{"id":12,"date":"2013-10-11T22:29:57","date_gmt":"2013-10-11T16:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/template\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:21:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T18:21:23","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/icfw\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-improving-the-lives-of-children-and-families\">Improving the lives of children and families<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The mission of the Institute for Child and Family Well-Being is to improve the lives of children and families with complex challenges by implementing effective programs, conducting cutting-edge research, engaging communities, and promoting systems change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Institute for Child and Family Well-Being is a community-university partnership between Children\u2019s Wisconsin and the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/icfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2019\/10\/CS052_WLB_Institute-for-Child-Family-Well-being-materials-graphic_r2_355x355-01-300x300.png\" alt=\"ICFW Logo\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Improving the lives of children and families The mission of the Institute for Child and Family Well-Being is to improve the lives of children and families with complex challenges by &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width-sections.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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