Organizations and programs that serve the Milwaukee area community are faced with shrinking traditional funding sources in a time when need for their services is on the rise. Poverty reducing agencies and programs need to determine how to effectively continue their work in this changing funding landscape. The 5th Annual Symposium on Poverty is being [...]

4th Annual Symposium on Poverty Community organizations, business people, leaders, faith-based groups, seniors and students are all being sought to weigh in on different aspects of the problem of poverty. The 4th Annual Symposium on Poverty will be held Wednesday, November 10 from 8:30 to 3:30 pm to involve all aspects of the community in [...]

Members of the community are being called on to get engaged with the fight on poverty. They are being invited to take part in the 4th Annual Symposium on Poverty Wednesday, November 10. The daylong session will be held from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm at the Italian Conference Center and will focus discussions on [...]

BloodCenter of Wisconsin’s Donor Network will hold its fourth annual Faith-Based and Healthcare Community Luncheon on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Italian Community Center. This event has been held since 2006 as an initiative to generate awareness about the need for organ donation through leadership in the faith-based [...]

The Wisconsin Association of African-American Lawyers (WAAL) held their annual “VelanDale” Scholarship Award Dinner Thursday, June 3, 2010 at the Italian Community Center in downtown Milwaukee . Representatives from Hupy & Abraham , S.C. were in attendance along with other noted dignitaries and community leaders. United States Congresswoman Gwen Moore, Representative of the Fourth District [...]

The Delta Memorial Endowment Fund’s 34th Annual Literary Luncheon will host award-winning journalist and BET News Correspondent, Jeff Johnson (a.k.a “Cousin Jeff”), as he discusses his new book, Everything I’m Not Made Me Everything I Am. The event takes place on Saturday, April 24 from 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Italian Community Center, [...]

Bishop C. H. McClelland Jurisdictional Prelate and Pastor of Holy Cathedral Church of God In Christ will be honored on the occasion of his 60th Birthday Monday, April 26, 2010 5:30 p.m. Social Hour  6:30 p.m. Dinner Italian Community Center 631 East Chicago Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 For Ticket Information, please contact: Delisa Bond at [...]

By Lynda L. Jones, Editor Milwaukee kicked off one of its efforts to help prepare people for the 2010 Census with a rally that was held on Monday, March 1, 2010 at the Italian Conference Center. The event featured entertainment with music and a skit performed by students from the Milwaukee High School of the [...]

The Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee will host the 15th annual “Spirit of the Nonprofit Sector: Holiday Celebration of Diversity” Thurs., Dec. 3, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at the Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago. Featuring music, traditional foods, artists and displays, the event showcases Milwaukee’s rich tapestry of cultural diversity, including the traditions of Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Christmas [...]