Fiscal Note
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Honoring and celebrating the 50 years of service of JustDane and recognizing their enormous and invaluable contributions to our community
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WHEREAS, JustDane, which was founded in 1971, incorporated in 1973, and received its non-profit status in 1974, is celebrating 50 years of service and working for justice, inclusion, and equity in our community; and,
WHEREAS, JustDane has particularly focused on the areas of racism, poverty, education access, fair and affordable housing, and criminal justice reform; and,
WHEREAS, JustDane, originally known as Madison Urban Ministry, was created by a group of community members who were concerned about social justice issues; and,
WHEREAS, as JustDane engaged more and more members of the community, they saw their mission and impact expand throughout Dane County; and,
WHEREAS, from the beginning, JustDane has served as an incubator for new ideas and projects to bring solutions to problems facing our community and individuals who have been traditionally and intentionally marginalized and undervalued; and,
WHEREAS, since their inception, JustDane has successfully incubated 20 initiatives that became separate non-profits, which includes: Centro Hispano, The Allied Wellness Center, WI Faith Voices for Justice, Family Enhancement (now part of RISE Family Services), Transitional Housing (opened the first men’s shelter at Grace Episcopal Church in 1985 and later merged to become part of Porchlight), The Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice (now Worker Justice WI), and the East Madison Community Health Center; and,
WHEREAS, JustDane continues to serve as a fiscal agent and incubator for a variety of local initiatives meeting the needs of individuals in our community, including the Allied-Dunn’s Marsh Neighborhood Association, Allied Partners, Moms on a Mission (MOMs), Bleed Shamelessly, and the Madison Performance Collective; and,
WHEREAS, in the mid 1990’s, JustDane began to focus on...
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