LIFE Study in the News

Press Releases:

January 2020 - Economy data update: https://www.unitedwayfoxcities.org/media/337277/Economy-PR_2020_FINAL.pdf
January 2020 - Safety data update: https://www.unitedwayfoxcities.org/media/336447/Safety-PR_2020.pdf
December 2019 - Basic Needs data update: https://www.unitedwayfoxcities.org/media/336432/Basic-Needs-PR_2019_FINAL.pdf

LIFE in Motion Series on WHBY: 

As part of WHBY's LIFE in Motion series, Fresh Take host Josh Dukelow and Focus Fox Valley host Hayley Tenpas will be conducting interviews with local leaders and experts to take an in-depth look at the LIFE Study's data and what it means for the community. 

    January 22, 2020 - Fresh Take with Josh Dukelow: Interview with Winnebago County Sherriff, John Matz, discussing the release of updated data points on Safety, specifically violent crime and drug arrests.  

    January 7, 2020 - Focus Fox Valley:  Interview with Emily Lewis, Executive Director of the Fox Cities Victim Crisis Response team; discussing the release of updated data points on Safety, specifically focusing on the work of the Crisis Response team.

    December 18, 2019 - Focus Fox Valley: Release of updated data with focus on Homelessness; interview with Scott Peeples, Senior Director of Community Engagement at Pillars, Inc and Perry, a participant in the single room occupancy program.

      December 18, 2019 - Fresh Take with Josh Dukelow: Release of updated data with a focus on Homelessness; interview with Joe Mauthe, Executive Director of Pillars, Inc. 

      November 27, 2019 - Focus Fox Valley: Introducing the new voices promoting the LIFE Study

      November 19, 2019 - Fresh Take with Josh Dukelow: What is the LIFE Study and Introduction of The Polis Center 

For previous WHBY podcasts, visit Josh and Hayley's show pages on WHBY.com

Additional Media Coverage:

1150 WHBY AM
January 2020: https://www.whby.com/2020/01/08/drug-arrests-up-in-winnebago-calumet-counties/

97.5 WTAQ FM
January 2020: https://wtaq.com/news/articles/2020/jan/09/life-study-results-good-bad/972787/?refer-section=local

Insight Magazine
December 2019: https://insightonbusiness.com/2019/12/study-shows-fox-valley-emergency-shelters-busier-than-ever/?fbclid=IwAR0TtviHfevMgW9kKzQMP4q-xMzQ0UzQzEnpgYWs1_35zdqvwXOPC7ebdJs

WLUK - Fox 11
January 2020: https://fox11online.com/news/local/new-fox-cities-life-study-data-highlights-violent-crime
December 2019: https://fox11online.com/news/local/growing-number-of-people-using-emergency-shelters-in-the-fox-cities

NBC 26
January 2020: https://www.nbc26.com/news/local-news/study-drug-arrest-rates-up-in-calumet-winnebago-counties-violent-crime-down
December 2019: https://www.nbc26.com/news/local-news/appleton-shelters-see-a-6-year-high-in-amount-of-beds-being-used