Arcadia Press recently released the book, Milwaukee’s Old South Side, written by the staff of Urban Anthropology (UrbAn). In response to the publishing of this book, UrbAn will hold an Old South Side Day that will educate residents on the history of their south side neighborhoods. The event will be held between 11am and 3pm […]
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Foundation awards $17K via summer grants program
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation awarded $17,000 in grants to area agencies through its inaugural summer grants for kids initiative. Grants of $1,000 each were given to 17 selected agencies to support supervised summer programs and activities that introduce kids to new experiences, provide them opportunities that would normally be unavailable to them and encourage the […]
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Incarceration rate for African American men
In Milwaukee County, more than half of African American men in their 30’s are in or have been in state prison. And that is creating a tremendous impact on the men, their families, their neighborhoods and the area nonprofit organizations attempting to assist them. That was the finding of a study that was the center […]
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Celebrating communities that care
Over the course of eight weeks apprentice artists will take on the role of artists, activists, and researchers as they collaborate, strategize, organize, and publicize an art piece that aims to celebrate communities that care. Through a program called ArtWorks for Milwaukee, in collaboration with Safe & Sound, eight young artist will be working together […]
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Metro Milwaukee ranks high for communities of color
The Metro Milwaukee region has one of the youngest communities of color as well as one of the oldest white communities and remains one of the most segregated, according to a new report commissioned by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. With 31.3 percent of its population part of a racial or ethnic minority, the metro Milwaukee […]
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Volunteers sought to expand successful tax help program
A free program that helped thousands of Milwaukee County residents with their state and federal taxes is looking for help. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program of the Milwaukee Asset Building Coalition and the Social Development Commission (SDC) is recruiting volunteers. The VITA program filed in this spring’s tax season more than 15,400 tax […]
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Foundation honors three local leaders for service
Three of Milwaukee’s most outstanding civic leaders will be honored by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation at its 98th annual meeting Wednesday, June 19, at Milwaukee’s Harley-Davidson Museum. William C. Frye Award As president and CEO of the Helen Bader Foundation, Dan Bader is carrying out the vision of his late mother as well as leaving […]
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Celebrating Juneteenth
As I kneel in the garden, soil slips through my fingers and I offer a prayer in remembrance of my ancestors, whose forced labor helped build the U.S. This June 19 at Alice’s Garden, a 2-acre urban farm in Milwaukee, we will celebrate Juneteenth Day, the oldest-known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the […]
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Global anti-bigotry campaign makes U.S. debut in Milwaukee
Hours Against Hate, a global initiative to address bigotry, will be introduced to the U.S. at a kick-off event celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Jewish Council for Community Relations on this evening at the Pfister Hotel. Initiated by the U.S. Department of State, Hours Against Hate is a movement to help end bigotry and […]
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Head Start program transitions
As reported in the media, the Social Development Commission (SDC) Board has discussed the potential for appeal of the Head Start decision to exclude SDC from the list of finalists to receive future federal funding. While future decisions are pending, SDC Head Start funding ends June 30, 2013. “Priority one for SDC is a smooth […]