Walworth County, Wisconsin: Last May, I connected with Kevon (who works in an oven factory), Sara (who works at a free clinic), and Tom (a pastor) to hear about their successful campaign to expand transportation services in their very rural Wisconsin county. Not only did they achieve their goal (to get the county-contracted van service to run on Sundays), but a new group grew out of their efforts. They call themselves the Groundswell Collective. “We realized the good we could do when working together,” Tom said.
Since then, Groundswell has continued to identify and respond to deeply felt local needs. Recently, they’ve launched a new community campaign they are calling “Nursery to Nursing Home” to secure affordable child and senior care in Walworth. Both childcare and senior care are hard to find in their area, and the group is proposing an intergenerational care wing at an existing county-owned nursing home. They’ve started a sign-on letter directed at the Board of Supervisors and have gathered parents and caregivers to bring the proposal to the Lakeland Health Care Center Board. Stay tuned!
Read the rest at Working Class Storytelling
Add new comment