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Post from Community: Foley & Lardner fills backpacks with school supplies, donates to local Boys & Girls Clubs | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
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September 7, 2021
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Volunteers from Foley & Lardner LLP’s Milwaukee office recently helped local students and families prepare for the new school year by filling 350 backpacks with school supplies and distributing them to local Boys & Girls Club locations throughout the city.
The backpacks went to students in pre-K through fifth grade and featured supplies including notebooks, folders, art supplies in addition to pencils and pens. Local clubs receiving the backpacks included LaVarnway, 2739 N. 15th St.; Davis, 1975 S. 24th St.; Daniels Mardak, 4834 N. 35th St.; and Fitzsimmonds, 3400 W. North Ave.
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The backpack donation is one of several initiatives the Milwaukee office of Foley & Lardner is involved in with the Boys & Girls Club as part of a recently announced national partnership between the firm and the Boys & Girls Club of America. The partnership supports the youth development organization’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts, rooted in a commitment to promoting safe, positive and inclusive environments for all. Foley & Lardner is the first law firm to partner with Boys & Girls Clubs of America on a national scale.
In addition to the direct work with Boys & Girls Club participants, Foley & Lardner is also engaging in pro bono work for Boys & Girls Clubs of America on legal matters, including human resources and employment, real estate and corporate non-profit issues that will allow local Clubs to offer more programs to a broader range of children.

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Post from Community: Golf outing benefits St. Ann Center | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care
September 7, 2021
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Tee up for a great cause at Stu’s Flooring Benefit Golf Outing. The 19 annual fundraiser takes place Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Western Lakes Golf Club in Pewaukee. All proceeds benefit St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, which provides health and educational day services for children, older adults and people with disabilities.
Golfers can check in and get raffle tickets at 11:30 a.m.; tee-off is at 12:30 p.m. The cost, $125 per person, includes 18 holes of golf with a cart, food, prizes and raffle tickets, followed by a dinner. Individuals and foursomes are welcome.
To register for the outing, visit StAnnCenter.org/golf. If you have questions about the outing and other ways to support St. Ann Center, contact Chris Fabbri at 414-369-9024 or cfabbri@stanncenter.org.
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‘More important than ever’: Health care workers urge flu shots as winter months approach | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Matt Martinez
September 8, 2021
Some leaders are afraid of “mask fatigue” and recommend you get a flu shot-and if you haven’t already, the COVID vaccine-to stay healthy as winter approaches. (File photo by Sue Vliet)
Health care workers are preparing for a challenging flu season after seeing an exceptionally low number of cases last year.
They are urging flu shots – and COVID-19 vaccines – ahead of the winter months.
Dr. Mary Beth Graham, an infectious disease specialist with the Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital, said social distancing and masking were linked to the lower flu numbers last year.
Now, she’s concerned about “mask fatigue.”
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People are “tired, and they don’t want to wear them anymore, so there’s a strong potential that we’ll see more spread. And I definitely expect to see more influenza than we saw last year,” she said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, recently approved allowing people to get the COVID-19 and flu vaccines in the same visit.
“The timing works perfectly,” said Greg Stadter, program director for the Milwaukee Health Care Partnership, a co-op of private and public organizations that seeks to improve access to health care for underserved communities. “Let’s not make people go twice.”
With COVID-19 cases also trending up again, Stadter expects coinfection will be a concern in the fall. Graham said that Froedtert will be testing patients for flu and COVID-19 regularly, since symptoms for both diseases are similar. Coinfection can also lead to more severe infection, hospitalization and death.
“There’s a lot of unknown coming into the fall,” Stadter said.
Dr. Emilia Arana, director of pediatric services with Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers, urged people to get their flu shots and COVID-19 vaccines, especially parents with children at home.
Recent spikes in the coronavirus have led to an increase in multisystem inflammatory syndrome cases among children, a condition that causes inflammation in multiple areas of the body at once, she said.
