Common Ground leaders gathered at an Open House for three recently completed Milwaukee Rising homes. Milwaukee Rising is a Common Ground housing revitalization initiative that is providing creative solutions to the housing crisis. These three homes represent the continued efforts of the Common Ground leaders in the Sherman Park neighborhood to reclaim and strengthen their […]
‘Guest volunteers’ return to The Gathering to serve others
Volunteers at a Milwaukee meal program give back to the organization that helped them change their lives.
Job resource fair draws hundreds of area residents
Hundreds of Milwaukee area residents were able to talk to employers who were hiring plus access valuable resources at the 8th Annual Spring Job and Resource Fair held by the Social Development Commission (SDC) and Journey House. The daylong event was held at Journey House located on W. Scott Street on Milwaukee’s Southside. It featured […]
On the Block with Lakendra Carter
Lakendra Carter, 18, recently participated in a series of dialogues co-produced by Metcalfe Park’s Building Neighborhood Capacity Program and the Zeidler Center for Public Discussion. She was one of about 20 young adults from Metcalfe Park who expressed what’s on their minds. Here she shares some of her personal story.
Free summer meals available for youth, disabled
The Summer Food Service Program, which provides meals to local youth while school lunches are not available, has released locations, meal times and days served.
On the Block with Kenneth Giles
Kenneth Giles, 19, recently participated in a series of dialogues co-produced by Metcalfe Park’s Building Neighborhood Capacity Program and the Zeidler Center for Public Discussion. He was one of about 20 young adults from Metcalfe Park who expressed what’s on their minds. Here he shares some of his personal story.
Officials, residents hope new park in Lindsay Heights will revitalize neighborhood
Neighborhood residents joined city officials to break ground for a new pocket park in Lindsay Heights, part of the HOME GR/OWN Initiative, intended to create economic development, healthy food access and neighborhood revitalization.
Special Report: Non-driving offenses lead to license suspension for teens
Some Milwaukee teens are getting their driver’s licenses suspended — sometimes prior to getting them — for unpaid tickets from non-driving offenses.
Zilber Family Foundation awards $100,000 to Neu-Life Community Development
The board of directors of the Zilber Family Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to Neu-Life Community Development in order to remodel its program facilities and create an attractive, safe environment for youth and family programming. Neu-Life is one of 11 nonprofits awarded grants totaling $2,225,000 at the spring meeting of the Foundation’s board of […]
College Possible Milwaukee receives AmeriCorps grant
College Possible Milwaukee has received $296,400 in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service and Serve Wisconsin to support 24 AmeriCorps members who will allow College Possible to expand its efforts to coach low-income students to and through college. College Possible sites across the country have been awarded 160 AmeriCorps Members and […]
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