By PrincessSafiya Byers This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]
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Parents and the Luck Of The Draw
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In the course of my personal, legal and legislative career, I’ve had the opportunity to work on many difficult cases or situations involving … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Agency Seeks Parents Who Can Open Their Home and Heart to a Child in Need
By Karen Stokes When you think of a family, most people have images of children living in a loving home with their parents. This is not a reality for the thousands of children in the foster … [Read more...]
Foster Parent Appreciation
Showing appreciation for foster parents was the theme for a recent event honoring foster parents who open their homes for kids who need love and guidance. There are over two thousand kids placed with … [Read more...]
‘Winter Wonderland’ Open House Dec. 1 to focus on critical need for foster parents
Foster parents are critically needed in Milwaukee County, where at any given time about 2,000 children are in out-of-home care. So, St. Aemilian - Lakeside, a 161-year old social services agency at … [Read more...]
Home Run & Walk Covering the Bases for Foster Care
Children’s Service Society of Wisconsin kicks off its first annual Home Run & Walk, Covering the Bases for Foster Care, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 1, at Miller Park in Milwaukee. Peggy Troy, … [Read more...]
A holiday celebration for children in foster care
When: Sat., Dec. 19, 2009, 1-5 pm Sponsoring Organizations: Children’s Service Society of Wisconsin (CSS) in partnership with The Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare and Congregations Caring for … [Read more...]