FACES OF CHANGE STORIES from WISCONSIN


WI-1
A 20-year-old mother with one child, living in an extended family in Green Bay, WI

WI-2
A 20-year-old mother starting a new job and living with three children in Green Bay, WI

WI-3
A twenty-nine year-old working mother of four children, living in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

WI-4
A 29-year-old mother recently moved from Chicago and living with her three children in Milwaukee, WI

WI-5
A twenty-three year-old mother living with her spouse and two children in Milwaukee, WI

WI-6
A 28-year-old mother supporting her four children and living in Milwaukee, WI

WI-7
A 26-year-old Certified Nursing Assistant living with her two children in Milwaukee, WI

WI-8
A W-2 recipient living with her two daughters in the Green Bay, WI area

WI-9
A 20-year-old single mother working and living in Green Bay, and planning to return to school

WI-10
A 25-year-old single mother supporting her two children in Green Bay

WI-11
A 24-year-old mother living with her two children and working in Green Bay

WI-12
A W-2 recipient living with her two daughters in the Green Bay area

WI-13
An 18-year-old woman raising her child and going to school full-time in Milwaukee

WI-14
A 21-year-old unemployed mother expecting her fourth child and living in Milwaukee

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The following stories were collected as part of Phase II of Faces of Change and cover issues related to household support, child well-being, basic needs, housing, emotional well-being, and employment. [Some names and places have been changed in some of the stories in order to secure the anonymity of the author and his/her children.]

WI-15(II)
34 year-old mother of three living with her husband and her son in Green Bay, WI.

WI-16(II)
A 44 year-old woman who is unemployed and struggling with depression while raising her three children in Green Bay, WI.

WI-17(II)
A 27 year-old single mother working and living in Green Bay with her four young children.

WI-18(II)
A 22 year-old mother living with her two small children in Green Bay, WI.

WI-19(II)
A 20 year-old Hmong woman working as a loan officer and raising her three young children in Green Bay, WI.

WI-20(II)
 A 40 year-old single mother living in Milwaukee diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

WI-21(II)
A 33 year-old mother of five working as a parking attendant in Milwaukee.

WI-22(II)
A 25 year-old mother living in Milwaukee with her two young children.

WI-23(II)
A 36 year-old mother of six living in Milwaukee and working intermittently.

WI-24(II)
A 42 year-old single mother living in Milwaukee and training with the W-2 program.

WI-25(II)
A 40 year-old married mother of three living with her parents because both she and her husband are unable to work due to health conditions.

WI-26(II)
 A 39 year-old single mother of two living on the southside of Milwaukee.

WI-27(II)
 A 53 year-old woman living with friends while waiting for her housing application to be accepted in the Sherman Park area of Milwaukee.