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Safe Places can help youth discover their potential as change makers and community leaders.  They also keep youth on a positive path. Safe & Sound is inviting youth development organizations serving young people between the ages of 10-19 to review the 2014 Safe Places Initiative Request for Proposals now available on its website. Now in […]

Milwaukee County UW Cooperative Extension has been awarded $79,398 from the UW-Extension Program Innovation Fund to collaborate with four UW Colleges and UW Help on a pilot Pre-College Institute for Milwaukee Middle and High School 4-H youth. UW College partners and Milwaukee County UW Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Youth Development educators and County Director, Eloisa Gómez, […]

As the new school year quickly approaches, Milwaukee Public Schools is announcing that the district will provide free transportation for stud ents participating in MPS Head Start, which puts qualifying K3 and K4 students on the path to school success through individualized educational experiences, nutrition and family services. The free transportation piece is a first […]

A low-income community representative will be selected in a Special Election September 13th for the Social Development Commission (SDC) Board of Commissioners. The Special SDC Board Election will be held for the agency’s District One.  That district includes Milwaukee’s Northwest side plus Milwaukee County’s northern and western suburban communities.  The election will fill the seat […]

The Food Service Program at the Social Development Commission (SDC) has had a very busy summer.  In addition to serving up approximately 2,600 meals a day for its year-round program, it is also providing thousands of additional meals every day for hungry Milwaukee area youth during their summer break. The SDC Food Service Program is […]

A program that helps families lower their energy bills by making their homes more efficient is reporting success.  The Weatherization Program of the Social Development Commission (SDC) has issued a positive report card for it just-completed program year. The SDC Weatherization Program finished its program year at the end of June and reports they exceeded […]

Milwaukee area residents can learn how to better their financial health at a free workshop being offered by US Bank, the Social Development Commission (SDC) and the Milwaukee Asset Building Coalition. The session will be presented Tuesday, July 30 at 9:30 am at the SDC Welcome Center located at 4041 N. Richards Street in Milwaukee. […]

A free Milwaukee Foreclosure Prevention Event, sponsored by the City of Milwaukee and Take Root Milwaukee will take place on Thursday, 7/25.  Help is available from 1:00 to 7:00 PM (first come, first serve). The event will take place at the Bruce Guadalupe Middle School, conveniently located at 920 S. 9th Street, on Milwaukee’s near […]

Milwaukee County households who are faced with utility disconnection have options when seeking to reestablish power to provide some relief from the heat wave plaguing the area. The Social Development Commission (SDC) reminds residents who have been disconnected or face disconnection of their electricity can apply for Energy Assistance Crisis funding.  There are still Crisis […]

Good news! SDC has extended the application deadline for the last two sessions of its free ACT Wings workshop to Tuesday, July 16th.  Please share the news with interested students and encourage them to apply. This opportunity includes taking actual ACT tests, books and materials, and helping students develop test and study strategies.  All for free! […]