Washington Park native Jackie Q. Carter is the first woman and first Black person to serve as the director of Port Milwaukee.
NNS Spotlight: ‘We train them into a job’: How Ezekiel CDC transforms homes, neighborhoods and lives
For 25 years, the nonprofit Ezekiel Community Development Corporation has helped address the need for skilled labor while reducing neighborhood blight.
NNS Spotlight: Here’s the tea: Aureal Ojeda wants her company to better the planet
Aureal Ojeda decided to combine her passion for the health benefits of tea with one that bettered the planet, and she opened Outwoken Tea in 2018.
NNS Spotlight: How Michael Emem is transforming Milwaukee, one project at a time
Michael Emem grew up in Milwaukee and understands the effect the built environment can have on the mental and physical health of a community.
NNS Spotlight: How Shawn Payne found his purpose (and a job) on the brink of homelessness
Shawn Payne found himself on the brink of homelessness but still found time to volunteer. Now he is the logistics specialist, truck driver and outreach resource coordinator at the Milwaukee Islamic Dawah Center.
NNS Spotlight: How one Milwaukee couple works to ensure students succeed in school
Bonnie and Cary Edwards created Edwards Educational Solutions after they retired: Bonnie served as a teacher for Milwaukee Public Schools, and Cary was a photojournalist for WISN-TV (Channel 12).
NNS Spotlight: Mentoring program guides teens on a journey of self-discovery
Milwaukee nurse Jasmine Johnikin has launched a nonprofit organization to make sure teens don’t feel alone in discovering who they are.
NNS Spotlight: How UEDA builds collaborations to move the dial on change in Milwaukee
In Milwaukee, there are often many nonprofit organizations that have the same goal but do not necessarily work together.
That’s when UEDA steps in.
NNS Spotlight: Muslim Community and Health Center of Wisconsin expands services
The Muslim Community and Health Center of Wisconsin has earned a federal designation that allows it to provide more medical services to more people.
NNS Spotlight: Retired MPS teacher Thomas Wild stays connected with his Riverside University High School students
Thomas Wild worked in Milwaukee Public Schools for 30 years and got more out of it than he ever thought he would.
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