Homelessness among Milwaukee’s older adults is rising due to a lack of resources, isolation and other systemic gaps. Leaders and health care workers are coming together to address the issue.
Chesnie Wardell
Chesnie Wardell serves as the intergenerational reporter for NNS. In addition, she writes features on notable North Side and South Side residents. She reported for other newsrooms like the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, covered teacher vacancies through an O'Brien fellowship and was selected as an inaugural member of the New York Times Corps. She is a 2025 graduate of Marquette University, where she studied journalism and theology.
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Disaster relief organizers push for changes in Milwaukee’s flood response
Organizers from the Flood Hope 500 initiative say more support for residents is needed from the City of Milwaukee from recurring floods
Posted inCommunity, Housing
Milwaukee’s housing crisis leaves younger adults and families struggling to find stability
With housing instability on the rise among younger adults in Milwaukee, leaders and organizations came together at Wellpoint Care Network to address the crisis and come up with possible solutions for younger adults who see no future for homeownership.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development
Deadline is approaching for teens to join Earn & Learn paid summer program
Earn & Learn is a summer employment program where teens and young adults can gain new skills and job opportunities. Time to sign up is running out.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Health and Wellness
Art exhibit featuring Milwaukee’s Divine Nine members addresses low organ donations in the Black community
Divine Nine members and local artists are using storytelling displays and artwork at Froedtert Hospital to spread awareness about the importance of organ donation in the Black community.
Posted inCommunity, NNS Spotlight
Meet a Milwaukee kid turning aluminum cans into cash to help the homeless
A Sherman Park kid tapped into a new way to help the homeless in Milwaukee by founding a new youth-led nonprofit that collects aluminum cans for cash.
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Milwaukee municipal service charges and water rates draw concern from residents
Milwaukee residents are questioning the increased water rates and municipal service charges after receiving their quarterly bill. Here are tips to fix the problem.
Posted inCommunity, Public Safety
‘What exists is not always what young people want’: Milwaukee leaders react to ‘teen takeovers’ at Bayshore Mall and Moody Park
Community leaders in Milwaukee are raising concerns about violence involving teens and calling for solutions.
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness
‘They abandoned us and left us to dry’: Residents struggle with closure of McGovern Park Senior Center
As the McGovern Park Senior Center remains closed, some residents who frequented it are left with uncertainty and feeling isolated.
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5 things to know and do the week of March 30
From haircuts and conversation with law enforcement to attending a board meeting in Harambee, here’s what to know and do this week in Milwaukee.