Low-income individuals can receive help on their tax returns for free. Here’s a list of organizations that serve our neighborhoods.
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Need home repairs? Here is how you find help
Despite Milwaukee’s long list of loans and grants available, homeowners struggle to get help with critical repairs. Here’s what you need to know.
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FlexRide Milwaukee working to address transportation barriers
FlexRide Milwaukee connects Milwaukee residents without cars to jobs located in Menomonee Falls and Butler.
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NNS Spotlight: Hope House is expanding its tools to combat homelessness
The organization, located at 209 W. Orchard St., houses a walk-in clinic, a youth center for children and a GED program available to both residents and people in the surrounding area.
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‘More than teaching kids’: How one program builds families through in-home education
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, or HIPPY, works with families in the home to support parents in their critical role as their child’s first and most important teacher. It is delivered via a partnership with COA’s Burke Early Education Center.
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Father launches ‘One Pill Kills’ social media campaign after son’s overdose death
Isaac Solis Jr. died in 2019 after taking what he thought was a prescription Percocet. His fatal mistake is part of a phenomenon that’s driven an increase in overdose deaths across the country, including in Milwaukee County.
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Where to go if you need winter clothing
Here is where you can get free winter gear or donate to those in need.
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Market-rate project seeks to lure residents to Walnut Circle and Josey Heights neighborhoods
The city’s New Home Initiative offers qualified residents the chance to build on the vacant lots at North 20th and West Walnut streets and on North 12th and West Lloyd streets.
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Milwaukee sees rise in syphilis cases
Milwaukee saw at least 255 cases of syphilis in 2021, more than the totals from 2016 to 2019 combined, according to the Milwaukee Health Department.
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Here’s where you can find shelter from the cold
Wind chills are expected to reach 20 degrees to 30 degrees below zero Tuesday. Here are places where you can go to find shelter from the cold.