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Four Neighborhood House girls flew off to Maryland this summer to take part in the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation’s national leadership program. LaNya, Maya, Jolene, and Santasia, and chaperone Niki Espy gathered at General Mitchell Airport with 60 others from the Milwaukee area, all of them curious about the challenges ahead. The week-long camp…
Summer Camp teens spent a day canoeing with the US Forest Service on the Milwaukee River in Grafton. After a quick lesson, they put on life vests and were on the water, some for the first time. A few of them went into the water as well, unexpectedly! Canoes gave them access to an island…
Neighborhood House teens marched with over 100 other youths in a city-wide civil rights commemoration, as part of Milwaukee’s 2013 annual Juneteenth celebration. Drummers, dancers, a few civil war re-enacters, and Miss Juneteenth herself were all on parade on this beautiful June morning. Juneteenth refers to the date June 19, 1865, when slaves in Texas first learned…
“You Only Live Once!” These are the words of inspiration behind this spring’s Y.O.L.O. Be Proud! Be Responsible! Bash, sponsored by NH’s PREP (Personal Responsibility Education Program). If health education sounds like something to yawn about, take a look at the 150 Roosevelt Middle School of the Arts youth who attended this lively and elegant affair…
A team of top-notch neurosurgeons explain how our brains work, a group of local police officers and urban teens find common ground — it’s all part of an ordinary extraordinary day at Neighborhood House. Dr. Arvind Ahuja, M.D. and associates offered teens hands-on exploration of brain anatomy, and a memorable ”bitter-sweet” experiment to learn which side of their mouth…