“He was a very cheerful child, always smiling, and he had these wonderful dimples. His eyes were just sparkling…. [he was a] very kind and gentle child” remembers Marilynn Weiland, who taught Juan Bernal in her Rainbow Room at Neighborhood House back in 2001. He was four years old then, and spent the rest of…
Neighborhood House is honored to have been recognized by two amazing foundations in the last few weeks. Both received grant proposals focusing on our Lead & Learn Conservation Corp, which we aim to expand from 12 to 25 interns. A component of our outdoor & environmental education programming, the Lead & Learn Conservation Corp introduces…
Jeff Martinka, Neighborhood House of Milwaukee’s Executive Director, has been selected to receive a prestigious scholarship from the Harvard Business School Club of WI. He will complete a four-day nonprofit management program in Cambridge, MA at the end of May, along with over 100 high-achieving Executive Directors from around the world. This is Martinka’s second…
A Neighborhood House tradition, Friday Skate Nights are an awesome way to get active and be with friends. The only “cost” for participation and skate rental is two canned food items, which will be donated to the food pantry at Central City Churches. Held every third Friday of the month during the academic year, Friday Skate…
Last summer, Neighborhood House Health Initiative Educator Jess Soler realized that many youth in our programs wanted to take their basketball skills to the next level. Most of them had never played in an organized way, so she and NH Teen Program Assistant Red Jones collaborated on a basketball skills workshop. It drew so much…