Milwaukee nonprofit City Champs offers free martial arts classes to help Milwaukee youths build confidence while eliminating financial barriers to such training.
Journey House
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Where to find free Thanksgiving meals in Milwaukee
Find out where you can get free meals and how you can help your neighbors this Thanksgiving.
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Find free Halloween and fall events in your neighborhood
There are plenty of free family-friendly events to celebrate Halloween in Milwaukee, including official trick-or-treating hours from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27.
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Find trick-or-treating and other free Halloween events in your neighborhood
Check out neighborhood trick-or-treating and other free family-friendly Halloween events happening around Milwaukee.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of Dec. 9
Check out the Harvest of Hope youth expo and live radio show; celebrate the Black and Latinx diasporas at “Milwaukee Forever”; get housing resources and info at North Division High School; watch a fashion show organized by Edessa School of Fashion; and donate winter clothes to youths at Running Rebels and Journey House.
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Youths can learn about wellness, tech, entrepreneurship and leadership at STEAM & Dream summit
A day-long summit for youths to learn about wellness, tech, entrepreneurship and leadership is coming to Milwaukee on Saturday at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts.
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ZNI spurs quality of life improvements in Clarke Square over past decade
Since the late philanthropist Joe Zilber selected it as one of three neighborhoods where the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative would invest $50 million over 10 years, Clarke Square residents and leaders have seen positive changes.
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Local students struggle after changes to GED test
The number of students who passed their GED tests at Milwaukee’s four main testing sites nose-dived when a new, more challenging test was rolled out in 2014. It has been rising slowly since then, but is still fewer than one-fourth of the total who passed in 2013.
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New head of Clarke Square is “community organizer at heart”
Ian Bautista, the new executive director of the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative, says his goal is to “unlock, invite and connect” with people and organizations.
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Candelaria resigns from Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative
CSNI is seeking an executive director to replace Ramon Candelaria, who is leaving the organization.