Meredith Melland
Reporter at Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Reporter at Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Neighborhoods reporter @milwaukeenns & @Report4America corps member ~ email: [email protected] ~ she/her ~ @DePaulJour @14eastmag alum ~ prev: @TDJNews
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1 week ago |
milwaukeenns.org | Meredith Melland
The Dominican Center’s new executive director is no stranger to Milwaukee’s Amani neighborhood. Britney Roberson, who joined the organization in May, has experience living in Amani and working at Dominican Center and with community organizations. She previously served as the community engagement coordinator at Froedtert Health. “I think she just has an incredible approach of building strong relationships,” said Robert Sullivan, president of the Dominican Center’s board of directors.
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2 weeks ago |
milwaukeenns.org | Meredith Melland
The new awning over Rosie’s Beauty Salon is the first sign owner Rosalia Navarrete has invested in after five years at 3505 W. National Ave. and nine years in business. The hot pink logo, address and telephone number on the black awning now helps new customers find the salon, and it gets lots of compliments, Navarrete said. VIA Community Development Corp.
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1 month ago |
milwaukeenns.org | Meredith Melland
Nine community members spent months capturing the good and bad of Lindsay Heights’ environment on camera, and then turned the photos into an exhibit. Now, the participants plan to display the photos at the neighborhood’s Legacy Days event from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 1 on North Avenue between 14th and 18th streets.
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1 month ago |
milwaukeenns.org | Meredith Melland
Some AmeriCorps members had to make quick decisions on their housing, education and employment arrangements after the federal government abruptly canceled funding for their programs. A local group – the Milwaukee Turners – is sharing its resources with some of Milwaukee’s impacted AmeriCorps members to help them navigate the sudden change.
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1 month ago |
wisconsinwatch.org | Meredith Melland |Devin Blake
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Wisconsin Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the Social Development Commission on Friday to secure back pay for former employees. At the same time, three state legislators are asking the agency, also known as the SDC, to consider voluntarily giving up its community action status.
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I talked with some Silver City business owners about updating their signs through a grant with VIA CDC and the city and how they’re preparing for the National Avenue reconstruction project, which starts next year. More in @milwaukeenns: https://t.co/r2nn1407b5
If your job has been impacted by AmeriCorps cuts, there’s a free career counseling workshop happening tomorrow at Turner Hall. More in this story for @milwaukeenns: https://t.co/fCKviv3tJn
Exciting news from #RFADay …@milwaukeenns is getting two new corps members!
This #RFADay, we're thrilled to announce the placement of 107 @Report4America corps members in newsrooms across the country, including 14 @CatchLight_io photojournalist Fellows. In a time when local news is in crisis, we remain committed to bringing coverage to undercovered https://t.co/2bMdk7XNA4