Amongst the glitter and glam of prom, teen girls will come across an eye-opening reality Teen girls shopping for prom dresses will see something a little different in stores this spring. While … [Read more...]
United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Serve Marketing use school vending machines to dispense teen pregnancy message
Latest marketing tactic aims to impress upon teens the high cost of having a baby Students at two Milwaukee high schools saw something a little different when they visited the vending machines last … [Read more...]
Top stories of 2011 and hopes for 2012
Compiled by Courier Staff For the city of Milwaukee and especially the African American community there were a few highlights believe it or not. The Milwaukee Courier’s longtime social columnist, … [Read more...]
Achieve dream of homeownership with help from United Way
Marisa, Allen and their three children have been living in their home on Milwaukee ’s north side since 2006. They were one of the first families to successfully save for and buy a home through … [Read more...]
Barrett sets historic goal to impact infant mortality
City of Milwaukee seeks increased partnership with community to reduce African American infant deaths by 15 percent and overall infant deaths by 10 percent Mayor Tom Barrett and Commissioner of … [Read more...]
Get the conversation started during “Let’s Talk Month”
By Nicole Angresano Vice president, Community Impact, United Way of Greater Milwaukee Is there anything parents look forward to more than talking to their children about SEX? I mean, I don’t know … [Read more...]
United Way has toolkits still available for ‘The Talk’
Your children need your presence more than your presents. ~Jesse Jackson October was Let’s Talk Month, a national public education campaign to increase effective parent-child communication about sex … [Read more...]
United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Serve Marketing launch groundbreaking central city social media campaign
Conventional wisdom says to stay offline when trying to reach central city young adults and teens. Last Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, this wisdom was challenged when up to 200 men participated in “tell it … [Read more...]
United Way of Greater Milwaukee awards additional Urgent Need Grants
$117,000 in funds awarded to community partners since July United Way of Greater Milwaukee has awarded $47,000 in Urgent Need Fund grants to three of its community partners to support their emerging … [Read more...]
Milwaukee continues clean-up after flood
Local pantries struggle to keep up with demand for emergency food. After record breaking rainfall flooded many areas of the city, United Way of Greater Milwaukee announced it will award $50,000 in … [Read more...]
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