Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers’ new South Side clinic is its first to provide child and adolescent day treatment.
Andrea Waxman
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Proposed group home in Metcalfe Park stirs controversy
Opponents of a new short-term residential assessment center in Metcalfe Park for youth who have been removed from their homes fear that the facility will further disrupt their already-challenged neighborhood. Proponents say that more safe places are needed for these teens. The Board of Zoning Appeals is expected to announce its decision on May 3.
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Sherman Phoenix developers receive $250,000 WEDC grant
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch announced a WEDC grant for the innovative commercial project in Sherman Park.
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Community members react to announcement of MPS superintendent’s departure
Many leaders of community organizations who worked with Dr. Darienne Driver during her tenure as superintendent say they are sorry to hear of her impending departure and grateful for her dedication to MPS students.
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After-school program prepares students for urban leadership
The founders of the Future Urban Leaders Foundation initiated an after-school program to provide central city students with the kinds of extracurricular enrichment activities and academic support that benefitted them growing up.
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Foundations say neighborhoods need more public funding to fight crime
Representatives from four local foundations responded to crime expert Patrick Sharkey’s research on what causes violent urban crime to decline.
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On The Block: ‘Like a family’
Trevis Hardman grew up on 9th Street in Borchert Field, on a block that has become safer and cleaner since neighbors started working together in a community garden.
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Local students walk out of class to protest gun violence in schools
Students and teachers from Milwaukee schools including Highland Community School and Rufus King International High School participated in the National School Walkout, demanding that access to guns be limited.
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Walnut Way grant to fund environmental projects in Lindsay Heights
Walnut Way is one of two community-based organizations in the country to receive a major grant from the Institute for Sustainable Communities this year. The grant will fund solar panel and storm water management projects in Lindsay Heights.
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Alice’s Garden director takes ‘farmer to table’ meals to Tandem
Venice Williams used some of her family’s favorite recipes as a guest chef at the Tandem restaurant, across the street from Alice’s Garden.