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Governor Scott Walker announces $500,000 to connect 225 Milwaukee teens, young adults with summer work experience

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Gov. Scott Walker along with Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Wisconsin Secretary of Workforce Development Reggie Newson, Boys and Girls Club President Vincent Lyles and other dignitaries were present on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at the Pieper-Hillside Boys and Girls Club to announce funding to the Milwaukee area Workforce Investment Board and Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, which will jointly administer a youth summer jobs program. The students will work 20 hours each week and earn $7.75 per hour. At their worksite, the students will work 16 hours and 4 hours will be devoted to professional development. They will work for companies such as US Cellular, Molina Health Care, and Wheel and Sprocket.

Father's Day at the Crowne Plaza

This past weekend, fathers across the country were showered with praise, love and celebratory outings. Sunday, June 16 was Father’s Day. This holiday was proclaimed in 1910, by President Woodrow Wilson, however, became official in 1972. Pictured are local fathers who dined with family members at the Crowne Plaza located on Watertown Photos By Lynda Jackson Conyers Plank Road: the Harden family –Jeremy Harden, JoAnn Harden, Michael Harden, Shalome Harden and Ron Harden; the Fairs – Lodie and Gloria Fair; the Waters – Johnny White, Sr. with grandson, Noah Waters and son-in-law, Larry Waters; and the Milwaukee Times founder Nathan Conyers and daughter Morgan Conyers.

Milwaukee selected as launch city for FELLAS, the first and only local publication focused on the health and lifestyle of men of color Fellas, a new publication focusing on men's health, which will be published quarterly principally in the City of Milwaukee, debuted on publication stands on Saturday, May 8, 2013. A formal reception was held at the Milwaukee Athletic Club in downtown Milwaukee to Staff Photo introduce Fellas to the community. Fellas aim is to focus on men's health and lifestyle from the perspective of men of color who will share their experiences in their own words. Pictured above is Fellas publisher Matthew Johnson at a blood drive the magazine sponsored on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Lena's Food Market located on West Capitol Drive and N. Teutonia Avenue. Johnson is chatting with Ms. Tangela Wilson and her two sons, Darius and David, while Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin employee Todd Coleman (in rear) looks on.

Governor Scott Walker visited the PieperHillside Boys & Girls Club in Milwaukee on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 to announce $500,000 in funds to support the Governor’s Summer Youth Employment program. “The investments we make today in tomorrow’s workforce, particularly in the city of Milwaukee, will help strengthen the city’s economy,” Governor Walker said. “The Summer Youth Employment program is a win-win for Milwaukee employers and area youths. As participating workers gain valuable summer job experience and earn a paycheck, local employers have a source of local talent to fill their seasonal employment needs and operate effectively.” The program will support local summer work placements for at least 225 Milwaukee teens and young adults ages 14 to 24. The Governor directed the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) to award $500,000 in funding to (Continued on pg. 2)


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