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The Big Share raises over $680,000 for local non-profits

March 20, 2024

Donors and non-profits alike participated on Tuesday in The Big Share, which is an annual online day of giving. Spearheaded by Community Shares of Wisconsin, the initiative helps support local non-profits. One participating non-profit, Urban Triage, has programming that supports Black families and children. The campaign raised over $680,000 this year. Urban Triage Executive Assistant Charnice Anderson said these donations help them achieve their mission.

2nd Annual Urban Harvest Festival Featured On 27 News

March 13, 2024

Urban Triage hosted the 2nd annual Urban Harvest Festival at the Linda & Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice, and Sustainability on Saturday.

Urban Triage Founder and CEO Brandi Grayson featured on "Real Talk with Henry Sanders" podcast

September 24, 2022

Henry Sanders talked to Urban Triage Founder and CEO Brandi Grayson about her past advocacy style and how she’s had to shift her thinking and her management style to lead a rapidly growing organization in Madison.

Urban Harvest Festival featured on News 3 Now

September 24, 2022

Watch the segment that aired Sept. 17th, 2022.

PHMDC To Fund Local Orgs For Violence Prevention Programs.

August 19, 2022

Public Health Madison and Dane County announced yesterday that they will be helping to fund programs at five local organizations to help local violence prevention programs. The funding is part of the Roadmap to Reducing Violence in Madison and Dane County, an initiative launched last year. Aurielle Smith is the Director of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation for Public Health Madison and Dane County.

Urban Triage’s Annual Summer Kick Back 90’s vs 2000’s

August 19, 2022

Urban Triage’s Annual Summer Kick Back 90’s vs 2000’s will be held at Penn Park, 2101 Fisher St., on Saturday, July 30, 3-7 p.m. Come and join us for some fun on Saturday, July 30th at Penn Park, as we celebrate our community and enjoy music from a live DJ, free food, and toys and games for the kids!

'30 by 30' calls for 30% of police recruits to be women by the year 2030

July 20, 2022

CORLEY: He says research shows they are trusted more in communities of color and low-income neighborhoods, both of which are policed more heavily, but not by everyone. Activist Brandi Grayson scoffs at the idea of gender changing the culture of policing. She's the CEO of the nonprofit Urban Triage and has been at the forefront of protests over the deaths of Black men killed by police, including Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014 and George Floyd in Minneapolis. Grayson says there's little difference if it's a female police officer in a patrol car. BRANDI GRAYSON: Maybe they don't yell as much, but they still arrest us. Maybe they don't shoot us, but we still get arrested. We still get ticketed. And oftentimes, when you are part of a vulnerable population - when I say vulnerable, I mean oppressed; women are oppressed as well, right? - you have to conform or you're out.

‘This is what white supremacy looks like’: Urban Triage reaching out to local underserved communities hurt by Roe v. Wade reversal

July 1, 2022

MADISON, Wis. — Following Friday’s decision from the Supreme Court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case protecting abortion rights, Brandi Grayson, the founder and CEO of Urban Triage, didn’t mince words. “This is what white supremacy looks like,” Grayson said, adding the ruling disproportionately hurt Black and Brown women and members of the LGBTQ community who already struggle with access to safe and affordable healthcare.

It Takes A Village Returns to Penn Park on June 30

July 1, 2022

The “It Takes A Village'' Community Resource Fair focuses on bringing the community together in a fun environment to learn about services available on the south side of Madison. Stop by Penn Park between 12-5PM on Thursday, June 30 for free food, music and lots of activities for kids and families! Attendees can meet their neighbors, engage with public servants, and have some fun in their neighborhood park.

Harvesting a community: Farley Center hosts Supporting Healthy Black Agriculture program

June 22, 2022

Through a partnership with a Madison-based nonprofit, the Farley Center is now also providing the fertile grounds to help Black families’ self-sufficiency and economic power take root and grow. Madison nonprofit Urban Triage aims to strengthen Black communities and families through education, which includes the Supporting Healthy Black Agriculture program at the Farley Center.

How to celebrate Juneteenth 2022 in the Madison area: Discover what events Madison has to offer during this year's holiday

June 22, 2022

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. This day came more than two years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and marks the day that the last slaves in Texas and all those formerly enslaved were officially granted freedom.

Brandi Grayson to lead panel on social change at the Women’s Leadership Summit

June 22, 2022

Urban Triage CEO and longtime activist Brandi Grayson will host and moderate an important discussion titled “After the Protest – Policy change through social movements” at noon on Monday, June 27 at the second annual Women’s Leadership Summit presented by Summit Credit Union.

Madison School District struggles to spend millions in federal aid for Big Ideas

June 22, 2022

At Thoreau, fifth-grader DeLontae Shaw brought his Big Idea to the attention of Davidson and Glaub — to gain more community representation including mentors and support staff of color, and to develop a partnership with Urban Triage to support home visits, project-based learning and field trips to support student learning.

Urban Triage Announces Co-Conspirator Workshop

June 22, 2022

For 6 years now, Madison’s Urban Triage has held a co-conspirator workshop, a 13-week positive training session to help white people understand how to use their privilege to help advance black liberation.

Delta Beer Lab Releases ‘Black is Beautiful’ Beer

June 21, 2022

WKOW(MADISON)-- Delta Beer Lab released its third annual “Black is Beautiful” beer to benefit Urban Triage. The proceeds go to the organization's Healthy Black Agriculture Workgroup. The program addresses the root of health disparities and inequalities in our community, while providing space for healing for black families.

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