Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Wisconsin Youth Company’s mission is to engage youth in opportunities to encourage them to be their best selves and to help them thrive beyond the school day. Since 1974, Wisconsin Youth Company has provided children and families with high-quality out-of-school time programming throughout Dane and Waukesha Counties. Programs include before and after school, 4K wrap, summer camps, Middle School U, Wander Wisconsin, and non-school days and break programs.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
After School
Wisconsin Youth Company’s school year programs take place inside schools creating safe transitions. This year in addition to 4K wrap, before & after school programs, Wisconsin Youth Company is also offering all day care during virtual school days. Children build positive relationships with friends and staff, who become caring role models. Programs are State of Wisconsin licensed and accredited.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Numbered of staff who are satisfied to be an employee of the institution
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Percent of staff who said that Wisconsin Youth Company shows commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace through hiring practices.
Number of youth who have a positive adult role model
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
After School
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Percentage of parents who agree that WYC staff have built positive, supportive relationships with their children.
Number of children served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Decreasing
Context Notes
Total number of children who attended Wisconsin Youth Company programs at school sites, neighborhood centers, or participated in high school Driver's Education. Decrease in enrollment due to COVID-19
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Wisconsin Youth Company is a non-profit organization, dedicated to high-quality out-of-school programming that meets the evolving needs of youth & families. We impact children by providing a safe place to nurture social/emotional skills and positive character development. In order to operate sustainably with exceptional quality, we support the talents of staff through professional development and the use of collaborative tools. We earn the trust of families and communities by fostering positive, respectful relationships and delivering consistent programming.We value relationships. Our staff are dedicated to our children and families and committed to continual improvement and professional development. We value diversity, respect each other and resolve differences in ways that preserve relationships.
Youth are our focus. We strive to model the strong character that we want to inspire in the children we serve.
Collaboration is the way that we work together as a team. We share knowledge, hold ourselves and each other accountable, and work with integrity and fairness. Through this transparent and ethical model we build trust with each other and the families that we serve.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We value relationships. Our staff are dedicated to our children and families and committed to continual improvement and professional development. We value diversity, respect each other and resolve differences in ways that preserve relationships.
Youth are our focus. We strive to model the strong character that we want to inspire in the children we serve.
Collaboration is the way that we work together as a team. We share knowledge, hold ourselves and each other accountable, and work with integrity and fairness. Through this transparent and ethical model we build trust with each other and the families that we serve.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Wisconsin Youth Company Inc
Board of directorsas of 03/09/2023
Julianne Lind
Moxe
Julianne Lind
Jennifer Burken-Brett
UW Hospital
Barbara Springer
Erika Freeman
Findorff
David Petty
QBE
Dalton Miles
Beth Zuehlke
Meghan Leatherman
Alexis Bourgeois
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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