With the Republican National Convention in town, we’ve asked local organizations, activists and advocacy groups to share what they are planning and if and how their services will change during the convention.
Meredith Melland
Posted inCommunity, Neighborhoods
Tax appointments for former SDC clients will close at IRS office on July 24
Tax-filing appointments for Social Development Commission clients will be wrapping up at the IRS office this month, according to the SDC board.
Posted inCommunity, News
SDC’s inconsistent meeting notices raise transparency concerns. Here’s what you need to know.
Since suspending operations in late April, the Social Development Commission has not consistently posted public notices for its board meetings.
Posted inbasic needs, Community
SDC clients who need tax help can make appointments starting Monday
People who used the Social Development Commission to help file their taxes will be able to resume appointments as soon as next week.
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness
It’s Pride Month: Here’s how to find LGBTQ+ resources in Milwaukee
June is Pride Month. We’ve compiled a list of organizations that serve LGBTQ+ people in the city
Posted inCommunity, News
Three more commissioners resign from the SDC board
Three commissioners have stepped down from the Social Development Commission’s board in recent weeks, as the board works to restructure SDC’s programs.
Posted inCommunity, Neighborhoods, Sherman Park
Branch Out Milwaukee is planting 250 new trees in Sherman Park
Branch Out Milwaukee and the Sherman Park Tree Board are working to improve the tree canopy in Sherman Park and provide residents with tree services.
Posted inCommunity, News
Three takeaways from Thursday’s SDC Board of Commissioners meeting
SDC board chair Barbara Toles said the agency’s first priority is paying laid-off employees who are owed paychecks.
Posted inCommunity, News
Here’s what we know three weeks after the SDC’s closing
Here’s what we know now about the Social Development Commission’s closing, including the status of its tax-filing service and projects in the city’s Neighborhood Improvement Program.
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SDC Board of Commissioners to meet again on Thursday
The Social Development Commission’s Board of Commissioners will meet on Thursday, May 16 at 1920 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.