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A new report “Wisconsin’s Mass Incarceration of African American Males:  Workforce, Community & Nonprofit Challenges” by John Pawasarat and Dr. Lois Quinn of UWM will be the focus of a workshop organized by the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee.  It will be held Tuesday, June 25 from 8:30 to 10:00 am at the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) […]

Can you garden for Milwaukee’s poor this summer? Please expand your garden and plant for the House of Peace, a Capuchin ministry. We could use any and all produce for our guests. Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, greens, lettuces, sweet corn, and more will be greatly appreciated. Please drop off produce at the House of Peace, 1702 W. Walnut, […]

Volunteers from regional Target stores brought more than an extra set of hands and an all-star reading voice to three Milwaukee Public Schools on Wednesday, May 22. Through TARGET: Milwaukee Matters, they also brought more than $28,000 worth of books. TARGET: Milwaukee Matters is a partnership between Target and the Milwaukee-based Zilber Family Foundation that […]

The Social Development Commission (SDC) announces participation again in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in Milwaukee.  Through its Food Service Program, SDC prepares and delivers meals that feed school age children during the summer months. SDC Interim CEO Hannah C. Dugan says “SDC Food Service made more than 68,000 meals last summer that kept […]

More than 70 women and men took a big first step on the road to realizing their dreams.  They graduated from the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) GED/HSED program. The graduates completed classwork and testing for the GED or the High School Equivalency Diploma (or HSED) programs with SDC.  Alonzo Kelly, founder of the Kelly Leadership […]

Milwaukee Public Schools’ Rufus King International School has won ACT’s national College and Career Transition Award for high schools. Rufus King is the only high school in the nation to receive the award, which was announced Wednesday evening in Washington, D.C. Ranked among the best high schools in Wisconsin in 2013 by both U.S. News and […]

Each year, thousands of students face the tough decision of determining how to pay for college. According to a recent article*, only 9 percent of low-income students received college degrees, while 54 percent of students from wealthy families obtained bachelor’s degrees. To help ease students’ financial concerns, Northwestern Mutual, through its Foundation, is announcing 12 […]

Three Milwaukee Public Schools seniors are among just 1,000 nationwide to be named Gates Millennium Scholars this year, an honor that translates into a “good-through-graduation” scholarship to the college of each student’s choice paying for 100% of students’ unmet need. The scholarships also provide funding graduate school if students opt to pursue graduate degrees in […]

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY: Safe & Sound develops, supports and facilitates collaborative approaches to measurably reduce violent crime by blending law enforcement, neighborhood organizing and youth development, making Milwaukee neighborhoods safe places to work, live and raise families. Safe & Sound is a community-based, community building and anti-crime strategy designed to reduce crime and violence.  It utilizes the […]

The Social Development Commission (SDC) has launched its first microenterprise class of refugees aspiring to become childcare business owners and operators.  SDC’s Refugee Childcare Microenterprise Development Project trains participants in business operations, financial literacy, and childcare practices. “Training entrepreneurs to obtain a State of Wisconsin Family Child Care License and open more home-based childcare centers […]