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A legacy of past choices: Milwaukee’s housing crisis explained

May 12, 2022 by PrincessSafiya Byers 7 Comments

Despite efforts from more than 70 organizations, Milwaukee is still struggling with affordable housing. Here’s why.

Filed Under: Community, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: Anne Bonds, Bethany Sanchez, Community Advocated, deb heffner, Gwen Moore, housing, Joe Peterangelo, Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, Mike Bare, Public Policy Institute, Rental Housing Resource Center, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin Policy Forum

NNS Spotlight: How Nearby Nature Milwaukee works to get Black residents interested in the environment

May 11, 2022 by PrincessSafiya Byers 2 Comments

Nearby Nature Milwaukee’s mission is to reconnect Black people to nature by offering nature education classes in schools, churches and community centers.

Filed Under: Community, Education, Neighborhoods Tagged With: Environmental Justice, Martina Patterson, Nearby Nature Milwaukee, Sierra Club of Wisconsin, Sierra Taliaferro, Steven Hunter

With help from AmeriCorps, Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers gets staffing boost

May 10, 2022 by Matt Martinez Leave a Comment

A group of people receiving a jumbo sized check

A new partnership between AmeriCorps and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will allow Sixteenth Street to expand its staff.

Filed Under: Community, Economic Development, Health and Wellness, Neighborhoods Tagged With: AmeriCorps, Bruce- Guadalupe, Bruce-Guadalupe Middle School, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erik Miller, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Milwaukee AmeriCorps, Milwaukee social services, Milwaukee social work, Public Health AmeriCorps, Sixteenth Street, sixteenth street community health centers, social work, United Way Fox Cities, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, UWM, Wisconsin AmeriCorps, Wisconsin Association of Free and Charitable Clinics, Ximena Vaca

OPINION: MPS board rewards Itself – but for what?

May 9, 2022 by Dan Adams Leave a Comment

The district’s academic record does not warrant MPS Board’s decision to give its members a 4.7% pay raise.

Filed Under: Community Voices, Neighborhoods Tagged With: Aisha Carr, Dan Adams, declining enrollment., Education, Milwaukee Public Schools, MPS budget, pay raise

Residents seek more mental health services and want more access to care, survey finds

May 9, 2022 by Matt Martinez Leave a Comment

The need for more mental health services and access to care in Milwaukee County were among the top concerns of those surveyed in the 2021 Community Health Needs Assessment.

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, Neighborhoods Tagged With: access to health care, Advocate Aurora Health, Ascension Wisconsin, Carrie Killoran, Children’s Wisconsin, community health investment Milwaukee, Community Health Needs Assessment, community health needs Milwaukee, drug use and overdose, Froedtert Health, Justin Rivas, mental health, Milwaukee Health Care Partnership, MKE HCP, MKE Health Care Partnership, violence

5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: May 9 to May 13

May 9, 2022 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

Volunteer at Alice’s Garden; learn about what MPS offers in the 53206 ZIP code; enroll in a citizenship test preparation class with Voces de la Frontera; find out about ongoing efforts to draft a community policing policy; and get a free smoke alarm installed now through the end of May.

Filed Under: Neighborhoods, News Tagged With: 53206 Initiative, Alice’s Garden, american red cross, andrew s douglas middle school, community collaborative commission, covid-19, milwaukee fire department, milwaukee police department, Milwaukee Public Library, voces de la frontera

‘They can bring so much’: Despite barriers, Afghan evacuees enrich Wisconsin’s workforce

May 8, 2022 by Zhen Wang / Wisconsin Watch Leave a Comment

Wisconsin is in a labor crunch. Evacuees and other immigrants can help — if they can navigate transportation and other obstacles.

Filed Under: Community, Economic Development, Neighborhoods

NNS Spotlight: How the Muslim Community and Health Center brought a vision of providing health care to life

May 6, 2022 by Matt Martinez 1 Comment

The Muslim Community and Health Center has grown since its founding in 2004, now offering primary care and behavioral health services to everyone who comes through its doors.

Filed Under: Community, Health and Wellness, Neighborhoods Tagged With: access to health care, Arman Tahir, behavioral health, cardiology services, chronic care issues, community health care, community health center, Fozia Ahmed, health care, health care for the uninsured, Islamic Society of Milwaukee, Janan Najeeb, Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition, Muslim Community and Health Center, Muslim health, NNS spotlight, refugee health, Salam Elementary School, Salma Akhter, sliding scale health care

5 things to know and do the weekend of May 6

May 6, 2022 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at UMOS; observe community and safe streets with Muskego Way Forward and partners; do yoga and pet baby goats while raising funds for Vincent High School; check out BikerFest at the Fondy Farmers Market; and attend a resource fair for immigrants and refugees.

Filed Under: Community, Neighborhoods Tagged With: bikerfest, cinco de mayo, el conquistador newspaper, humus, milwaukee high school of the arts, mother’s day, MPS, mr. j’s, muskego way forward, Vincent High School

NNS Spotlight: How Maroon Calabash is addressing Black maternal deaths by building on a history of midwifery

May 5, 2022 by PrincessSafiya Byers Leave a Comment

Maroon Calabash is a reproductive justice nonprofit that seeks to makes pregnancy a community-based experience so parents get the support they need.

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, Neighborhoods, NNS Spotlight Tagged With: Black Maternal Health, Doula, Lyanne Jordan, Maleisha Reedy, Maroon Calabash, Meagan Johnson, Midwifery, NNS spotlight

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