Milwaukee Succeeds, the two-year-old education reform initiative spearheaded by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, is taking its program to the community through a series of town hall meetings.
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Safe & Sound recognizes ‘selfless’ neighborhood leaders
Strapped for resources, many central city neighborhoods rely on the dedication and hard work of volunteers. Safe & Sound recently honored 69 community leaders.
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Truck Studio delivers art to kids in parks
For the 15th summer, Artists Working in Education is taking its free mobile art program, Truck Studio, to 18 parks and playgrounds in city neighborhoods.
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Police roll call welcomes neighbors to Oasis meal program
District 5 of the Milwaukee Police Department held a roll call at the Auer Oasis site to encourage residents to feel safe and welcome to participate in the free meal program.
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Milwaukee youths ‘speak truth to power’ at commemorative civil rights march
A commemorative civil rights march and a “Youth Voice Stage” on Juneteenth Day helped bring the civil rights movement to life for young Milwaukeeans.
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Block club finds building community takes patience, hard work
A small group of homeowners on North 9th Street have been meeting monthly at St. Matthew Church to discuss how they can improve the quality of life in their neighborhood. Since September, they’ve learned that change is slow and difficult to effect, but they aren’t giving up.
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Celebrating Juneteenth
As I kneel in the garden, soil slips through my fingers and I offer a prayer in remembrance of my ancestors, whose forced labor helped build the U.S. This June 19 at Alice’s Garden, a 2-acre urban farm in Milwaukee, we will celebrate Juneteenth Day, the oldest-known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the […]
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Neighbors sow seeds of connection, engagement
A Metcalfe Park neighborhood group took the next step in its year-old neighborhood revitalization campaign, starting a community garden on an empty lot.
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North Division students use spoken word to describe their neighborhoods
Community Night at North Division High School revealed students’ perceptions of their neighborhood through spoken word poetry.
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Milwaukee Rep artists help North Division students find their voices
North Division students learned to create stories and poetry from their own lives in a Milwaukee Repertory program this spring.