Program the Parks, a grassroots youth initiative in Sherman Park, has launched a program that trains and employs teens to help residents maintain their properties.
Leader works hard to keep Hunger Task Force a ‘yes’ organization
Executive Director Sherrie Tussler discusses how her 20-plus years of experience in nonprofits has helped grow the Hunger Task Force into the anti-hunger leader it is today.
Running Rebels leader still inspired by his late mother
Running Rebels Executive Director Victor Barnett shares how his youth organization has influenced others for more than 35 years.
City launches planning process to build united front against violence
The city’s Office of Violence Prevention recently brought together a cross section of Milwaukeeans to launch a planning process to reduce violence.
30th St. Industrial Corridor leader urges area residents to join in redevelopment planning
A $200,000 grant from the U.S. Forestry Service will be used to promote green infrastructure in the 30th Street Industrial Corridor.
Safe & Sound expansion ‘means a whole lot to the community’
A year-and-a-half fundraising effort has enabled Safe & Sound to bring resources and community programming to enhance safety in Milwaukee Police Department District 4 on the northwest side.
Cincinnati’s collaborative police reform effort offers model for Milwaukee
During a panel discussion of individuals involved in Cincinnati’s 15-year-long police reform effort, Milwaukee leaders and residents expressed the need to bring all parties to the table to improve relations between police and the community.
‘I Am a Boy of Color’ presents affirming images of black and brown boys
A Milwaukee mother of two multiracial sons creates a book showing boys of color from many backgrounds.
African-Americans, city’s poorest neighborhoods hit hardest with municipal fines
Milwaukee Municipal Court data for a 4-1/2-year period from 2012 through May 2016 shows that four out of every five cases in which money is owed to the city involved African-Americans, whose judgments totaled $23 million.
Downtown development boom must benefit challenged neighborhoods, city leaders say
A summit organized by the Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin prompted discussion of how to connect Milwaukee neighborhood residents to the downtown development boom.
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