Employ Milwaukee has released a WORKSITE APPLICATION to provide subsidized employment positions for Mayor Barrett’s EARN & LEARN, Milwaukee’s Summer Youth Jobs Initiative. The application is … [Read more...]
Mayor Barrett Announces Earn & Learn All-Star Team
Packers, Bucks, Brewers and Admirals supporting Earn & Learn summer jobs program MILWAUKEE – Mayor Tom Barrett announced his Earn & Learn All-Star Team, a new collaborative partnership with … [Read more...]
Earn & Learn Drafts Some Big Names for 2017
By Dylan Deprey It seems like Mayor Tom Barrett’s Earn & Learn initiative has added an All-Star team, as the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Admirals … [Read more...]
Mayor Barrett walks with Teens from the Earn and Learn Program to Promote Healthy Lifestyles
By Karen Stokes On a warm, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, Milwaukee teens and Mayor Tom Barrett enjoyed the weather and fellowship while walking to promote healthy lifestyles in … [Read more...]
Bell Ambulance Donates $25,000 to Mayor Barrett’s Earn and Learn Program
By Karen Stokes Coinciding with president and founder Rick Zehetner’s 50th anniversary of working with Emergency Medical Services, Bell Ambulance Foundation donated a gift of $25,000 to Mayor … [Read more...]
TechForce Center to Bridge Education and Tech Jobs
By Dylan Deprey There were no actual scissors involved in the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Milwaukee TechForce Training Center grand opening. All it took was a series of tablets and one … [Read more...]
Mayor Barrett Kicks-Off Annual Summer Youth Employment Program
Earn & Learn Provides Young Individuals with Job Skills, Work Experience MILWAUKEE – Mayor Tom Barrett opened the application process for the 2016 Earn & Learn initiative, a summer youth … [Read more...]
After Violent Summer, Urban Underground Begins Recruitment for New School Year
By Dylan Deprey The Milwaukee that Sharlen Moore heard about from her family was nothing compared to what she lived. Skating rinks and bowling alleys were the usual teen hangout spots. As the … [Read more...]
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino Addresses City Gun Violence with New Partnership and Program
By Maria Corpus A new initiative will seek to address city violence by linking at-risk youth with employment opportunities and support, thanks to Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s renamed charity … [Read more...]
Courier Interns Interview Mayor Barrett
Mayor Tom Barrett spoke out about Milwaukee’s various social issues within the community and seeks solutions. Issues include education, crime, employment, human trafficking and … [Read more...]