Experts and advocates are calling for a greater focus on education, wages and assistance for childless adults to alleviate poverty.
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Chavez BID looking to dramatically transform historic street
Aside from a streetscape redesign a few years ago, Cesar E. Chavez Drive in Clarke Square remains the same as it was decades ago. That might change as a result of local organizations’ efforts to greatly enhance the street’s appeal.
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Chavez BID looking to dramatically transform historic street
Aside from a streetscape redesign a few years ago, Cesar E. Chavez Drive in Clarke Square remains the same as it was decades ago. That might change as a result of local organizations’ efforts to greatly enhance the street’s appeal.
Posted inCarousel, Economic Development, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News
Great Handshake competition trains students in character, communication
Students from Milwaukee College Prep tested their confidence and social skills at The Great Handshake championship.
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South 27st Street construction delayed until spring
Already a headache for business owners and shoppers, construction in the South 27th Street business district has been delayed until spring, though officials say a temporary asphalt surface will allow traffic to run on both sides of the street by next week.
Posted inCarousel, Economic Development, Havenwoods, Home, Neighborhoods, News, Northwest
Job Corps prepares young adults for realities of difficult job market
Job Corps, a federal program created 50 years ago as part of the War on Poverty, attempts to pull economically disadvantaged youth and young adults out of poverty.
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Plan for universal driver’s education wins Greater Together Challenge
One solution to addressing Milwaukee’s historic segregation problem is to help isolated African American youth expand their social environment by providing them free driver’s education classes.
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Unemployed men turn to online marketplace to find manual labor jobs
Craigslist has become a virtual employment center for some Milwaukee men who place ads looking for odd jobs to do for strangers.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Economic Development, Home, Neighborhoods, News, North, Sherman Park
Visitors to weekly bed giveaway dream of comfortable place to sleep
A community center called Adullam Outreach gives away donated mattresses, box springs and furniture on the city’s North Side.
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Report details successes, challenges of Menomonee Valley transformation
The successful transformation of the Menomonee Valley is replicable in other redevelopment projects, according to a recent report by the Public Policy Forum.