaukee.
Youth Forward MKE Champions Youth Impact
On October 22, the Youth Forward MKE Coalition came together to celebrate how far we’ve come – and to lay the groundwork for what comes next. Under the theme Celebrating Today, Building Tomorrow, the meeting was a powerful reminder of what happens when young people and adults share decision-making power, learn from one another and lead side by side.
Cultivating Strength Conference Empowers Early Educators
On September 20, Milwaukee Succeeds took a bold new step in supporting early educators with our first-ever Cultivating Strength in Early Childhood Education conference. Presented alongside Daniel Educational Services, this fully bilingual event combined learning and wellness activities to create an experience that truly nurtured educators’ bodies, minds and spirits.