A decade-old program provides free driver’s education for Milwaukee teenagers who hold a 2.3 grade point average, participate in community service and attend an after-school program.
On the Block: Out of the woods
Lennis McDuffie talks about how a years-long struggle with drugs came to an end.
Building Neighborhood Capacity Program brings on program manager
Architect and urban planner Fatima Benhaddou has been selected to fill a new position at the Building Neighborhood Capacity Program. As program manager she will oversee all three BNCP neighborhoods.
North Side residents respond to Wisconsin Humane Society program
The Wisconsin Humane Society’s Pets for Life program has helped more than 1,600 families with pets living in the 53206 ZIP code on the city’s North Side since November 2012.
On the Block: From destitute to ‘blessed’
Patricia Huff, 57, was molested as a child and became a drug addict and alcoholic. She’s been clean for nine years.
Collaboration, sustainability key to success of Gillespie Park
Residents near 14th and Wright played an active role in creating Gillespie Park, which city officials hope can be a blueprint for future sustainable projects.
On the Block: Back to school
Jamaal Russell, 36, of the Riverwest neighborhood, went back to school to study graphic design at MATC in 2012.
Harambee neighborhood organizes group to support local park
The Friends of Clinton & Bernice Rose Park plans to organize community activities, maintain the park and raise funds. The group recently held its first meeting to hear ideas for the park from residents.
With Swing Park, city hopes to look forward, not back
Almost three years after a local group, in a “guerrilla act,” revived a once-forgotten public space under Holton Street by creating a swing park, the city has taken control of the space, but questions still remain.
Safe & Sound targets eight neighborhoods for its community safety efforts
Crime prevention organization Safe & Sound has adopted a new strategy to create safer communities in Milwaukee.
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