She stressed the importance of getting the shots in the arm.
“Now is more important than ever,” Arana said. “You’re adding another layer of protection.”

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OPINION: The pandemic revealed the gulf between the have and have-nots in business. Yet resilience continues to win. | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
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September 8, 2021

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Post from Community: 4th Annual Promise Zone Bike Ride set for September 18th | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Ald. Ashanti Hamilton & Ald. Khalif J. Rainey
September 8, 2021
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On Saturday, and  will host the 4 annual  event. As in previous years, many partners from Milwaukee are sponsoring this FREE communal ride event and among them this year are the Northwest Side Community Development Corporation (NWSCDC), Black Girls Go Bike, Rails to Trails Conservancy, the Villard Avenue Business Improvement District #19,Red Bike & Green, the Wisconsin Bike Federation, Bublr Bikes, DreamBikes, and the Corridor (BID #37).
This year the neighborhood bike ride will be, starting and ending at Garden Homes Park, 2600 W. Atkinson Ave. As in previous years, the event will serve as a symbol of Milwaukee’s determination in developing and providing opportunities to communities within the 30Street Corridor.
This year there will also be some highlights to the course/trail for the 4 annual event. The ride will first visit the Green Tech Station, where riders will learn from NWSCDC staff about that space, an outdoor classroom and testing site that is available for educational, community, and industry uses.
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Next up, they will get details about Hundred Acre LLC’s hydroponic farm that will be launching in the Century City building.


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Post from Community: Data Day MKE 2021- registration is open! | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Data You Can Use
September 8, 2021
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Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of Milwaukee’s 7th Data Day
When: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 10:00am–12:00pm
Where: Hosted online at datadaymke.org
Register for Data Day Here
Data Day is a city-wide gathering of neighborhood leaders, data scientists, government leaders, researchers, funders, and community development advocates to share innovative and effective practices in using data to understand, build alignment, and take action on issues facing our communities. Data Day is designed for all levels –from dataphyles to dataphobic!
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Our theme this year, “Slaying Dragons with Data”, reflects the fierce social and economic problems we face, and how data literacy can be a mighty weapon against the dragon’s fiery clutch. Training ourselves and our community in the language of data, and leveraging this into action, may be the key to our quest. Learn more about what’s happening in Milwaukee and beyond, as we welcome our first international speaker, and master dragon slayer, Emmanuel Letouzé.
Keynote Speaker Emmanuel Letouzé, Director and Co-Founder of the Data-Pop Alliance
Dr. Emmanuel Letouzé is a Marie Curie Fellow at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona and the founder of Data-Pop Alliance, a not-for-profit organization on Big Data, AI and human development created in 2013 by the MIT Media Lab, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), where he is a Connection Science Fellow, a Visiting Scientist, and a Research Associate, respectively. He previously worked as a Development Economist for UNDP in New York (2006-10) on poverty, post-conflict recovery and migration, and in Vietnam for the French government as a Technical Assistant in public finance and official statistics (2000-04). He holds a BA in Political Science and an MA in Applied Economics-Economic Demography from Sciences Po Paris, an MA in International Affairs-Economic Development from Columbia University, where he was a Fulbright Fellow, and a PhD in Demography from the University of California, Berkeley (2016). He’s also a political cartoonist (‘Manu’) for various publications and media.
Dr. Letouzé’s keynote presentation: “Data as a Language, Lens and Lever for Social Change”
Fostering ‘data literacy’ is widely considered a priority of the “Data Revolution” that started about a decade ago. But what exactly is meant by and expected from ‘data literacy’? The COVID pandemic exposed and exacerbated preexisting fault lines and accelerated digitalization across the world. Data can play a play a powerful transformative role if it is used as a lens on the world, as a shared language, and as a lever for social change. This vision requires considering and promoting data literacy beyond a skills-based approach, as literacy in the age of data.
