Uppermost on Casey Johnson’s mind is finding work. He has no income and he’s ready to take any job he can get.
Amani
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Young artists’ paintings brighten Rays of Sunshine garden
ArtWorks for Milwaukee interns worked with members of the Franklin Heights neighborhood to create paintings for the Rays of Sunshine garden at 24th and Keefe Ave.
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Jackson second-graders talk with Ugandan students about bullying
A second-grade class at Gwen T. Jackson Elementary School is getting to know students in Uganda by exchanging letters and talking via Skype.
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Public Allies members join We Got This in mentoring young men
Six Public Allies members assigned to Borchert Field are working this summer with We Got This, an employment and mentoring program for boys and teens.
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‘Dr. Carter’ still ministers to community at 83
After a hard year of illness and loss, beloved pharmacist Lester Carter has returned to work at the Burleigh Street store he sold last year.
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COA scholarship provides path to driver’s license for hundreds of local teens
A decade-old program provides free driver’s education for Milwaukee teenagers who hold a 2.3 grade point average, participate in community service and attend an after-school program.
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On the Block: Out of the woods
Lennis McDuffie talks about how a years-long struggle with drugs came to an end.
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Building Neighborhood Capacity Program brings on program manager
Architect and urban planner Fatima Benhaddou has been selected to fill a new position at the Building Neighborhood Capacity Program. As program manager she will oversee all three BNCP neighborhoods.
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North Side residents respond to Wisconsin Humane Society program
The Wisconsin Humane Society’s Pets for Life program has helped more than 1,600 families with pets living in the 53206 ZIP code on the city’s North Side since November 2012.
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Amani neighborhood credits drop in crime to ‘comprehensive community effort’
Neighborhood leaders are crediting an increase in youth and family programming, a new health clinic and creation of a neighborhood association with a 32 percent reduction in crime since 2013.