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Vol. 36 • No. 27 • Thurs., July 13, 2017 - Wed., July 19, 2017 • An NCON Publication Serving The Milwaukee Area • 65¢
Employ Milwaukee to lead Midwest workforce group consortium
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Mayor Tom Barrett (back row, center) joins with Employ Milwaukee and other representatives from various organizations in the Midwest that make up the new regional workforce consortium.
Employ Milwaukee will lead a new group of Midwestern workforce investment boards that aims to address workforce issues in urban areas in 12 different cities through collaboration and sharing best practices. “Milwaukee is leading this charge,” said Earl Buford, Employ Milwaukee president and chief executive officer. “Think about it, we’re working with Chicago and Detroit and they’ve asked us to lead this charge; that’s awesome.” The consortium has already been working together over the last several years, using its size to help secure
$13 million in funding. The grants have included training for middle- to high-skill jobs, an American Apprenticeship grant and a TechHire grant. “We really do face issues where employers are frustrated because they can’t find workers and workers are frustrated because they can’t find jobs,” Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said. “Working with our workforce investment boards, we can really provide that bridge.” The announcement on Friday, July 7, 2017 further formalizes the consortium’s work. Buford said the initial (Continued on pg. 2)
Wisconsin Black Historical Society hosts a town hall meeting on violence
A capacity crowd attended a town hall meeting on violence and new approaches to policing on June 26, 2017 at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society. The meeting, which was called by Alderman Russell Stamper, II and Alderman José G. Pérez, focused on how violence should be addressed in Milwaukee. Pictured at the panel discussion are (from left) Milwaukee Police Association President Michael Crivello; Center for Problem Oriented Policing Director Michael Scott; Office of Violence Prevention Director Reggie Moore; and Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn. Chief Flynn said that Milwaukee already employs a variation of community oriented policing, an approach which seeks to search for the causes of crime and develop new strategies and solutions to prevent it from occurring. The Office of Violence Prevention and others are urging the city to adopt a more “community oriented policing approach” similar to the one which was recently adopted by the city of Cincinnati.
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Salvation Army and Safe and Sound want Milwaukee youth to have safe and fun summer
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There was warm summer sunshine, a bouncy house, music, Bublr bikes, a clothing giveaway, face painting, carnival games, chess tournaments, free food www.milwaukeetimesnews.com
and community resources from 11a.m. - 2 p.m., on July 8, 2017 at the Salvation Army West Corps Worship & Community Center, 1645 N. 25th St. In brief remarks
duty nearby the neighborhood during an attempted carjacking in March 2017. Mayor Barrett paid tribute to Zyszkiewicz and the community which came together to remember him. The primary sponsors of the event were the Salvation Army and Safe and Sound. Safe and Sound Executive Director Katie Sanders said the idea to remember Zyszkiewicz with a gathering dedicated to violence prevention began with local residents. Salvation Army Media Relations Director Rachel Greenwood said the two title sponsors merely helped residents connect with organizations with the resources necessary to implement the proposal. One of the most memorabefore the festivities began May- ble displays was the Medical Color Tom Barrett dedicated the lege of Wisconsin booth, which event to Gregory “Ziggy” Zysz- included a graphic simulation of kiewicz, a city worker who was the damage that cigarette smoktragically shot and killed while on ing does to lung tissue. An NCON Communications Publication