After school sports

CHAMPIONS!

UNDEFEATED!!! Neighborhood House teens claimed victory in overtime at the Kosciusko Park Community Center to become 2015 Milwaukee Rec League champions! Congrats to the team, and to Teen Program Assistant  Ronnie Madison who has been coaching them this winter. Ronnie is an NH alum and on the roster of NH scholarship winners. Neighborhood House is happy to have him back!

HealthFest 2015 Rocks the House!

Real Wisconsiners are not deterred by the cold, and 103 of them turned out for Health Fest 2015, a Neighborhood House annual event. Despite frigid temps on Saturday, folks took advantage of free screenings for high blood pressure, diabetes, HIV and STDs (City of Milwaukee Health Department was pleased to see a number of people from the Burmese…

Empowering through Education

We know that language and literacy are major barriers to success for newcomers, in school and in the workplace. At Neighborhood House, new education initiatives are empowering kids to succeed in school, and adults to re-enter the workforce with the skills they need to compete. A new partnership with Burmese Immersion Project, a refugee service provider focusing…

Family Adventures: Winter Wings

Big birds were on the minds of fifty kids and parents as they settled into their seats for a 2-hour bus ride from Neighborhood House to Sauk City on a mild Saturday in January. Binoculars in hand, they were bound for 28th Annual Eagle Days, where a full day of eagle watching and eagle festivities awaited.  Together with Neighborhood House Nature Educators Niki…