State law requires a utility to make reasonable attempts to reconnect service to an occupied dwelling that has been disconnected for nonpayment during a heat emergency under certain conditions.
Health and Wellness
Health & Wellness
Posted inHealth and Wellness
Indian Health Center’s grief vigil offers space for remembrance
Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center gathers local Indigenous community to find solace in remembrance and grief.
Posted inHealth and Wellness, Housing
How children became this city’s lead detectors
The persistent lead problem in Milwaukee rental homes underscores a long overlooked connection between tenants’ rights and the health and well-being of young kids.
Posted inHealth and Wellness, Housing
Wisconsin’s lead pipe count is falling. But the search isn’t over.
New inventories show fewer lead service lines than previously estimated, but Wisconsin water systems still aren’t sure what 181,000 pipes are made of.
Posted inHealth and Wellness
STC Wellness Center addresses mental health care gaps
The Wellness Center, an arm of St. Charles Youth and Family Services, provides therapy, psychiatric medication management and telebehavioral health services.
Posted inHealth and Wellness
Here are free 3 meal sites for kids during summer break
Food access during summer breaks can be challenging for families in Milwaukee, but local organizations are coming together to ensure no child goes hungry. Learn more about nearby meal sites here.
Posted inHealth and Wellness
Hayat Pharmacy extends care from clinic to community with mobile injectable medication program
Hayat Pharmacy is taking a unique approach to injection treatment and meeting people where they are.
Posted inHealth and Wellness
‘The word is out’: Wisconsin families turn grief into action as sextortion cases rise
The number of sextortion cases in Wisconsin nearly tripled from 2024 to 2025. Families whose children died by suicide after being sextorted are not sitting on the sidelines: They’re speaking to schools, advocating for legislation to protect victims, and some are suing social media companies.
Posted inHealth and Wellness, Social Development Commission
Months before some anti-poverty funding expires, UMOS ramps up efforts to provide housing, health and food services
UMOS has spent less than half the $2.1 million in community action funding that is set to expire by the end of September. The organization continues to scale up its programming with the support of partner organizations.
Posted inHealth and Wellness
Health groups continue to step in following City on a Hill closure
Health Connections Inc. and the MKE Black Grassroots Network for Health Equity have been hosting community meetings and conversations to help residents access resources and avoid future crises.