Please help meet the goal of $80K for this to be built. This entrance will be a light at the end of a tunnel. It will evolve into how countless Milwaukeeans stuck in passages of poverty and homelessness get a chance to take part in the glory of living. This will be the entrance to our Welcome Center–the first […]
Milwaukee Election Commission Director Speaks on Election Safety, Preparations, and More
By Hayley Crandall Executive Director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, Claire Woodall-Vogg, discussed the upcoming general election, from safety to early voting changes, during the Milwaukee Press Club’s Newsmaker Lunch Hour, in partnership with WisPolitics, on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Coming off the recent news that Miller Park and Fiserv Forum would no longer be readily […]
Surge in Suicides in Milwaukee County Forces Leaders to Step Up Prevention Efforts
By Matt Martinez 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. Milwaukee County is on pace to finish the year with more suicides than in 2019, prompting health leaders to step up prevention efforts. […]
Boys & Girls Clubs Closes 6 Locations, Forcing Families to Scramble for Child Care
By Matt Martinez 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 Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee has closed six locations throughout the city, bowing to financial challenges created by the pandemic. […]
Community Huddle Celebrates Fifth Year Anniversary, and Continues Community Pledge
By Dylan Deprey Five years ago, if someone asked Min. Byron Marshall Jr. where he would be today, wearing a mask while hosting community events and mentoring the youth on video chat would probably not have been in the top five answers…maybe even his top 20. During his time as a field organizer for the […]
Meet the Groups Working to Ensure Milwaukee Students Make the Grade Remotely
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 […]
Milwaukee Celebrates National Voter Registration Day
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, the nation celebrated National Voter Registration Day. As the name suggests, the purpose of the day is to encourage eligible voters to register to vote – a pre-requirement when it comes to casting a ballot. Milwaukee officials used the day to encourage residents to not only check their registration […]
Local Entrepreneurs Discuss Biden’s “Build Back Better” Plan
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Several weeks ago, on Labor Day, local entrepreneurs and leaders met with Sen. Kamala Harris. The purpose of the roundtable conversation was to discuss Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan. The Build Back Better Plan is Biden’s plan for a “stronger, resilient and inclusive economy.” According to Biden’s campaign website, the goal […]
‘This Pandemic is Still Out Here’: How Families Can Prepare for Fall and Winter
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz 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 the news of the pandemic broke, those who could afford it flocked to the stores and stocked up on essentials. That was […]
Kamala Harris Talks Small Business Recovery During Milwaukee Visit
By Mrinal Gokhale With the 2020 presidential election just a few months away, Democratic Vice President Candidate Kamala Harris visited Milwaukee on Labor Day, the same day Vice President Mike Pence visited La Crosse. While here, she first toured the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) training facility and then participated in a “Build Better […]
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