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Judge Denies SDC Lawsuit, County to Move Forward with UMOS Contract

August 15, 2015

By Ariele Vaccaro On Friday Aug. 14, Milwaukee County Judge David Hanscher threw out a temporary restraining order from the Social Development Commission (SDC). The organization had filed the … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ariele Vaccaro, Chris Abele, Community Advocates, David Hanscher, Energy Assistance, George Hinton, Hector Colon, Martin Weddle, SDC, Social Development Commission, UMOS

Supervisors Weddle and Rainey Blast Chris Abele and Hector Colon Over Energy Assistance Contract

August 8, 2015

They Say Move to Award Energy Assistance Contract to UMOS and Community Advocates Defies Last Week’s County Board Vote Granting an Extension to SDC Milwaukee County Supervisors Martin Weddle and … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Chris Abele, Community Advocates, Energy Assistance, Hector Colon, Khalif Rainey, Martin Weddle, Social Development Commission, UMOS

Social Development Commission Strives to Reform Image and Increase Outreach

July 17, 2015

By Mrinal Gokhale After recent shootings, Police Chief Edward Flynn stated Milwaukee has the fourth highest murder rates of the nation. Given this statistic, Milwaukee’s Social Development … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: FoodShare, FoodShare Employment and Training, George Hinton, Mrinal Gokhale, ResCare, SDC, Social Development Commission

Free ACT Preparation Classes

June 14, 2014

High school students looking to maximize their score for the ACT college entrance test are being offered free sessions to help them get ready for it. The Education and Training Program at the Social … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: ACT College Admissions Test, ACT Test, Social Development Commission

SDC summer food service program

May 31, 2014

Stressing the importance of offering nutritious meals to children during the summer months, the Social Development Commission Summer Food Service Program announces the sponsorship of the Summer Food … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Social Development Commission, Summer Food Service Program

Employers and Other Resources Offered

May 17, 2014

Workplaces seeking to hire new workers will be among the opportunities offered at the 8th Annual SDC Spring Community Job and Resource Fair. The Fair will be held Saturday, May 31 from 10 am to 3 … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Free and Open To the Public, Job Fair, Resource Fair, Social Development Commission

Public weighs in on youth and poverty

May 17, 2014

Residents provided feedback on a troubling trend in Milwaukee County… the tie between youth and poverty. The local residents and representatives from area organizations working with young people … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ashanti Hamilton, Gary Williams, Journey House, Poverty, Public Youth Forum, Rebecca Aros, Social Development Commission

Free youth athletic league sign-up

May 10, 2014

Two youth athletic leagues coordinated by the Social Development Commission Youth programs are conducting sign-up. The 2014 Summer Coed Bowling League is holding registration for the sport at this … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Social Development Commission, Youth Athletic League

Adults finish work on GED/HSED classes

May 10, 2014

Dozens of adult men and women are working hard to finish classwork and testing so they can take part in a GED/HSED Graduation later this month. The participants in the GED/HSED program at the … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: GED Class, GED testing, Graduations, SDC, Social Development Commission

Youth and Poverty Task Force seeks input

May 4, 2014

A group of community leaders is looking for feedback from the community about how poverty impacts youth in Milwaukee County and what to do about it. A pair of public forums will be held by the … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Community Forums, Social Development Commission, Youth and Poverty Task Force

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