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...]
Mayor Barrett kicks off this year’s “Earn & Learn,” Milwaukee’s annual summer jobs program
Mayor Barrett officially kicked-off this year’s “Earn & Learn,” Milwaukee’s annual summer jobs program recently at the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, along with a local Earn &Learn … [Read more...]
Common Council approves Milwaukee Jobs Act initiative
The Common Council this week approved creation of the Milwaukee Jobs Act -Transitional Jobs Program – a multifaceted effort to create employment opportunities for city young people and job seekers … [Read more...]
Summer youth jobs a priority
The Milwaukee Courier, like many Milwaukee area residents, is focusing on the need for jobs, job creation and the high rate of unemployment, especially in the Black community. With more than 50 … [Read more...]