Top Rated and Proud!
Neighborhood House Early Childhood Services officially secured a 5 star rating this month from Youngstar, putting the agency in the top 10% of child care providers in the state, top 6% in Milwaukee.
Money Conference Redefines Bling
You can see it in their faces – these kids are engaged, learning, and having fun. The topic was BLING, a word that took on new meaning as kids considered the value of Business, Land, Investments, Net Worth, and Graduation. The occasion was The Money Conference, a day-long event for young people hosted by Neighborhood House PREP (Personal Responsibility Education Program), a national initiative that prepares…
Early Childhood Program Shines!
The Early Childhood Program at Neighborhood House is reaching for the stars and getting them – ace-ing two key state evaluations, and partnering up with Next Door in a major national initiative! A four-star rating from YoungStar, a program of the WI Department of Children and Families, was awarded this February. In fact, overall scores were good enough for the…
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…
From Egg to Eagle
January 2014 marks the second year of “From Egg to Eagle” at NH, an environmental education initiative. Children of all ages are learning about birds in natural and urban habitats through observation, field trips to the International Crane Foundation, Horicon Marsh, Milwaukee County Zoo, and summer research conducted in partnership with Cornell University’s Ornithology Research Lab.…