‘It Has Been Set back Years Now’ By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. This story has been updated to correct an error. The plan involves free calls for those […]
City Struggles to Find Solutions to Slow the High Pace of Drug Overdose Deaths
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Rafael Mercado works on the front lines of the city’s battle against drug overdoses. And he’s not happy with what he’s seeing. “This […]
How the Financially Troubled Milwaukee County Parks System Can Bounce Back
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. It’s no secret the Milwaukee County Parks is in financial trouble. And unless there are major changes, things are expected to get much […]
41 years and counting: Project Return Continues Mission to Support Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. It was 1980, and the social ministry committee at Cross Lutheran Church was looking for ways to better serve the community. “We discovered […]
‘And now he’s gone’: Event Remembers Those Who Lost Their Battle with Opioid Addiction
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. UW-Milwaukee student Zachary Jones, 26, still remembers the call he got from his friend, Nate, last spring. “He said: ‘I’m gonna make this […]
New App Helps Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Overcome Employment Barriers
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Two weeks after being released from federal prison and ready to start fresh, Ruben Gaona made it his goal to become a case […]
‘They know they’re playing Russian roulette:’ Treatment Program Offers Hope for Men at Risk of Overdose
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Kj Bell takes his recovery from drug addiction one step at a time. “I wake up and decide that I’m not going to […]
New Online Tool Helps Individuals Clean Up Criminal and Eviction Records
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. A new tool could help individuals remove employment and housing barriers with the click of a few buttons. Legal Tune Up, an online […]
African Americans Outpace Other Groups in Drug Overdose Deaths in Milwaukee County
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. The number of African Americans who die from drug overdoses in Milwaukee County continues to rise, with Black residents making up 45% of […]
UPDATE: Milwaukee County Supervisors OK Reducing Fine for Marijuana Possession to $1
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors on Thursday adopted a resolution to reduce the fine for marijuana and drug paraphernalia possession of 25 […]