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Mayor Barrett’s Strong Neighborhoods Plan continues to beautify vacant city-owned lots Local young adults to help install green infrastructure
Roundy’s® teams up with Kemps® and Feeding America® for “The Great American Milk Drive”
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On Friday, September 12, 2014 Mayor Barrett’s Strong Neighborhoods Plan and Groundwork Milwaukee partnered with Metcalfe Park’s Building Neighborhood Capacity Program and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District on a pilot project to hire 10 young adults from the Metcalfe Park neighborhood. The workers are trained to install green infrastructure on Milwaukee’s north side. The “Green Team” will assist the City of Milwaukee in reaching its goal of improving 80 vacant lots through the Strong Neighborhoods Plan. The Green Team project is partially funded by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Helen Bader Foundation, Northwestern Mutual Foundation and Southeast Wisconsin Watershed Trust. The Building Neighborhood Capacity Program is funded by the Zilber Family Foundation. Pictured are Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett; Groundwork Milwaukee Executive Director Mary Beth Driscoll; Metcalfe Park Building Neighborhood Capacity Program Site Coordinator Danell Cross; and “Green Team” Workers.
Alderman Stamper co-sponsors jobs and resources event
Photo by George Neal
On Saturday, September 20, 2014 Roundy’s Milwaukee-area stores, Kemps and Feeding America teamed up for The Great American Milk Drive— a national campaign to deliver milk to area food banks for families in need. During the hours of 10 a.m.—3 p.m. customers purchased and donated gallons of milk directly to the program. Roundy’s and Kemps loaded refrigerated semi-trucks with the donated milk, with Kemps matching up to 250 gallons of milk. Feeding America will deliver the milk to Milwaukee-area food banks. Also available for purchase were full-value $1, $3 and $5 hangtags that were converted into an overall milk donation. Feeding America will distribute these donations as free milk coupons to Wisconsin-area food banks. Roundy’s is the only Wisconsin grocer participating in the national program; the hangtags are available for customer purchase September 14 - October 12. Pictured at the event are Jared Beilke, store manager of Metro Market Bluemound in Brookfield; and Rich the Milkman for Kemps.
ber 22, 2014. The event – co-sponsored by Alderman Stamper and WRTP/BIG STEP – provided information on various career opportunities in the construction skilled trades on the Northwestern Mutual Life construction project. Northwestern Mutual will begin building a $450 million headquarters in downtown Milwaukee this fall. This project will require many skilled construction workers over the next five years. WRTP/BIG STEP provides training and access to trade apprenticeship opportunities necessary Staff Photo to start a career in construction. Other services were provided to address barriers to employment, such as Alderman Russell W. Stamper, II invited residents from the 15th Aldermanic District and from other city neighborhoods to par- lack of a driver’s license, GED, and other assistance. More than ticipate in a Community Jobs and Resources event held at North 100 individuals attended the Jobs and Resources event. Division High School, 1011 W. Center Street on Monday, Septem-