MCC YouthBuild receives part of $11.1M grant from Bader Philanthropies to support community programs
The Milwaukee Christian Center (MCC) announced it was the recipient of a generous grant from Bader Philanthropies on May 6, coinciding with the celebration of its 100th anniversary of service to the Milwaukee community. MCC YouthBuild champions young adults aged 18 to...
Political Tribalism: Why people who were willing to inject bleach are refusing the COVID-19 vaccination
I recently received a text from our local pharmacy, asking us to contact two friends or family members and tell them to get vaccinated. That this is even necessary, illustrates this nation’s worst present affliction: political tribalism. In the wake of the single most...
Veteran outreach program works to prevent suicides in Wisconsin communities with firearm safety initiative
The Captain John D. Mason Veteran Peer Outreach Program, in collaboration with the Southeastern Wisconsin Suicide Prevention Taskforce and BeThereWis.com, is bringing the Gun Shop Project and Safe Storage Program to local communities across Wisconsin. The program,...
It is hard for people who do not suffer from mental illness to understand people who do
If you don’t suffer from mental illness, there’s something you need to know about those of us who do, because it may be impossible for us to tell you — and we really want to tell you. There is a disheartening pattern that begins on many of our days. We wake up fully...
An invisible community: When the struggles of Milwaukee’s Burmese Rohingya immigrants go unseen
More than 25% of all Rohingya living in the United States reside in 53221, 53204, 53215, and 53207. The Burmese Rohingya Community of Wisconsin (BRCW) has for the last 5 years attempted to address many of the needs of this recently arrived refugee group. The nonprofit...
True faith does not bully: An open letter to church leaders regarding LGBTQ Youth
Dear Church Leaders, Over the past two decades I’ve been a pastor to students. It has been the greatest joy of my life to be allowed into the trenches of young people’s lives: to have access to their stories and share proximity to their pain. I’ve sat with and...
