[slideshow] Milwaukee’s annual Shop With A Cop event is part of a national program linking local kids and law enforcement officers, creating opportunities to build positive relationships with each other. This year 13 Neighborhood House kids joined officers from several local police forces for a day on the town that began with breakfast at the Sheraton…
DetailsKala came to Milwaukee from Liberia, a country still recovering from decades of civil war and struggling to provide access to education for its people. She knew she had to become proficient in English in order to find a good job and build a better life here. Kala turned to the International Learning Center for help, enrolling in…
Details[slideshow] It’s not every day that someone drops off a ten thousand dollar check at Neighborhood House. Sherrie Williams of Johnson Controls had the opportunity to do just that last week. Sherrie’s team won the Johnson Controls Chairman’s Award for their Building Efficiency design, and as winners they received $10,000 to donate to the charity of their choice. Sherrie…
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Evan, Kala, and Antrell are just three of the thousands of people who benefit from Neighborhood House programs each year. Listen to their stories…. [wpvideo k1teuCS4 autoplay=true w=800]
[slideshow] What do healthy partnerships look like? Physicians providing information and screenings free of charge, representatives from over 30 different vendors offering free vision and blood pressure checks, impaired driver testing, and handing out free healthy snacks, gifts, reading glasses and childrens’ books. American Red Cross, WIC (Women, Infant and Children, Marquette Dental School, and Milwaukee Police Department’s …
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