Author: Staff

Barbara Hudson rented a home from her brother until he became ill and lost the home to foreclosure. She wanted to purchase the home on West Galena, but her credit history was a roadblock. One day she found an ACTS Housing Orientation flyer on her door. Three years after attending an ACTS orientation, Barbara owns her home. On September 28, ACTS Housing celebrated Milwaukee families who, like Barbara, have completed the ACTS process and now own their own homes at the “Longest Neighborhood Table” event. ACTS Housing, founded in 1995, has empowered over 2,200 families to become homeowners—167 in...

In response to an epidemic of pedestrian fatalities not seen in five decades, Share & Be Aware declared the month of October as Walktober. The organization is taking to the streets with a month of pedestrian safety activities and events. The initiative attended the final mile of the annual “100 Miles in 100 Days with Mayor Barrett,” which included a message of awareness and warning for pedestrian safety. Walktober is kicking off with Remember Pedestrians, where a crosswalk action and a memorial for each of the 17 pedestrians sIain in Milwaukee will be erected at the intersection where they...

88Nine Radio Milwaukee recently hosted a fundraising event for the Bay View Community Center, with writer and historian John Gurda as speaker. The Bay View Community Center presented an evening with beloved Milwaukee historian John Gurda, for his talk “Smokestacks on the Lakefront: The History of Milwaukee’s South Shore.” Proceeds from ticket sales and the raffle went to supporting the Center’s many community programs, such as classes for children, activities for seniors, family events, health enrichment programs for adults, and the Emergency Food and Infant Formula Pantry, which are all in critical need of additional funding. All the outreach...