By Mrinal Gokhale At the Martin Luther King Peace Place Park, across from HeartLove Place on Ninth St. and Ring St. stood painted garden beds, flags from many countries and young adults … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Teen Birth Rates Drop, Teens Make Better Decisions with Better Information
By Karen Stokes Good news for Milwaukee. According to the latest CDC report, in the last 10 years, the average teen birth rate in Milwaukee has dropped more than 54 percent compared to … [Read more...]
Teen pregnancy affects the entire community
By Vincent Lyles President & CEO of Greater Milwaukee Boys & Girls Clubs In 2008, the citywide Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative was launched, led by United Way of Greater … [Read more...]
Continuing the battle against Milwaukee’s Teen Pregnancy Rate
From Backpacks to Briefcases: By Vincent Lyles In 2002, Milwaukee held the second highest teen pregnancy rate for the top 50 American cities according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation. In … [Read more...]
The Teen Birth Rate for Blacks in Milwaukee drops 55 percent in six years
Dramatic drop led to an overall 50 percent decrease In early 2008, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, United Way of Greater Milwaukee, the City of Milwaukee Health Department, and the Center for Urban … [Read more...]
The Talk
By Nicole Angresano Vice President, Community Impact, United Way of Greater Milwaukee Parenting is tough work. My son is 6 years old, and in the first grade. It seems as if our time together, … [Read more...]
Working together to save babies
Nicole Angresano Vice President, Community Impact United Way of Greater Milwaukee Every year, Milwaukee families suffer the unimaginable loss of a baby before his or her first birthday. This … [Read more...]
Prevention is better than problem solving
By Maricha Harris It’s no secret. Teen pregnancy and poverty are interconnected. In fact, three major predictors of a child’s likeliness to live in poverty are 1) being born to a teen mother, 2) … [Read more...]
You can – and must – talk
By Nicole Angresano Vice president Community Impact United Way of Greater Milwaukee My son is 5 years old. Well, 5 ¾, actually—he’s at an age where every extra month counts. He is the cherry on … [Read more...]
United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Serve Marketing launch “What You Can’t Do With A Baby” ads
Campaign targeting teens begins as kids head back to school United Way of Greater Milwaukee, in collaboration with Serve Marketing, is launching a new “What You Can’t Do With A Baby” campaign that … [Read more...]