The Office of Community Wellness and Safety faces uncertainty in the next few years, with federal funds disappearing and the city facing its own budget challenges.
Office of Community Wellness and Safety
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Leaders prepare to update Milwaukee’s Blueprint for Peace violence prevention plan
Released in 2017, the Blueprint for Peace laid out a vision for how to develop a public health approach to violence prevention. Plans to create an updated version of the blueprint are in the works.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of Feb. 21
Learn to cook at Owen’s Place, find a job while kicking it with law enforcement; vote on the best chili; celebrate the anniversary of the Urban Indigenous League; and receive free groceries.
Posted inCommunity, gun violence, Health and Wellness
‘It’s more about prevention’: Police Chief Jeffrey Norman on gun violence in city
Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman talks about efforts to address gun violence in the city.
Posted inCommunity, gun violence, Public Safety
Readers offer insights on how to stop youth homicides
Readers respond to a call for ideas on how to stop the rise in youth homicides in Milwaukee County, where 40 children have been killed since 2023.
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Milwaukee is relaunching an initiative that brings neighbors together to address safety issues. Here’s what you need to know.
The City of Milwaukee is relaunching its Alert Neighbor Program, an initiative that brings neighbors together to address safety issues.