Columbia Savings & Loan Association, Wisconsin’s oldest and only Black-owned bank, marked its centennial in 2024 and remains committed to its mission to provide financial services to underserved Black residents in Milwaukee.
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Here’s an update on what’s going on at the Social Development Commission
The Social Development Commission has added two members to its board and is continuing to seek funding to restart some key programs and repay employees.
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‘We just want our money’: Former SDC employees still wait to be paid
Former employees of the Social Development Commission are still owed money for unpaid wages, eight months after the organization temporarily suspended operations.
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As temperatures drop, here’s where you can stay warm this winter
Warming centers are open now through March. 31.
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Four takeaways from the Social Development Commission’s latest board meeting
The Social Development Commission board voted to restore its audit committee and discussed SDC’s grant funding and financial records at a meeting on Thursday.
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Elected leaders weigh in on reopening of Social Development Commission
The reopening of the Social Development Commission after months of disruption, has sparked mixed reactions from elected officials and community leaders in Milwaukee.
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Here’s where you can find free gun locks in Milwaukee
Gun locks help prevent theft, firearm injuries, and misuse. Here’s where you can get them for free in Milwaukee.
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SDC board continues to shrink as three more commissioners resign
Marjorie Rucker, Donna Brown-Martin and Patricia Nájera, all commissioners for the Social Development Commission, resigned from the SDC board this week.
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Comparing Trump’s criminal justice vision to the needs of Milwaukee
The criminal justice priorities of former President Donald Trump would affect Milwaukee’s criminal justice system in ways similar to but also starkly different from the priorities of Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Smaller board puts SDC at risk of losing sizable funding
Vacant seats on the Social Development Commission’s board could pose a problem as the agency applies for Community Services Block Grant funding.