Learn more about data literacy in Dr. Letouze’s white paper from 2015, “Beyond Data Literacy: Reinventing Community Engagement and Empowerment in the Age of Data”.
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Post from Community: Near West Side Partners hosts first annual Near West Side Week | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Near West Side Partners, Inc
September 8, 2021
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To celebrate the many reasons why the Near West Side is a great place to live, work, and play, Near West Side Partners is hosting its inaugural Near West Side Week. Beginning on Sunday, Sept. 12 and running through Saturday, Sept. 18, Near West Side Week will include daily activities, opportunities to visit with neighbors and friends, and prizes for participants.
A complete line-up of events and activities to engage in during Near West Side Week is as follows:
Sunday, Sept.12:
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Cooking Demo at the Vliet Street Oasis Market, 3-5 p.m.
Vliet Street Oasis Market, 3743 W Vliet Street, Milwaukee
NWSP Executive Director Keith Stanley and Caroline Carter will demonstrate how to prepare fresh, seasonal vegetables in healthy and delicious ways. Following the demonstration, poet Naomi Nashell will perform her most recent work.
Monday, Sept.13:
Near West Side Week Kick Off Celebration, 12-1 p.m.
The New State Music Park, 2612 W State Street, Milwaukee
Celebrate the beginning of Near West Side Week with remarks from Keith Stanley and THE NEW STATE redevelopment team, and stick around for a mural unveiling, live music, food trucks, and Pete’s Pops. All attendees will receive a free NWS Week t-shirt.
Tuesday, Sept.14:
Taste of the Near West Side, all day
At participating Near West Side restaurants
Enjoy specials and discounts from Near West Side restaurants, including past winners of Rev-Up MKE.
Wednesday, Sept.15:
Appreciative Inquiry Summit Webinar, 12-1 p.m.
Tune in via Near West Side Partners Facebook Live
This special installation of the Near West Side Partners’ Wednesday Webinar Series will provide updates from July Appreciative Inquiry Summit.
Historic Avenues West Walking Tour, 5-6:30 p.m.
Ambassador Hotel, 2308 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee
Join Keith Stanley for a guided tour of the historic Avenues West neighborhood, utilizing a new app developed by Historic Milwaukee, and enjoy an expertly crafted cocktail from Gin Rickey before or after the tour.
Thursday, Sept.16:
Near West Side to Hank Aaron Trail Walk & Ride, 4:30-7 p.m.
Merrill Park, 435 N 35th Street, Milwaukee
Bike or walk to the Hank Aaron Trail with Near West Side Partners and enjoy brats and refreshments at the finish! All attendees will receive a free NWS Week t-shirt.
Friday, Sept. 17:
Near West Side Scavenger Hunt, game opens at noon
Get a group together, compete for prizes and experience Near West Side landmarks, historic sites, and hidden gems. The game will open via the GooseChase app at noon at Friday, September 17, and will close at 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 18. A team can begin game play at any time during this period and can complete missions at its own pace. Final game standings will be determined and announced on Monday, September 20.
Near West Side Movie Night, 5-9 p.m.
Merrill Park, 435 N 35th Street, Milwaukee
Join the Near West Side neighborhood for a family friendly evening screening of Tom & Jerry (2021) in Merrill Park.
Saturday, Sept.18:
Near West Side Scavenger Hunt, games closes at 6 p.m.
Get a group together, compete for prizes and experience Near West Side landmarks, historic sites, and hidden gems. The game will open via the GooseChase app at noon on Friday, September 17, and will close at 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 18. A team can begin game play at any time during this period and can complete missions at its own pace. Final game standings will be determined and announced on Monday, September 20.
Virtual Near West Side Housing Resource Fair, 9:30-11 a.m.
Via Zoom
Take a virtual tour and learn everything you need to know about purchasing a home and the resources available in the Near West Side.
Vliet Street Mural Tour,  3-5 p.m.
