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The Social Development Commission (SDC) has made preliminary estimates of the effect of the recently passed federal budget sequester legislation.At its March12 meeting, SDC’s Budget and Finance Committee reviewed a staff-prepared preliminary sequester impact report. The sequestration impact report begins SDC’s process of preparing the agency for the impact of sequestration cuts on area residents […]

The Administration for Children and Families-Head Start office has given the program a clean bill of health following a review earlier this year.  Staff from the Regional Head Start office visited the agency this past January to review a variety of program procedures and practices.  After a three day examination, they confirmed that SDC program […]

Milwaukee Public Schools’ Frederick J. Gaenslen School is gaining national recognition for its Project Lead the Way (PLTW) pre-engineering program. Gaenslen won PLTW’s Gateway to Technology National Recognition for its commitment to the rigorous program, which connects math and science curriculum to hands-on engineering and technology projects. Recognized schools are honored in part for administrative […]

In 2010, the Drug Free Communities Support Program selected Safe & Sound and the 27th Street West Drug Free Coalition to take on the challenge of creating and implementing environmental strategies to reduce youth drug and alcohol use. Since that time the Coalition has formed many collaborative synergies and made big strides in the Washington […]

On March 14, members of the community will come together again to raise funds for 21 nonprofits participating in the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s second annual Match Day. The event is the only of its kind in Wisconsin and is designed to raise awareness for basic needs in the greater Milwaukee area. Thanks to more than […]

Harley-Davidson’s charitable giving topped $4.5 million in 2012, highlighted by a $200,000 grant to Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity for its Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative focused on the Washington Park area. The grant will help fund neighborhood improvements through an expanded array of housing projects. “Our mission at The Harley-Davidson Foundation is to help meet the needs […]

Teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 as of June 1, 2013 are eligible to apply for Mayor Tom Barrett’s Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP) program between now and April 5, 2013. The program provides youth with employment and life skills and helps them meet educational, job readiness and career exploration goals. The SYIP intern […]

NNS is seeking a consultant to develop a sustainability and revenue-generating plan for Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, a two-year-old online news organization covering Milwaukee’s central city neighborhoods. The ideal candidate would have experience: For more information, please email info@milwaukeenns.org.

Safe & Sound currently has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual in the role of Community Partner Organizer. We are seeking to fill two positions, one bi-lingual. Safe & Sound is a community-based, anti-crime strategy designed to reduce crime and violence. It utilizes the interdependent strategies of positive youth development at Safe Places, neighborhood organizing […]