When kids tell you their favorite Neighborhood House memory, it often has to do with summer and swimming. This year is no different – Summer Camp kids are attending weekly swim lessons at Milwaukee Public Parks, weather permitting. These pictures from a day at McCarty Pool remind us why summer experiences at Neighborhood House are so special:…
Summer Camp teens spent a day canoeing with the US Forest Service on the Milwaukee River in Grafton. After a quick lesson, they put on life vests and were on the water, some for the first time. A few of them went into the water as well, unexpectedly! Canoes gave them access to an island…
International Learning Center students and staff were among over 100 dancers, musicians, and aid workers who attended this year’s World Refugee Day at Pere Marquette Park. A collaborative effort, it was the largest World Refugee Day celebration ever held in Milwaukee. “We wanted to highlight the contributions that the refugees bring to Milwaukee,” said Anna Bierer of…
Neighborhood House kids were among 50 local students who kicked off the summer at a special Build-a-Bike event. Wrenches in hand, they adjusted handle bars, put on pedals, and set seats at the right level with a little help from Johnson Controls and volunteers from the Optima Batteries Ultimate Street Car Invitational. It was a day to make new…
Neighborhood House teens marched with over 100 other youths in a city-wide civil rights commemoration, as part of Milwaukee’s 2013 annual Juneteenth celebration. Drummers, dancers, a few civil war re-enacters, and Miss Juneteenth herself were all on parade on this beautiful June morning. Juneteenth refers to the date June 19, 1865, when slaves in Texas first learned…