Unpaid traffic tickets are leading to a growing number of driver’s license suspensions for impoverished, minority Milwaukeeans.
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Free construction skills training aims to meet growing need
A retired Milwaukee Tech High School teacher has begun teaching a free skilled trades training program that he designed in 2008. With large construction projects planned, the time is right.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Harambee, Home, Neighborhoods, News, North
Harambee tour highlights ‘environment of self-empowerment’
A group of activists, policy makers and politicians heard about successful community development initiatives in Harambee during a recent bus tour sponsored by LISC Milwaukee.
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Harambee tour highlights ‘environment of self-empowerment’
A group of activists, policy makers and politicians heard about successful community development initiatives in Harambee during a recent bus tour sponsored by LISC Milwaukee.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Economic Development, Home, Lindsay Heights, Neighborhoods, News, North
Planned facilities, jobs headline Lindsay Heights community briefing
Walnut Way and St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care plan to build new facilities to fuel development and job growth in Lindsay Heights.
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As weather turns cold, need for energy assistance grows
State programs can help those in need to pay heating and electric bills, deal with emergencies and weatherize their homes.
Posted inCapitol Heights, Carousel, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News, North
Pan-African group helps southeast Asian children learn English
Young refugees from southeast Asia find help overcoming language and cultural barriers at a South Side after-school program.
Posted inCarousel, Education, Home, Metcalfe Park, Neighborhoods, News, North
Federal grant to Next Door to prompt ‘dramatic change’ in Head Start
Having won a $6.9 million federal grant to become the second-largest Head Start provider in Milwaukee, Next Door has acquired a new facility in Capitol Heights and is unveiling a new home-based Head Start model.
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Insurance companies optimistic about Affordable Care Act
Representatives from the four insurance companies that are offering health coverage to Milwaukee County residents through the federal health care marketplace expect the Affordable Care Act to be beneficial to consumers.
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Candy-flavored tobacco products lure underage smokers, report warns
Forty percent of teens who smoke use candy-flavored tobacco products, and 60 percent of those don’t plan on quitting.