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Monthly FoodShare Payments to Be Cut Substantially Starting in March

January 14, 2023

By Sam Woods 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. FoodShare emergency allotments will end after February due to changes in federal law. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, FoodShare recipients have received an additional “emergency […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Food Insecurity, FoodShare, Sam Woods

MPS Disproportionately Suspending Black Students at Similar Rates to 10 years ago, New MPS Data Reveals

February 12, 2022

By Sam Woods 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. Despite making up 50% of the MPS student body, Black students have received 81% of suspensions this school year, according to data MPS […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Milwaukee Public Schools, Racial Disparities, Sam Woods, Student Suspensions

Trouble Finding Child Care? You’re Not Alone, and Here’s Why.

October 23, 2021

By Sam Woods 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. If you have had trouble finding affordable child care, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, you are not alone. New […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Child Care, Sam Woods, Sharimah Negrón, Tamara Johnson, Yimma Davila-Castro

What you Need to know About Increased FoodShare Benefits in October

September 18, 2021

By Sam Woods 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. FoodShare recipients should see another bump in benefits, starting Oct. 1, that will continue through at least Sept. 30, 2022. The U.S. Department […]

Popular Interests In This Article: FoodShare, Sam Woods

Contest Allows Students to Pitch Ideas on Improving Educational Outcomes for Black Males

December 26, 2020

By Sam Woods 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. Do you have an idea for how to improve high school education? You might be able to get paid to make that idea […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Amir Williams, Black and Latino Male Achievement Department, David Castillo, Design Your Future, Milwaukee Public Schools MPS, Sam Woods

How High School Seniors Can Get the Cash They Need to Afford College

December 12, 2020

By Sam Woods 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. While you may have heard of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, there are lots of other ways to get […]

Popular Interests In This Article: College, Sam Woods, Scholarships, Student Financial Aid

Are Black MPS Students Still Being Disproportionately Disciplined?

November 28, 2020

By Sam Woods 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. Black students in Milwaukee Public Schools received 67% of the disciplinary actions given in October, school district leaders say. MPS administrators are required […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Keith Posley, Milwaukee Inner City Congregations Allied for Hope, Milwaukee Public Schools MPS, Racial Inequality, Sam Woods

NNS Spotlight: ‘It’s Up to Us to Paint a Picture’: Milwaukee Youth Release Album to Mark a Chaotic Year

November 14, 2020

By Sam Woods 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. When you think of the sounds of protest, you probably think of hundreds of people chanting in unison or a speech being delivered. […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Album Releases, Britt Nicole, Music Videos, Running Rebels, Sam Woods

Meet the Groups Working to Ensure Milwaukee Students Make the Grade Remotely

September 26, 2020

By Sam Woods 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. With the school year underway, K-12 families are still finding themselves without access to broadband or enough devices for each of their school-age […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Caitlin Cullen, Milwaukee Recreation, Sam Woods, The Tandem

As Youth Agencies Plan for Fall, they Draw on Lessons Learned from the Summer

September 5, 2020

By Sam Woods 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. Some of Milwaukee’s largest youth-serving organizations say they’ve learned how to conduct safe, engaging programming — both on – and offline – over […]

Popular Interests In This Article: COVID-19, Sam Woods, Youth Programs

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