The Asthma and Poverty: A Panel Discussion event was co-hosed by Fight Asthma Milwaukee and the City of Milwaukee Tobacco-Free Alliance, held at Community Advocates on April 7th. There were approximately 50 attendees. The event kicked off by showing clips from the Dateline special on asthma and poverty, focusing on two families that resided in […]
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Applications due May 5 for three open positions
Because of program expansion and changes in staffing, Diverse and Resilient, Inc. seeks to hire three skilled, enthusiastic, and engaged team members for the agency. Two positions will coordinate important health promotion activities in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin. They will implement evidence-based prevention programs for partner violence or sexual health promotion. An administrative position will […]
Katie Sanders named Executive Director of Safe & Sound
The Safe & Sound Board of Directors is pleased to announce Katie Sanders has been named Executive Director. Katie will lead the organization in its efforts to make Milwaukee’s neighborhoods safe places to live, work and raise families. She has been serving as Interim Executive Director since December 2013 and joined Safe & Sound in […]
April 8th Assembly: Fair Play campaign briefing
At the Assembly we will be welcoming new member organizations and electing new leaders for the Common Ground Strategy Team. We will also give updates on the Friends of Common Ground campaign; the Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative; Milwaukee Rising and our Suburban Organizing. The Assembly will strengthen our Fair Play campaign. We will have 500 […]
MPS’ Rufus King in state’s top 3 on Washington Post list of top high schools
Milwaukee Public Schools’ Rufus King International High School is among the three best high schools in Wisconsin and the 50 best in the Midwest, according to rankings released Monday by The Washington Post. The ranking is based upon the school’s efforts to challenge students to grow academically and joins a long list of national accolades […]
Youth and poverty task force
The Social Development Commission (SDC) has appointed a task force to focus on the impact of poverty on youth in Milwaukee County. The task force will hold two community town hall meetings to gather input from community stakeholders on this issue, and its two co-chairs will meet with local policymakers and government officials to gain a greater understanding of […]
Resources to southside fair
A program that is identifying and fixing up homes contaminated by lead reached out to neighbors of a Milwaukee Community. The Lead Hazard Reduction Assistance Program at the Social Development Commission (SDC) took part this past Saturday in the Southside Organizing Committee’s Spring Maintenance and Home Improvement Fair. The daylong event was held at St. […]
Three employment opportunities at Walnut Way
Walnut Way Conservation Corp. (Walnut Way) is the lead agency for a project sponsored by the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative (ZNI) that aims to support the design and implementation of a comprehensive neighborhood driven quality-of-life plan in the Lindsay Heights neighborhoods. Walnut Way is a neighborhood association with a mission to sustain economically diverse communities through […]
$250,000 Bucyrus Foundation gift will expand welding lab at MPS’ Bradley Tech H.S.
The welding lab at Milwaukee Public Schools’ Harry and Lynde Bradley Technology and Trade High School will be expanding thanks to a $250,000 gift announced Wednesday from the Bucyrus Foundation to the Bradley Tech Foundation. The Bucyrus Foundation is a donor-advised fund of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. “We’re proud to offer welding in a number […]
The Bridge Project Milwaukee
The Bridge Project is a campaign to inspire Milwaukeeans to unite for violence prevention. Bridges have long been symbols of making connections; not just connecting two masses of land, but also connecting people. The launch of the Bridge Project is meant to do just that, connect people of goodwill – youth and adults – who […]
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