A crime hidden in plain sight: human trafficking in Milwaukee
WEBFeb 29, 2016 · Martha Kuhlman was trafficked from age 14 to 19. The invisible industry. Milwaukee repeatedly ranks among the top cities for human trafficking in an annual nationwide FBI sting to recover victims.. Legally, human trafficking is defined in Wisconsin as any situation “in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has ...
Poverty in Milwaukee | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
WEBAug 19, 2014 · In 2014, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service reporter Brendan O’Brien examined the issue of poverty in Milwaukee from the ground up. From “scrappers” collecting discarded metal, to curbside mechanics who fix neighbors’ cars, to young men who sell bottled water on the street, O’Brien wrote about hard-working, creative and resilient individuals struggling to feed, clothe and house ...
War on poverty needs to be fought on new fronts, local experts say
WEBThis is part of an ongoing series of articles that put a face on the poor in Milwaukee, 50 years after President Lyndon Johnson declared a “war on poverty.”. At night, a young Tonya Rogers patiently huddled with her nine older siblings hoping and praying that her father, a pastor in the inner city, would arrive home soon with enough food for them all to eat.
Milwaukee Open Housing Marches | Milwaukee Neighborhood …
WEBThis summer marks the 50th anniversary of an extraordinary event in Milwaukee history. A group of African-American teenagers belonging to the NAACP Youth Council, under the guidance of their advisor, the Rev. James Groppi, marched for 200 nights, often facing hostile white crowds, in support of open housing legislation in the city. To commemorate the anniversary, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ...
Decade-long Zilber Neighborhood Initiative changes trajectory …
WEBBy Andrea Waxman. September 19, 2018. Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series looking back at the 10-year Zilber Neighborhood Initiative, a project of the Zilber Family Foundation. The foundation is a key funder of Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service. When Lindsay Heights residents Sharon and Larry Adams collaborated with neighbors to found a community organization called ...
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MPD outreach team helps care for, count the homeless
WEBThis is part of an ongoing series of articles that put a face on the poor in Milwaukee, 50 years after President Lyndon Johnson declared a “war on poverty.”. A grumpy brown cat crouched as low as it could against the icy floor of the rain tunnel as it greeted the unwanted guest into its dank abode near the Milwaukee River on the city’s near north side.
SDC pone a la venta oficina principal y almacén
WEB3 days ago · El Oficina principal de SDC en 1730 W. North Ave. y dos estacionamientos están listados por $2.59 millones, y su cercano Almacén y estacionamiento en 1810 W. North Ave. están listados por $639,000 por Ogden & Company, Inc. William Sulton, abogado de SDC, confirmó el martes que los edificios están a la venta.
La junta de SDC nombra al comisionado Vincent Bobot como …
WEB1 day ago · Bobot dijo que comenzó a ocupar el puesto inmediatamente el miércoles haciendo varias llamadas telefónicas. Los comisionados nominaron a Bobot para el puesto en la reunión de la junta y le preguntaron si aceptaría el cargo, a lo que respondió que lo haría con la condición de que no aceptara ningún pago, dijo.
Cómo la Comisión de Desarrollo Social falló a sus residentes de ...
WEB3 days ago · La oficina principal de la Comisión de Desarrollo Social se encuentra vacía en Milwaukee en la noche del 28 de junio de 2024. La agencia, que había tenido problemas durante mucho tiempo, cerró abruptamente en abril y despidió a todo su personal, lo que creó nuevos agujeros en la red de seguridad de Milwaukee.
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