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Here is where you can find free Easter meals in Milwaukee

by PrincessSafiya Byers April 15, 2025April 15, 2025

Food network partners across Milwaukee are hosting free Easter meals for those in need.

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Utility disconnections resume April 15. Here’s what you need to know if you are behind on payments

by PrincessSafiya Byers April 7, 2025April 7, 2025

If you or anyone you know has an outstanding utility bill, it’s time to make payment arrangements or apply for financial assistance.

basic needs, bssic needs, Community, Housing

Evictions are still high in Milwaukee. Here’s what you need to know

by PrincessSafiya Byers February 25, 2025February 25, 2025

You may not see it in the headlines, but evictions are still rampant in Milwaukee.

basic needs, bssic needs, Community, Health and Wellness

Hunger Task Force moving resource center to new, expanded South Side location

by Meredith Melland February 19, 2025February 19, 2025

The Hunger Task Force will open a new Southside Community Resource Center in March, just a short walk west from its current location on Historic Mitchell Street.

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Here’s how you can weigh in on proposed MCTS bus route changes

by PrincessSafiya Byers January 28, 2025January 28, 2025

MCTS is planning to change some of its routes and is looking for community input.

bssic needs, Community, Housing, Inside the NNS Newsroom

Inside the NNS Newsroom: PrincessSafiya Byers wins coveted national journalism award

by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service December 17, 2024December 17, 2024

Reporter PrincessSafiya Byers has won the Gerald Loeb Award for her collaboration with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on landlord-tenant coverage.

basic needs, bssic needs, Community, Education

Free driver’s ed is available. Here’s how it works.

by PrincessSafiya Byers September 17, 2024

Applications for free driver’s education classes are now open, The funds will send approximately 11,500 low-income high school students per year to driver’s education classes in Wisconsin.