ILC Students celebrated winter – and for many, their first snow – with a visit to the Neighborhood House Nature Center in Dodge County. Nearly 40 students from Burma, Sudan, Somalia, Laos, and Haiti hiked in the woods, learned about (and tasted) maple sugar, found animal tracks, made snowballs, and sledded. Some will return on…
With spring just around the corner, NH kids are already getting their hands dirty planting seeds for tomatoes, peppers and other summer veggies. This year our Young Interpreters Group has also been involved, sowing seeds of understanding with their peers. Chosen for their maturity and leadership qualities, these select students from our University Kids Club (Ciera, Jahari,…
Our new citizenship initiative for older refugees has launched! The course emphasizes the skills necessary to pass the US citizenship exam, combined with activities such as arts & crafts, exercise and gardening. The initiative addresses an important need: after 7 years of residency in the US, immigrants who have not become US citizens can lose eligibility…
Every month Neighborhood House hosts a Family Fun Event for all ages, and our annual Sweetheart Dance was February’s rockin’ good time. We wobbled, break-danced, ate cupcakes, made bracelets and picture frames, but mostly we had FUN!! Special thanks to the Business Office Sweethearts, to Lugredia & Shawndrika for kickin’ out those tasty heart-shaped cupcakes, to…
Before, I thought that maybe vaccines caused autism. Now I have more information – I know the autism link is a myth. I can make better decisions. CHIMC empowered me! And I can help empower my friends. These comments are from a parent involved in CHIMC – Community Health Improvements for Milwaukee’s Children, a participatory research program…