Milwaukee County households who are faced with utility disconnection have options when seeking to reestablish power to provide some relief from the heat wave plaguing the area. The Social Development Commission (SDC) reminds residents who have been disconnected or face disconnection of their electricity can apply for Energy Assistance Crisis funding. There are still Crisis […]
Deadline extended for SDC FREE one day ACT Wings workshops in July
Good news! SDC has extended the application deadline for the last two sessions of its free ACT Wings workshop to Tuesday, July 16th. Please share the news with interested students and encourage them to apply. This opportunity includes taking actual ACT tests, books and materials, and helping students develop test and study strategies. All for free! […]
Milwaukee Fatherhood Summit
Plans are underway for the 8th Annual Milwaukee Fatherhood Summit. The two day event with the theme “Changing Milwaukee Through Male Empowerment” will connect Milwaukee area men to valuable resources that will help them become stronger and more involved fathers. The Fatherhood Summit will be held Friday and Saturday, October 4th and 5th at Destiny […]
Incarceration rate for African American men
In Milwaukee County, more than half of African American men in their 30’s are in or have been in state prison. And that is creating a tremendous impact on the men, their families, their neighborhoods and the area nonprofit organizations attempting to assist them. That was the finding of a study that was the center […]
Volunteers sought to expand successful tax help program
A free program that helped thousands of Milwaukee County residents with their state and federal taxes is looking for help. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program of the Milwaukee Asset Building Coalition and the Social Development Commission (SDC) is recruiting volunteers. The VITA program filed in this spring’s tax season more than 15,400 tax […]
Head Start program transitions
As reported in the media, the Social Development Commission (SDC) Board has discussed the potential for appeal of the Head Start decision to exclude SDC from the list of finalists to receive future federal funding. While future decisions are pending, SDC Head Start funding ends June 30, 2013. “Priority one for SDC is a smooth […]
SDC Announces 2013 Summer Food Service Program
The Social Development Commission (SDC) announces participation again in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in Milwaukee. Through its Food Service Program, SDC prepares and delivers meals that feed school age children during the summer months. SDC Interim CEO Hannah C. Dugan says “SDC Food Service made more than 68,000 meals last summer that kept […]
Helping adults reach success through SDC
More than 70 women and men took a big first step on the road to realizing their dreams. They graduated from the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) GED/HSED program. The graduates completed classwork and testing for the GED or the High School Equivalency Diploma (or HSED) programs with SDC. Alonzo Kelly, founder of the Kelly Leadership […]
SDC Trains Refugees as Business Owners
The Social Development Commission (SDC) has launched its first microenterprise class of refugees aspiring to become childcare business owners and operators. SDC’s Refugee Childcare Microenterprise Development Project trains participants in business operations, financial literacy, and childcare practices. “Training entrepreneurs to obtain a State of Wisconsin Family Child Care License and open more home-based childcare centers […]
Affordable Healthcare Act and its impact on local residents
It will be here before you know it. Enrollment in the Affordable Healthcare Act begins October 1, 2013 with benefits starting January 1, 2014 but there is some confusion about how it will affect residents. Information sessions will shed light on the new healthcare program at the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) 7th Annual Spring Job […]
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