Veninga Lecture Series: Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship

The Veninga Lecture Series continues its in-depth look at the Pope’s Encyclical on climate change with a long-time Catholic bishop’s perspective on May 9…

Regional Talent Innovation Network (RETAIN)

Background Jobs in Central Wisconsin are forecasted to grow more slowly than other parts of state and Midwest region. There is also concern that…

Marathon County: The Case of Uniform Addressing (Case Study)

Background Marathon County articulated a goal to support a growing culture among county administration and elected officials of the value of public engagement, including…

Extension Reimagined Project

The University of Wisconsin-Extension contracted with WIPPS Research Partners to engage community partners and stakeholders throughout the state to reimagine the future needs of…

Baby Business: The Dollars and Sense of Investing in Working Parents

Supported parents make productive employees. Retaining skilled, productive workers is a continual challenge for employers. WIPPS partnered with Marathon County Early Years Coalition to raise awareness around parent support in the workplace.

VITA: True value – through the eyes of a volunteer

As a VITA volunteer tax preparer, I learned a lot about individual family finances and situations; sometimes realizing that a tax refund would be one of the biggest sources of extra yearly income for them. It is moments like these, accompanied with some of their comments, which brought me back to VITA for the second time.

VITA: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program

Since it was launched in 2010, the WIPPS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program has helped hundreds of taxpayers in central and northern Wisconsin…

Spotlight on WIPPS Supporters!

As WIPPS continues to strive toward a financially self-sustaining organization, we are grateful for our dedicated supporters. Two significant grants this year—from the B.A….

Kudos to WIPPS Fall Interns!

Building a healthy democracy takes time and energy – the kind of energy that young people seem to have in abundance. During the fall semester,…

WIPPS, UWSP Partner on 20th Small Cities Conference

A diverse group of government officials, students, UW academics and UW-Extension staff, as well as community members from across the state, came together to…