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Posted inHousing, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: Before we rebuild an organization, let’s invest in the solutions already working
Melanie Roach writes about the need to look at how we invest in solutions to the housing crisis when considering the possibility of bringing SDC back.
Posted inHousing
Inside the NNS Newsroom: Meet our O’Brien intern Lillie Martin
Lillie Martin is joining NNS as an O’Brien intern focused on youth homelessness.
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Street Angels celebrating 10th anniversary through charity and community
Street Angels is hosting its first-ever gala Saturday to celebrate the organization’s work and promote future goals.
Posted inHousing, NNS Spotlight
‘When you take a step, we take a step’: Milwaukee woman uses own experiences to help struggling youth
Shontaine Walker opened Walking in by Faith Inc. to support young people going through hard times like she did.
Posted inHousing, Inside the NNS Newsroom
Inside the NNS Newsroom: Meet our O’Brien intern Mikey Severson
Mikey Severson is joining Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service as an O’Brien Intern focused on youth homelessness.
Posted inHealth and Wellness, Housing, Resources
Milwaukee HVAC technician urges residents to get their furnaces inspected ahead of new season
Alvin Owen, owner and HVAC technician of Quality Air Heating and Cooling LLC, says Milwaukee residents can prepare their furnaces before winter arrives
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness, Housing
A new chapter: South Side family celebrates adoption of four children after closing their foster care license
McKenna and Celia Olson always knew they wanted to have a family after getting married. Through Wellpoint Care Network, the couple adopted four children, bringing their bittersweet journey as foster parents to 10 kids to an end and starting their next life chapter.
Posted inHousing
Landlords can run a background check on you. New online tool helps you background check them.
MKEPropertyOwnership.com allows users to search rental properties in the city, identify a landlord’s network of related LLCs (limited liability corporations) and find information including code violations and eviction filings.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Housing
NNS Managing Editor Edgar Mendez reflects on his family’s experience during the August 2025 flood
A year after the historic August flood, Edgar Mendez relives a day that changed his life, and his perspective on future weather events.