Vliet Street Oasis Market, 3743 W Vliet Street, Milwaukee
Join NWSP and artist Brad Bernard for a guided walk down Vliet Street to see and hear about new murals installed as part of the Choice Neighborhood Initiative Action Activity program and other citywide arts initiatives.
For more information, visit www.nearwestsidemke.org/nwsweek.

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Post from Community: Potawatomi Hotel & Casino to reinstitute mask policy | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino
September 8, 2021
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Potawatomi Hotel & Casino will reinstitute its mask policy beginning Thursday, Sept. 9.
“As we make a concerted effort to get back to pre-pandemic operations, we also recognize the gravity of the situation when it comes to the ongoing pandemic,” said Dominic Ortiz, CEO and General Manager of the property. “Maintaining a smoke-free facility while temporarily reinstituting our universal mask policy mirrors other entertainment venues in the community. It will help protect our guests, team members, other stakeholders and their loved ones from contracting the virus.”
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Guests will be required to wear a mask in most public spaces inside Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, including the Northern Lights Theater, which is scheduled to re-open Sept. 21. Masks can be removed while dining in one of the property’s restaurants. Team members have been required to wear masks since reopening of the property in June 2020.
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino will distribute masks to guests requesting them. They are available at any of the property’s entrances.
A number of other policies and initiatives to mitigate the virus remain in place. They include:

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Post from Community: “The Genocide that Rages On: Crisis in Cameroon” | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
United Nations Association
September 8, 2021
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The United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee invites you to…
“The Genocide that Rages On: Crisis in Cameroon”
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A live Zoom session with discussion on a topic you won’t get anywhere else!
The Milwaukee UNA chapter has members from Cameroon and is working on this issue.
Free & Open to the Public – Advance Registration Required
Saturday – September 11th, 2021, from 10 AM – 11:30 AM
With a presentation by
Valentine Mbinglo – Member of the Southern Cameroons National Council
The previously peaceful political movement to restore the statehood of Southern Cameroons (currently called Ambazonia) has been met by the Cameroon government military with an apparent genocide including indiscriminate killings, arbitrary arrests, torture, burning down of villages, hundreds of thousands of displaced people, and a growing population of refugees fleeing into Nigeria.
This humanitarian crisis has its roots in a merger of two colonies with different institutions, languages, and cultures that was organized by the United Nations. The speaker will appeal for help to stop the carnage.
Following his presentation, Valentine Mbinglo will respond to questions and comments.
Valentine Mbinglo is an American resident living in Chicago who was born in Bamenda, a Northwest Region of Cameroon. He is a member of the Southern Cameroons National Council and has been active in Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia) politics for the past 30 years.
He is a registered nurse and entrepreneur by profession and leader in various community and religious organizations.
Advance registration is required. Click on this link. Then type in your name & email address.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81799973804?pwd=a3hFUTEyc3o0c2ExOUMxRlRZZm5ydz09
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting.
For more information: Contact Steve Watrous at watrous@uwm.edu
UNA-GM website: http://unamilwaukee.weebly.com/

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Post from Community: Alverno College awarded grant to attract women and students of color to STEM fields | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Alverno College
September 9, 2021
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Alverno College has been awarded a $499,983 grant from the National Science Foundation to launch and support the college’s Truchan STEM Community Impact Program, which is designed to improve student retention in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math and educate women to succeed in these in-demand careers.
The goal of the grant, which is part of the National Science Foundation’s Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program, is to enhance STEM education and broaden participation in the field by women and women of color as they explore the ways that STEM benefits their communities. The project will engage 400 Alverno students over five years enrolled in STEM courses, underpinning a key priority of Alverno’s strategic plan.
“Data suggests that women who enter STEM fields are often motivated to pursue STEM careers that work toward communal goals and helping others,” said Angela Frey, Ph.D., chair of Alverno’s STEM program and a professor of biology. “We know that women, particularly women of color, are underrepresented in STEM fields. This grant will help us connect students to their professional and social communities, bolster student success, and improve retention, graduation and entry into STEM careers.”
