2023 Workshops - Poverty Matters!

The 2023 WISCAP Poverty Matters Conference theme is Innovation & Disruption.

Poverty Matters brings together organizations and individuals committed to fighting poverty in Wisconsin. Community leaders, managers, front-line workers, board members, human service professionals, educators and advocates attend the conference to share strategies and trends and to network with their peers, achieving a better understanding of how low-income individuals, families and communities can work together to promote economic opportunity.

Below you will find links to session materials.
NOTE: We are still in the process of gathering all materials from speakers. This webpage will be updated as we receive materials so please check back if you do not see what you are looking for.

Session 1 – Beloit Fresh Start
Session 2 – Veteran Homelessness-Prevention and Intervention
Session 3 – Build your future tech team
Session 4 – Workers Rights and the Power of Concerted Activity
Session 5 – Thinking through Alternative Approaches to Poverty Reduction
Session 6 – Collaboration and Innovative Partnerships
Session 7 – Inside-Outside Relationships: Bridging Facilities and Communities
Session 8 – Disrupting Poverty: Literacy Finds A Way
Session 9 – Innovative Partnerships to Serve the Uninsured
Session 10 – Integrating digital strategy into your planning
Session 11 – Emerging Adults — Paths from childhood poverty to self-sufficiency
Session 12 – CreditSmart®: How to Support Clients and Drive Business Through Education
Session 13 – Disruption Through Innovation
Session 14 – Collaborating to REACH People: A new approach to providing barrier-free services
Session 15 – Poverty Informed Practice
Session 16 – Skillful Transitions: Learning New Skills While Earning
Session 17 – Solving your top cybersecurity risks
Session 18 – Understanding Financial Trauma
Session 19 – Careers Begin Here
Session 20 – Trauma Informed Family Engagement Practices – CANCELLED
Session 21 – La Crosse Eviction Defense Project and Tenant’s Rights
Session 22 – Improving Access to Mental Health Services through Peer Training
Session 23 – Revolutionizing Client Experience through Universal Intake Strategies
Session 24 – Revolutionizing Client Experience through Universal Intake Strategies
Session 25 – HOME: High Opportunity Moves for Equity
Session 26 – Food Leaders Lab: Building a strong network of advocates
Session 27 – Housing Advocacy: Making change that matters
Session 28 – Coordinated Responses to Better Serve Victims of Financial Exploitation
Session 29 – The Best of All Possible Futures: Getting Real About Climate Change
Session 30 – Using client data analytics to impact your mission
Session 31 – Housing Counseling Certification for Individuals and Agencies
Session 32 – HOME ARP Supportive Services for Affordable Housing
Session 33 – Using the lens of racial equity to improve any program experience
Session 34 – Poverty as Public Policy: The History and Design of Poor Relief
Session 35 – Addressing SDOH at the YMCA with CHWs
Session 36 – Supporting Children & Youth Experiencing Homelessness with School Partnership
Session 37 – Housing Stability Services amid the Housing Crisis
Session 38 – Disaster Recovery Planning for nonprofits
Session 39 – Community Health Worker Workforce Training and Expansion
Session 40 – Embracing Discomfort + Transforming Conflict
Session 41 – DIY Legal Tune Up – Leveling the Playing Field of Justice Access Through Innovative Technology and Collaboration
Session 42 – Connecting Community, Sustainability, and Housing