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Neighborhood House co-sponsors the Milwaukee World Refugee Day 2016 event to raise awareness of Cultural Diversity and the Syrian Crisis. Milwaukee joins the international humanitarian community in recognizing World Refugee Day, Monday June 20th. The event will take place downtown at Pere Marquette Park, 900 N. Plankinton Avenue, from 4:00 to 6:30pm. Cultural performances and speakers from Syria and Burma will be featured, followed by a championship match between top refugee soccer teams. Wisconsin Department of Children &Families is sponsoring the event Milwaukee World Refugee Day 2016, in partnership with Neighborhood House of Milwaukee, UMOS, International Institute of Wisconsin,...

Foundation awards $75,000 in grants to three local organizations; unveils new ‘Volun-Deers’ program to encourage Bucks employees to be active in the community The Milwaukee Bucks formally launched the team’s first-ever charitable foundation today in a special announcement at the Pieper-Hillside Boys & Girls Club in Milwaukee. The new Milwaukee Bucks Foundation, which launches with the mission of improving the quality of life for youth and families in Wisconsin, will focus its attention on three areas of critical need: youth education; youth health and wellness; and community betterment. “Our entire organization is committed to making a difference in the...

Starting in July, Milwaukee Stories will launch a monthly podcast featuring community leaders who are working to combat poverty, racism and improve conditions in Milwaukee. Over the last two years, Milwaukee Stories has published over 140 personal stories of individuals in more than 50 neighborhoods across the city, via the website milwaukeestories.org. Since June 4, 2014, when the first story was published, the goal of the project created by local journalist Jabril Faraj has been to provide a voice to those who have been, and continue to be, marginalized. Many of the stories published have focused on people in...

A workforce development measure for Milwaukee pushed forward, with the draft of a Common Council ordinance that to significantly reinforce the city’s ability to put unemployed or underemployed people to work. The proposal would also better ensuring economic opportunities for small and locally-owned businesses. It was presented on May 26 by the Workforce Organizational Reform Committee (WORC) when it met at Employ Milwaukee. WORC Chair Alderman Russell W. Stamper, II was joined by Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton to discuss the measure during a news conference. Alderman Stamper said the city – and especially the downtown area – has...

Statement from Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton “I am proud to support a Milwaukee Public Schools’ budget proposal intended to improve outcomes for minority students and disrupt what many believe is the school-to-prison pipeline. The measure – in the news in large part because of uninformed criticism leveled by conservative bloggers and talk radio pundits – has actually garnered strong support in the community. The MPS initiative does not lend its support for the Black Lives Matter movement, but rather addresses some of the issues MPS students face on a continuing basis, such as institutional racism, poverty, inequities in...

Join Made in Milwaukee and Colectivo Coffee for Bay View Gallery Night (BVGN) on Friday, June 3rd for an evening of exploring the Bay View community and great Milwaukee art talents. Over 55 local businesses will host hundreds of local artists & musicians for the evening, highlighting the creative community and great spaces of Bay View. Bay View Jazz Fest (BVJF), a major feature of the BVGN, is back for its third year! The jazz fest features 18 free shows at 9 different BVGN locations, featuring Foreign Goods, Steve Cohen, Mrs. Fun, and Chris Weller’s Hanging Hearts to name...