Brighter Futures Initiative

The Brighter Futures Initiative (BFI) promotes healthy families and youth; school readiness for children; child safety in their families and communities; and successful navigation from childhood to adulthood. The Initiative supports evidence-based, positive youth development and prevention strategies focusing on the following legislative outcomes set forth in s. 46.99, Wis. Stats., Brighter Futures Initiative:

• Prevent and reduce the incidence of youth violence and other delinquent behavior;
• Prevent and reduce the incidence of youth alcohol and other drug use and abuse;
• Prevent and reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect;
• Prevent and reduce the incidence of non-marital pregnancy and increase the use of abstinence to prevent non-marital pregnancy; and
• Increase adolescent self-sufficiency by encouraging high school graduation, vocational preparedness, improved social and other interpersonal skills and responsible decision-making.

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Last Revised: October 23, 2009