TRUE Skool’s urban arts program for teens has expanded an initiative to arm girls with knowledge, skills and networks to prepare them for leadership roles.
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Few afterschool programs meet YoungStar staff education standards, study finds
A recent Public Policy Forum report shows that the majority of Milwaukee County’s afterschool programs have low YoungStar ratings, sparking questions about whether the problem is the programs or the system itself.
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Milwaukee’s poor feel the pinch of food stamp cuts
Experts and recipients say two cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are making it more difficult for people to eat healthy and make ends meet.
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Deadline looms to enroll in health insurance or face tax
More than 100 organizations throughout the area are working to get individuals signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act or BadgerCare before the March 31 deadline.
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Gospel singers raise their voices to help build new health clinic
Lovers of gospel music and those who always have wanted to experience it will come together at a “Gospel Jubilee” to raise money for a new Lisbon Avenue Community Health Center.
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Expectant mothers receive free dental care at South Side clinic
Approximately 200 low-income pregnant women have been treated by dentists at the Columbia St. Mary’s St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Dental Clinic since January 2013.
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Managing diabetes requires taking control of lifestyle choices, speaker says
The Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center hosted a presentation on living with Type 2 diabetes by a Lakota man who has the disease.
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Subzero temperatures leave hungry people out in the cold
As Milwaukee endured its coldest weather in nearly 20 years, some local food pantries and meal programs were forced to temporarily close, leaving some low-income residents without access to food.
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Cooperative offers alternative to traditional insurance companies
The Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative is a member-owned and governed insurance company with policies available to Milwaukee residents on the federal Affordable Care Act marketplace.
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Candy-flavored tobacco products lure underage smokers, report warns
Forty percent of teens who smoke use candy-flavored tobacco products, and 60 percent of those don’t plan on quitting.