Posted December 6, 2022
I have often thought mental health issues weren’t to be taken too seriously. This is because the issue and its treatment, especially therapy, is not considered a major topic of…
Posted October 14, 2022
When we started the Institute four years ago this month, we all agreed very quickly that our mission was going to be to close equity gaps across America. We decided…
Posted October 6, 2022
I’ve been lucky enough to have worked at the AmFam Institute since its inception in 2019. Being part of the founding team has given me a front row seat to…
Posted July 21, 2022
This summer marks the start of the AmFam Institute's fourth year of making investments into social impact startups. Three years ago, we brought our expertise and experience into “dimensioning” what…
Posted May 19, 2022
Children's librarians at the Milwaukee Public Library say they are starting to see a number of kids come back after their fines were wiped out. The Equity in Education team…
Posted March 10, 2022
It sounds hard to fathom, but thousands of young people experience homelessness every day. While most aren’t sleeping on the street or in shelters, they’re still moving from place to…
Posted March 1, 2022
I’ll never forget one of the first external events I attended as a new Community and Social Impact Director with American Family Insurance. It was the annual Latino Chamber of…
Posted February 10, 2022
An open letter to our portfolio company founders and the startup community Founder Wellness We are excited to announce the next element of our platform and portfolio services focused on…
Posted November 19, 2021
Recently, we had the opportunity to bring together two people committed to helping make America's communities more resilient and to close equity gaps in the process. American Family Insurance…
Posted November 2, 2021
The Milwaukee team within American Family Insurance's Office of Community and Social Impact has been working to expand access to programming and education in the STEM fields around the country,…
Posted October 13, 2021
What is the power of mentorship? To the 12-hundred alumnae-student pairs who have been involved in Spelman College’s Sister 2 Sister (S2S) Professional Mentoring Program, the value could not be…
Posted September 13, 2021
Our colleagues at the American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation researched numerous ways to help its non-profit partners during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the requests was to provide in-kind storytelling…
Posted July 23, 2021
During the course of our work convening a Youth Climate Collaborative, we've had the opportunity to hear from and listen to numerous young people about their hopes and dreams for…
Posted June 30, 2021
"Inspired, excited, grateful, curious, thrilled, hopeful, and energized." These were the feelings described by me and other youth participants entering the American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact’s…
Posted May 19, 2021
There has been a lot discussed and debated about our individual and collective mental health over the last 14-plus months. It has led to headlines throughout the pandemic—on the lips…