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In 2019, according to the United States Census Bureau, women made up only 27% of individuals employed in STEM fields. The gap is wider for women of color. Catalyst.com reports that in 2017, Asian, African American and Latina women made up only 11.5% of working scientists and engineers in the United States.
The Truchan STEM Community Impact Program is named for Sister Leona Truchan, who taught biology at the college for nearly 50 years. It will directly support Alverno’s efforts to grow enrollment in strategic areas by:
Frey is the program’s principal investigator. Mikelene Ray, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology, Jennifer Johanson, Ph.D., professor of physical sciences, and Megan Anderson, assistant director of Alverno’s internship program, are co-principal investigators.
The Truchan STEM Community Impact Program will complement two other grant-funded programs at Alverno. The National Science Foundation S-STEM grant is designed to help high-achieving, low-income women graduate with a degree in a STEM discipline, and the USDA Hispanic Serving Institution Education grant supported the college’s efforts to build a campus greenhouse that will house an aquaponics facility.
The greenhouse, built in partnership with the A. O. Smith Foundation, provides opportunities to recruit, retain and graduate women in a wide variety of STEM majors. Hundreds of undergraduate students, as well as area high school students, will receive hands-on experience in preparation for careers in the food, agricultural, natural resources and human sciences industries. To learn more about the greenhouse visit
About Alverno College
Founded in 1887 by the School Sisters of St. Francis, Alverno College promotes the academic, personal and professional development of its students in a collaborative and inclusive environment. Undergraduate programs for women are offered in more than 60 areas of study, and graduate programs in education, nursing, community psychology, school psychology, music therapy, music and liturgy, and business are open to women and men.
A leader in higher education innovation, Alverno has earned international accolades for its highly effective ability-based, assessment-as-learning approach to education, which emphasizes hands-on experience and develops in-demand skills. The college, Wisconsin’s first Hispanic-Serving Institution, ranks among the top schools in the Midwest for its commitment to undergraduate teaching and innovation by U.S. News & World Report. For the past two years, The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education named Alverno the country’s most inspiring college.
Based in Milwaukee, Wis., Alverno College is a four-year independent, Catholic, liberal arts college.

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‘They don’t even show up’: MPS parents give school bus service failing marks | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Edgar Mendez
September 9, 2021
MPS spokesman Earl Arms says the district is 30 buses short of the nearly 700 needed to transport students. (Photo by Edgar Mendez)
Leah Hough said her 12-year-old son Jr. was happy to return to the seventh grade at Manitoba School after learning virtually last year.
But her son’s excitement quickly turned to disappointment when his bus never showed up and he missed the first day of school, which is located at 4040 W. Forest Home Ave. Since then, Hough said, he has been late each day because of bus delays and cancellations.
“I usually have to scramble and try to find someone to give me a ride to take him or pick him up,” said Hough, adding that her son has only been able to ride the school bus home once. “It’s stressful as a single mother, and I had to quit my job due to the inconsistency. I couldn’t handle worrying and wondering if he was getting to school or not.”
So far this new school year, busing has proven to be a nightmare for some parents of Milwaukee Public Schools students.
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Christy Torres, whose son is an eighth grader at Audubon Middle School, 3300 S. 39th St., said they’ve had problems with busing since his school year began on Aug. 16.
“Sometimes he waits outside for more than an hour, and other times they don’t even show up,” said Torres, who works in the morning and is unable to take her child to school. “Sometimes I get a text to let me know I have to pick him up because there is no bus to take him home.”
Other parents report similar problems across the district. They say buses are late or never come, and that they receive last-minute notice when routes have been canceled. This has forced scrambles to get kids to school and back home. Some parents say they’ve had to change schools because of a lack of transportation.
