Universal Supports

Expanding access to resources, digital tools, and youth-centered storytelling that foster connection, belonging, and community understanding.

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Tools, Resources, & Storytelling: Universal Supports

Young people and families need access to information, resources, and community connections that support successful transitions. T3 expands statewide access to digital tools, resources, and information that help youth navigate opportunities and stay connected to support.

Through storytelling and shared learning, T3 also elevates the experiences, strengths, and aspirations of youth and families. By amplifying these voices and sharing lessons learned, T3 helps build understanding, strengthen communities and inform future systems change across Wisconsin.

Core Objectives

Objective 1: Digital Storytelling for Liberation and Reintegration

Shift the Narrative

Challenge stigmatizing narratives by empowering youth and families to tell their own stories through digital media. Center youth as creators, storytellers, and cultural change agents influencing how communities and systems view reintegration, justice, healing, and liberation.

Youth participating in a digital storytelling workshop, using media and technology to share personal experiences, build self-expression skills, and develop positive narratives for reintegration and future success.

Tell the Story of Implementation

Amplify milestones about the grant’s development and implementation. Highlight collaborative efforts, policy shifts, and community-partnerships. Leverage digital mediums such as our website and newsletters to share insight into documented learnings, system transformers, and evaluation outcomes to support transparency, reflection, and continuous improvement.

Youth and staff collaborating to document program activities, share success stories, highlight outcomes, and communicate lessons learned to strengthen community awareness, partnerships, and continuous improvement.

Objective 2: App-Based Reentry Toolkit

Evolve Effectiveness Through Youth Input

Co-design and continuously improve a Re-Entry mobile accessible app with input from justice-involved youth to ensure cultural relevance, usability, and effectiveness.

Youth actively participating in the co-design and development of a reentry support application, providing lived-experience feedback to create practical, accessible, and user-centered tools that support successful community reintegration.

Evaluate Impact For Youth Reintegration

Evaluate the app’s impact on youth engagement, community connection, and transition to competitive integrated employment (CIE).

Youth and program partners reviewing outcome data and participant feedback to evaluate program effectiveness, measure reintegration success, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.”