The nonprofit Centro Legal clinic has provided free bilingual legal services for 20 years on Milwaukee’s south side. The need is particularly strong in family courts, according to Heather Ramirez, executive director.
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Posted inEconomic Development, Neighborhoods, News
‘Timebanking’ supporters exchange ideas
Now more than 500 participants strong, “timebanking” is a growing phenomenon in Milwaukee. Recently, the Milwaukee Area Time Exchange, the city’s first timebank, hosted a regional conference attended by people from several states.
Posted inLayton Boulevard West, Posts from Community
Winter parking rules in effect until March 1
Near South Side streets that allow night parking on both sides of the street during the spring, summer and fall returned to alternate side parking on Dec. 1. If your block does not have the “4 inch” rule, or a specific sign designating prohibited parking, then alternate side parking is back in effect. Save money […]
Posted inClarke Square, Community, Economic Development, Neighborhoods, News, South
Clarke Square neighborhood takes census into its own hands
Only about half of Clarke Square residents filled out their 2010 census forms, information that the federal government uses for multiple purposes including allocating funds to communities. As a result, the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative is taking its own census.
Posted inHousing, Layton Boulevard West, Neighborhoods, News, South
Tour features foreclosed homes for sale and rehab
Potential buyers and rehabbers got a tour of foreclosed properties available in Layton Boulevard West.
Posted inEducation, Neighborhoods, News
Admission Possible gets new director, new name
Admission Possible, an organization that helps low-income students gain admission and succeed in their college careers, recently welcomed a new executive director and soon will have a new name.
Posted inCommunity, Layton Boulevard West, Neighborhoods, News, South
Layton Boulevard West announces plan to improve quality of life
After months of one-on-one interviews, focus groups, neighborhood meetings and data collection, the Quality of Life Plan for the Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods of Silver City, Layton Park and Burnham Park has been unveiled to the public.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development, Education, Housing, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety
Studies say community development efforts face tough challenges
Two new reports presented at LISC’s Community Development Symposium find that there is progress in Milwaukee, despite the difficult economy and other discouraging trends. Much more, they argue, needs to be done.
Posted inClarke Square, Community, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety, South
Clarke Square residents air safety concerns
Organizers from the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative (CSNI), along with law enforcement representatives and political leaders, gathered to share information and resources with residents at the “Hear your voice in Clarke Square” event.
Posted inClarke Square, Community, Health and Wellness, Lindsay Heights, Neighborhoods, News, North, South
New UW med school program inspires grads to pursue urban medicine
A new training program in urban medicine offered by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health sent a medical student to the Bread of Healing Clinic in Lindsay Heights and another to the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center in Clarke Square last year. Now the two students have chosen to complete their three-year residencies in Milwaukee’s central city neighborhoods.