Frances Mendoza, whose son is a freshman at Milwaukee High School of the Arts, 2300 W. Highland Ave., now drives her son to school and home each day. She said she gave up on him taking the bus after it was canceled the first three days of school.
“I figured now I will just have to take him to and from the whole year to be safe since I do not want to risk him being outside waiting on the bus that will never show,” she said.
Earl Arms, MPS spokesman, said the district is 30 buses short of the nearly 700 needed to transport students.
“To alleviate this, per our transportation director, we are consolidating routes for unmanned/unclaimed routes,” Arms wrote in an email to NNS.
Judging by the number of parents who have reported busing issues at MPS schools, Arms’ estimate of 30 buses may be low. In fact, a parent of a student at the Milwaukee School of Languages shared on social media Tuesday an email informing parents that 12 different bus routes would not be running that afternoon and to pick up their student at 3:20 p.m. The email was sent around noon.
MPS was short on bus drivers when schools reopened in April after the COVID-19 shutdown ended, and the district experienced problems this school year when the first schools opened in mid-August. The district vowed to have those problems fixed but has been unable to do so because of an ongoing shortage of bus drivers. It’s a problem that’s affecting other school districts across the state and country.
In a recent survey by School Bus Fleet Magazine, almost half of respondents described their bus driver shortage as “desperate” or “severe.” Chicago Public Schools, for example, began its school year facing a shortage of 420 drivers. The district has turned to earlier pickup times and to providing transportation stipends for students who do have access to bus service.
MPS is not offering stipends and hopes that more drivers will be hired soon. Arms said companies are recruiting drivers, which should add 10 to 20 drivers per week.
One of those companies is Lamers Bus Lines, which serves over 100 Milwaukee Public Schools and has taken out ads on billboards, on social media and elsewhere hoping to find drivers, according to Diane Hanke, safety manager for the company.
She said starting pay for drivers with no experience who go through the company’s training has increased by $3 to $22.10 an hour. The company also offers flexible hours, part and full-time work as well as monthly bonuses for drivers based on attendance and them not being involved in an accident that they’ve caused. Yet, the company is not only short on applicants, it’s also having trouble keeping current drivers.
“People are depressed and aggressive and hostile,” said Hanke, who believes the increase in anger is related to the pandemic. “Many of our drivers don’t feel like they can take the abuse anymore.”
Four experienced drivers quit during the first week of school, she said. Still, many school bus drivers love their jobs and the opportunity to transport kids, she said.
There are other reasons why bus companies are short on staff, said driver Sam Wilson, who has a child at MPS. She said many drivers never came back after being laid off last year.
“Some because they’re making more on unemployment, others didn’t come back because they either were afraid of COVID or they didn’t want to deal with the mask/vax situation,” Wilson said.
Enhanced federal unemployment benefits created in response to the pandemic ended on Sept. 6, which Arms believes could help in the hiring of more drivers.
“We expect more drivers to trickle back this month with unemployment benefits expiring,” he said.
Meanwhile, Hough said she and her son hope the school transportation problems gets solved as soon as possible.
“At this point, my only expectation is to try and preschedule rides with friends to ensure my son gets to school and just hope it works itself out soon,” she said.
MPS spokesman Earl Arms asks those having problems to first contact the bus company to make sure the stop was made. If not, he said, they should contact their child’s school or the transportation office at 414-475-8922 or visit the district website for more options.

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We’ve updated our list on where you can get free food or low-cost meals | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Sam Woods
September 9, 2021
If you’re hungry, help is available in many forms in Milwaukee right now. You can get food delivered to you, stop by pay-what-you-can restaurants and produce stores, food pantries, or use FoodShare to buy produce at farmers markets like the Fondy Farmers Market, pictured here. (File photo by Andrea Waxman)
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(Editor’s note: This version has been updated to clarify how to use 2-1-1 to find food resources).
