Plans are underway for the 8th Annual Milwaukee Fatherhood Summit. The two day event with the theme “Changing Milwaukee Through Male Empowerment” will connect Milwaukee area men to valuable resources that will help them become stronger and more involved fathers. The Fatherhood Summit will be held Friday and Saturday, October 4th and 5th at Destiny […]
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Drive 4UR Community!
JOIN US THIS SATURDAY, JULY 13th from 9am-4pm! Running Rebels has teamed up with Heiser Ford Lincoln (1700 W. Silver Spring Drive) host a one-day event where each test-drive earns our agency $20. The more who drive, the more money we can raise. All you have to do is test drive a car for a […]
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Plants grown by students at MPS’ Morse•Marshall on sale
Plants and flowers from bamboo to basil, marigold to morning glory and peas to peppers – all grown by students participating in the aquaponics and sustainability program at Milwaukee Public Schools’ Samuel Morse•John Marshall School for the Gifted and Talented – are going on sale this summer at farmers markets across the city. Students, along […]
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Plants grown by students at MPS’ Morse•Marshall on sale
Plants and flowers from bamboo to basil, marigold to morning glory and peas to peppers – all grown by students participating in the aquaponics and sustainability program at Milwaukee Public Schools’ Samuel Morse•John Marshall School for the Gifted and Talented – are going on sale this summer at farmers markets across the city. Students, along […]
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Announcing Old South Side Day
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 […]