Summer is a prime time for homeownership dreams to become reality. Each year the federal government kicks off National Homeownership Month in the summer, and this year the theme is “Preserving the Dream.” “Homeownership Month is a time to reaffirm the important role that ‘home’ plays for our families and the neighborhoods where they live,” said Housing and Urban Development … [Read more...] about Milwaukee offers great opportunities for realizing the dream of homeownership
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MPS TEAM UP College Access Centers receive additional $1.3 million commitment from Great Lakes Higher Guaranty Corporation
To inspire more Milwaukee youth to graduate and continue their education beyond high school, Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation has invested an additional $1.3 million for ongoing operation of two MPS TEAM UP College Access Centers. Since 2011, more than 10,000 students have benefitted from the centers’ free services on how to find, apply, and pay for a college … [Read more...] about MPS TEAM UP College Access Centers receive additional $1.3 million commitment from Great Lakes Higher Guaranty Corporation
Brewers wives and others join Salvation Army to help feed kids this summer
Brewers’ wives, Mayor Tom Barrett’s office, and other community leaders joined the Salvation Army leadership and advisory board members in kicking off the Feed the Kids Summer Meals program on Monday, June 23, 2014 at Red Arrow Park, 920 N. Water Street. The Summer Meals program began in 1990 and has prepared and delivered more than 2 million meals in the City of Milwaukee. In … [Read more...] about Brewers wives and others join Salvation Army to help feed kids this summer
Helping landlords and tenants avoid lead dangers
A partnership between the City of Milwaukee’s Department of Neighborhood Services and a program at the Social Development Commission (SDC) is helping make rental properties safer. The Lead Hazard Reduction Assistance program at SDC is taking part in Landlord Training sessions held by the City to promote lead safety. Staff from the SDC program are taking part in the workshops … [Read more...] about Helping landlords and tenants avoid lead dangers
UNCF celebrates its 30th Anniversary UNCF Walk for Education at Veterans Park
United Negro College Fund (UNCF) will step out for students at its UNCF Walk for Education on Saturday, July 19, 2014, in Milwaukee at Veterans Park. The annual event is a celebration of education that will bring together an estimated 2,000 community supporters to raise vitally needed funds to help local students get to and through college. Families, teachers and the community … [Read more...] about UNCF celebrates its 30th Anniversary UNCF Walk for Education at Veterans Park
Obama encouraging family-friendly work policies
President Barack Obama said Monday, June 23, 2014 that the United States should join the rest of the industrialized world and offer paid leave for mothers of newborns. "Many women can't even get a paid day off to give birth — now that's a pretty low bar," Obama said at the White House Summit on Working Families. "That, we should be able to take care of." The president is … [Read more...] about Obama encouraging family-friendly work policies
Unlucky Thirteen: A new campaign looks to raise awareness of human trafficking
Human trafficking is considered one of the fastest growing forms of organized crime all over the world, affecting more than 800,000 people a year. A huge number like that is considered by many to be a conservative estimate of the total number of people sold into modern day slavery annually. Human trafficking knows no bounds and affects all regions across the globe. Law … [Read more...] about Unlucky Thirteen: A new campaign looks to raise awareness of human trafficking
Greater Milwaukee Foundation honors community organizer for leadership
For his efforts to improve the quality of life in Milwaukee neighborhoods, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation recognized community organizer Christopher Boston as the 2014 recipient of its Doug Jansson Leadership Award. He received the honor at the Foundation’s 99th annual meeting and civic awards presentation Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. As … [Read more...] about Greater Milwaukee Foundation honors community organizer for leadership
Milwaukee celebrates Juneteenth Day: Stop the violence is theme of event
One of the marching units in the Juneteenth Parade on June 19, 2014 displayed huge pink signs saying “Stop the Violence,” after a series of gun violence resulting sometimes in deaths and an innocent child being critically wounded on the playground at Clarke Street School and another inside a grocery on W. Hopkins Street. In recent weeks there has been a Clergy Gun Buyback, a … [Read more...] about Milwaukee celebrates Juneteenth Day: Stop the violence is theme of event
Our paralysis is tied to our hopelessness (Part 1)
Rahim Islam is a National Speaker and Writer, Convener of Philadelphia Community of Leaders, and President/CEO of Universal Companies, a community development and education management company headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. Follow Rahim Islam on FaceBook(Rahim Islam) & Twitter (@RahimIslamUC) Given the downward spiraling out of control of every negative demographic … [Read more...] about Our paralysis is tied to our hopelessness (Part 1)