About 75 people picked up free legal advice at Law Day clinics held at four libraries throughout the area.
Brendan O’Brien
Posted inHealth and Wellness, News
Milwaukee’s poor feel the pinch of food stamp cuts
Experts and recipients say two cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are making it more difficult for people to eat healthy and make ends meet.
Posted inEconomic Development, Housing, News
Three more neighborhoods eligible for city loans under TIN program
Home and apartment owners in Martin Drive, Pulaski Park and St. Joseph’s are now able to borrow money for building improvements through the Target Investment Neighborhood (TIN) program.
Posted inHousing, News
Favorite of 2013: Volunteers dispatched to count Milwaukee homeless
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service covered a wide range of stories focused on central city neighborhoods during the past year. In the last of a three-part series, Reporter Brendan O’Brien explains why his story about a one-day effort to count the number of homeless people in the city is his favorite of 2013. It was originally published on Feb. 5.
Posted inCommunity, News
UWM program nurtures Latino community leaders
More than 130 participants have graduated from the nine-month Latino Nonprofit Leadership Program during its first eight years.
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness, News
Hundreds flock to the grand opening of Three Bridges Park in the Menomonee Valley
The 24-acre park, between 27th and 37th streets, is part of a $25 million revitalization project that includes the building of trails, community gardens, a venue for public art and a natural habitat for all to enjoy.
Posted inNews, Public Safety & Criminal Justice
LISC, police department create director of community safety position
The new director of community safety, John Connelly, will focus on crime prevention, diversion tactics.
Posted inNews, Public Safety & Criminal Justice
LISC, police department create director of community safety position
The new director of community safety, John Connelly, will focus on crime prevention, diversion tactics.
Posted inHealth and Wellness, News
Goldin Center to open medical clinic for underserved
A new health clinic to be housed at the COA Goldin Center is part of an initiative to provide access to primary and preventive care to residents of central city neighborhoods.
Posted inHousing, News
Milwaukee Rising sets high goals for Sherman Park
After successfully rehabbing about three dozen blighted Sherman Park houses, Milwaukee Rising has incorporated to raise funds from individual and corporate donors to continue its stabilization effort.