If you or someone you know needs food, here is information on where to find food pantries, meal distribution sites and meals for children as well as pay-what-you-can options, meal delivery programs and information on how to get money for buying groceries. This information will be updated regularly.
Do you know of a resource that is not listed here? Text “MKE” to 73224 and let us know!
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If you are looking for food now, the best place to start is by using the following resources. These resources can connect you to food pantries and meal sites within your ZIP code.
The Hunger Task Force has created an interactive map complete with soup kitchens, MPS meal sites, non-MPS meal sites, mobile markets, meal sites for seniors and more. You can search by ZIP code or by resource type to find what you are looking for at a location near you. The map is updated daily, but call the location before you visit to make sure it is still open.
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin also has an interactive map of food pantries and meal program. The map is updated regularly but call the location before you visit to make sure it is still open.
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin also has maps of summer meal locations and farmers markets that take Women, Infants and Children, or WIC, credits. You can learn more about the WIC program here.
Use the 2-1-1 Wisconsin website to find the food pantry in your neighborhood. You can also call IMPACT at 2-1-1 or text your ZIP code to 898-211, which can connect you to food pantries and meal programs in your area.
You can also text “MKEfood” to 73224 to connect with one of our reporters about food resources.
For some, yes. This is because some pantries are required to verify that you live in the area they serve. However, not all pantries require an ID.
If you are not sure if you need an ID, call the food pantry directly or text “MKE” to 73224 and a reporter can get you the information you need.
Tippecanoe Presbyterian Church is serving 300 free meals every Saturday outside of Damascus Gate restaurant, located at 807 W. Historic Mitchell St. Distribution starts at 11 a.m. and continues while supplies last, usually until noon. The Rev. Karen Hagen said this service will continue through the end of October.
The Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center will be giving away free produce every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. in its parking lot at 930 W. Historic Mitchell St. Produce is grown at the center’s Native Wellness Garden. Products vary and are available on a first come, first serve basis. The giveaways will continue every Wednesday into October. For more information, call 414-316-5011.
Some restaurants and grocery stores allow customers to pay only what they are able to pay for food, even if that is $0. However, there is often also a suggested price or way to donate for those who want to support these efforts.
Tricklebee Café, located at 4424 W. North Ave., is a community cafe offering vegan and gluten free options. The café is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Call 414-488-2477 to order for pickup.
greater good(s) MKE, located at 5205 W. North Ave., is a pay-what-you-can produce store open every Wednesday from noon to 7 p.m. and every Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon.
Victory Garden Initiative, or VGI, is a food justice nonprofit and urban farm based in Harambee. In addition to other programming, VGI hosts a pay-what-you-can farmstand. All food at the farmstand is grown at VGI’s farm across the street. You can count on the stand to be set up every Friday from noon to 3 p.m.
VGI also maintains a pay-what-you-can “u-pick” system in which people are encouraged to head across the street to pick their own vegetables at their farm. U-Pick is scheduled for Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Both events continue through Oct. 29 and are located at 249 E. Concordia Ave. Staff will be present to assist as needed. Donations are accepted.
Emerald City Catering, located at 3555 S. 13th St., said that people can call to reserve leftover meals or meals made with extra produce the company did not use. Meal prices will be pay-what-you-can. Call 414-672-3434 anytime between noon and 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday to inquire about pay-what-you-can options.
MKE Good Food Bus is a mobile food truck that offers produce on a pay-what-you-can scale. Cash, PayPal, Venmo and CashApp accepted. Text 414-367-9459 for the exact location of the truck. The truck will generally be in these neighborhoods on the following days:
For those who are 60 or older, Meals on Wheels will deliver meals to you and anyone living with you who also qualifies. You can view eligibility requirements and apply here and view this month’s menu here.
Additionally, for those 60 or older and/or have a qualifying disability in the 53204, 53205, 53206, 53215, 53223, 53224 and 53225 ZIP codes, Friedens Community Ministries will deliver food from one of its four pantries. Call 414-289-6030 to sign up.
