Lupe Martinez hails from a migrant worker family, but for 45 years he’s been CEO of UMOS, an agency that began by helping migrant seasonal workers.
NNS Spotlight
An occasional series that highlights groups and people worth knowing in Milwaukee.
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NNS Spotlight: Got a question about a neighborhood? This nonprofit most likely has the answer.
For 20 years, Urban Anthropology has documented Milwaukee’s diverse neighborhoods-and the people who live in them.
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NNS Spotlight: America SCORES Milwaukee teaches youths teamwork through service and soccer
Kate Carpenter established America SCORES Milwaukee after noticing that although her kids had plenty of extracurricular opportunities to choose from, others were not as fortunate.
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NNS Spotlight: ’I have an unwavering belief that all of our kids can achieve’: New CEO of Carmen is on a mission
Jennifer López knows firsthand the challenges of attending under-resourced schools. It didn’t stop her. And she wants the 2,000 students at Carmen to soar as well.
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NNS Spotlight: TV segment focuses on health in Hmong community
Three students from the Medical College of Wisconsin have made it their mission to raise awareness of health disparities in the Hmong community through a partnership with Nyob Zoo Milwaukee TV.
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NNS Spotlight: ‘Being comfortable with being uncomfortable’: How one internship program launches tech careers
Those who come from low-income backgrounds get a chance for higher-paying opportunities in the tech industry through the i.c.stars internship program.
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NNS Spotlight: ‘I feel defeated after I watch the news’: Podcast creators work to change narratives, spur civic action
“Bridge the City”, a podcast launched two years ago, ends each episode with concrete steps that individuals can take to help improve their community.
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NNS Spotlight: Program teaches Milwaukee’s next generation of gardeners
The MyPlant program allows kids to pot and take home their own herb plant in hopes of reconnecting younger generations to gardening.
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NNS Spotlight: Meet Milwaukee’s youngest champion for mental and behavioral health for kids
When Derell Sultan started having trouble at school, his mother looked for help and found it in her neighborhood at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Midtown Clinic. Both recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with congressional leaders.
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NNS Spotlight: ‘Something lit up for me’: Her mission is tackling Haiti’s sanitation crisis
Inspired by a 2006 medical mission trip, Gigi Pomerantz formed Youthaiti to help alleviate Haiti’s sanitation crisis.