Four Wisconsin State Legislators welcomed a group of refugees from International Learning Center (ILC), a program of Neighborhood House of Milwaukee in Madison last week, Tuesday February 10, 2015. The adult students met with legislators Chris Larson, Evan Goyke, Jonathan Brostoff, and Christine Sinicki to discuss expanding a key college aid program for minorities. The meeting was a powerful…
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Four Wisconsin State Legislators welcomed a group of refugees from International Learning Center (ILC), a program of Neighborhood House of Milwaukee in Madison last week, Tuesday February 10, 2015. The adult students met with legislators Chris Larson, Evan Goyke, Jonathan Brostoff, and Christine Sinicki to discuss expanding a key college aid program for minorities. The meeting was a powerful…
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UNDEFEATED!!! Neighborhood House teens claimed victory in overtime at the Kosciusko Park Community Center to become 2015 Milwaukee Rec League champions! Congrats to the team, and to Teen Program Assistant Ronnie Madison who has been coaching them this winter. Ronnie is an NH alum and on the roster of NH scholarship winners. Neighborhood House is happy to have him back!
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Real Wisconsiners are not deterred by the cold, and 103 of them turned out for Health Fest 2015, a Neighborhood House annual event. Despite frigid temps on Saturday, folks took advantage of free screenings for high blood pressure, diabetes, HIV and STDs (City of Milwaukee Health Department was pleased to see a number of people from the Burmese…
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We know that language and literacy are major barriers to success for newcomers, in school and in the workplace. At Neighborhood House, new education initiatives are empowering kids to succeed in school, and adults to re-enter the workforce with the skills they need to compete. A new partnership with Burmese Immersion Project, a refugee service provider focusing…
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