Bradley Thurman doesn’t know how he helped make Coffee Makes You Black “the go-to place” in the community. The stars just aligned.
NNS Spotlight
An occasional series that highlights groups and people worth knowing in Milwaukee.
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NNS Spotlight: Nonprofit uses data research to spur change in communities
With a small staff and big ambitions, Data You Can Use helps community groups find, collect, analyze and understand data so they can better serve the community.
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NNS Spotlight: He once was a drug pusher. Now, he’s giving back to the community he once ‘tore down.’
Ken Ginlack once was a crack addict who sold drugs. Today he tries to sell his community on the benefits of using mental health and substance abuse services.
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NNS Spotlight: ‘I don’t think I’d still be alive’: How one nonprofit is filling the gap for those left out of health insurance system
The goal of City on the Hill’s free clinic is to provide a medical “home” for the homeless: that is, people without insurance.
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NNS Spotlight: How Lupe Martinez went from a migrant worker to a CEO
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.
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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.