Both the Social Development Commission and Community Advocates face a backlog as residents struggle to get emergency rental assistance funds.
PrincessSafiya Byers
PrincessSafiya Byers was born and raised in Milwaukee, and is a 2020 graduate of Marquette University, majoring in Journalism and Africana Studies. Her commitment to her community has led her to nonprofit work with local youth and families. She’s also interned with the Milwaukee Community Journal and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and joins Milwaukee NNS as a Report for America Staff Reporter looking to serve democracy by covering issues important to the community.
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Social Development Commission continues struggle to keep up with deluge of applicants for emergency rental assistance program
Since June 8, the Social Development Commission has approved 154 people for aid and given out $260,096 through the Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program. It faces a backlog of at least 24,000 applicants.
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24,000 names and counting: Rental assistance program faces a backlog. Here’s what you need to know.
The Social Development Commission has been deluged with requests for the Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program. Here’s what you need to know along with other resources to help those in crisis.
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The reason why this 13-year-old marches: ‘I want to help make a change.’
Lyfe Polnitz, 13, wanted to make a difference after hearing about the death of George Floyd and the protests that sprung up across the nation.
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The pandemic won’t stop Juneteenth Day: Here’s where and how you can celebrate
Community organizations have come up with creative ways to celebrate Juneteenth this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
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‘I need this country to be better for my children’: Milwaukee mothers rally for racial justice
Milwaukee mothers participate in “Mad Moms” march to speak out against police brutality and for racial justice.
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Reporter’s Notebook: ‘I hope to connect, serve and celebrate Milwaukee communities’: Introducing Princess Safiya Byers
I was born and raised in Milwaukee. I love the city. And I love its neighborhoods.
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Community Heroes: Making a difference, one garbage bag at a time
Tokara Henry wanted to help her community after learning about vandalism near the intersection of North Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and West Locust Street. She did so by joining hundreds of cleanup volunteers.
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MCTS suspends night bus service through Sunday, creating challenges for late-night workers
The announcement that buses would be suspended from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. through Sunday, June 7 could not come at a worse time for some MCTS bus riders.
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‘Not the same’: How Milwaukee’s faith communities are adapting to COVID-19 stay at home order
The COVID-19 pandemic has sent members of faith communities in Milwaukee and perhaps the world scrambling to adapt to fast-moving changes.