How One Museum Overhauled Itself With Equity In Mind
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How One Museum Overhauled Itself With Equity In Mind
By Zoe Sullivan, Next City
“Over the past several years, the Madison Children’s Museum has worked to make it easier for low-income families to use the museum. Since 2015, a yearly Access membership for low-income families costs as little as $15.
But until the start of the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the Museum asked families to show proof of need by being enrolled in a safety net program such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps). However, in 2015, Wisconsin forced tens of thousands of people out of its SNAP program, leaving many families with no easy way to prove their need. The museum made a choice: Stop asking families for proof…”