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Milwaukee area residents can get their taxes done free and learn about a match savings program that can help them buy a home.  The Milwaukee Asset Building Coalition (MABC) and Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) will team up to present a free workshop Thursday, March 13 at 1:00 pm at the Silver Spring Neighborhood […]

Priscilla Penfield Chester, daughter of world-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Wilder Penfield and founding member of Milwaukee’s Penfield Children’s Center, died on February 19. Penfield helps infants and young children, with and without disabilities, reach their full potential through education, therapy services and family programs. “Priscilla was a tremendous advocate for children with special needs,” said Christine […]

The Evolving Leadership Conference, on Saturday March 22nd, will provide opportunities for invaluable networking and offers professional development as it relates to leadership. You will also learn about many of Milwaukee’s ‘hidden’ assets! OUR WORKSHOPS *Diversity and Inclusion: Navigating Intergenerational Communication *Collaboration: Coalition Building *Continuous Learning: Networking and Small Talk for Introverts *Continuous Learning: Pinpointing […]

There is a new no-cost choice for tax filers who want to file their own tax returns this season.  The option offered by the Milwaukee Asset Building Coalition (MABC) and the Social Development Commission (SDC) is providing access to a free on-line tax filing service this year. The local tax preparation service is offering a […]

College Possible Milwaukee has received a three-year $700,000 grant from the Burke Foundation, a Milwaukee-based foundation that invests in opportunities to improve urban education and youth leadership and development. The grant will support College Possible Milwaukee’s expansion into several high schools in the next three years in order to serve even more Milwaukee students through […]

Chariesse Ellis has committed herself to service. The senior at Milwaukee Public Schools’ Rufus King International School – High School Campus has spent more than 200 hours helping people through agencies such as City on a Hill, which provides medical care to people who are homeless or uninsured. Now her work is getting noticed. Chariesse […]

WNOV Radio personality Wanda Williams’ next interview guests will be entrepreneur Daphne Malone, president and CEO of Malone’s Fine Sausage and Wisconsin State Senator Lena Taylor. Tune in to “Heart and Soul” on WNOV 860 AM Radio/Internet on Saturday March 1, 2014, at 8:00 a.m.

ACTS Housing will provide home ownership counseling services to tenants of foreclosed properties through the city’s Tenant Transition to Ownership Project (T3OP). ACTS Housing was recently awarded a one-year contract with the City of Milwaukee for up to $50,000 to provide these services. “ACTS Housing is thrilled to be a vital part of the push […]

Improving women’s health and quality of care across the lifespan, improving comprehensive reproductive health services, and working to eliminate racism and improve the social, economic, educational and environmental determinants of health are key parts of the broad efforts needed to help reduce infant mortality rates in Milwaukee, according to a comprehensive report released today by […]