Those making less than the maximum income requirements can get EBT credit to buy food through Wisconsin’s FoodShare program. You can check to see if you are eligible here, and instructions on how to apply here.
Parents of children who receive free or reduced-price school meals may also be eligible to receive credit to buy food through Pandemic EBT, or P-EBT. Three P-EBT programs focused on school age children, children under 6, and summer meals respectively. You can view eligibility for each program here.
If you are eligible but have not received any funds or a letter saying you are eligible, call 833-431-2224 and email PEBTsupport@wisconsin.gov.
El 9 de Septiembre de 2021 por Sam Woods
Si tiene hambre, la ayuda está disponible en muchas formas en Milwaukee en este momento. Usted puede conseguir la comida entregada, pasar por los restaurantes y las tiendas de productos agrícolas de pague lo que pueda, las despensas de comida, o usar FoodShare para comprar productos en mercados de agricultores como Fondy Farmers Market, que se muestra aquí. (Foto de archivo por Andrea Waxman)
Si usted o alguien que usted conoce necesita comida, aquí hay información sobre dónde encontrar las despensas de comida, sitios de distribución de alimentos y comidas para niños, así como opciones de pague lo que pueda, programas de entrega de comida e información sobre cómo obtener dinero para comprar comestibles. Esta información se actualizará periódicamente.
¿Sabe de un recurso que no aparece aquí? Envíe el mensaje de texto “MKEESP” al 73224 y díganos.
Si usted está buscando comida ahora, el mejor lugar para comenzar es usando los siguientes recursos. Estos recursos pueden ponerse en contact con las despensas de alimentos y los sitios de comidas dentro de su código postal.
El Hunger Task Force ha creado un mapa interactivo (map) completo con comedores populares, sitios de comidas de MPS, sitios de comidas que no son de MPS, mercados móviles, sitios de comidas para personas mayores y más. Puede buscar por código postal o por tipo de recurso para encontrar lo que busca en un lugar cercano. El mapa se actualiza diariamente, pero llame al lugar antes de visitarlo para asegurarse de que sigue abierto.
Si usted está buscando comida ahora, el mejor lugar para comenzar es usando los siguientes recursos. Estos recursos pueden ponerse en contact con las despensas de alimentos y los sitios de comidas dentro de su código postal.
El Hunger Task Force ha creado un mapa interactivo (map) completo con comedores populares, sitios de comidas de MPS, sitios de comidas que no son de MPS, mercados móviles, sitios de comidas para personas mayores y más. Puede buscar por código postal o por tipo de recurso para encontrar lo que busca en un lugar cercano. El mapa se actualiza diariamente, pero llame al lugar antes de visitarlo para asegurarse de que sigue abierto.
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin también tiene un mapa interactivo (map) de despensas y programas de comidas. El mapa se actualiza regularmente, pero llame al lugar antes de visitarlo para asegurarse de que sigue abierto.
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin también tiene mapas (maps) de lugares de comidas de verano y mercados de agricultores que toman créditos de Women, Infants and Children, o WIC. Usted puede aprender más sobre el programa WIC here aquí.
Use el sitio web 2-1-1 de Wisconsin para encontrar la despensa de alimentos en su vecindario.
Llame a Impact al 2-1-1, que puede ponerle en contacto con las despensas de alimentos y los programas de comidas de su área. También puede enviar su código postal al TXT-211.
También puede enviar un mensaje de texto a “MKEfood” al 73224 para ponerse en contacto con uno de nuestros reporteros sobre recursos alimentarios.
Para algunos, sí. Esto se debe a que se requieren algunas despensas para verificar que usted vive en el área que sirve. Sin embargo, no todos las despensas requieren un ID.
Si no está seguro de si necesita una identificación, llame directamente a la despensa de alimentos o envíe “MKE” al 73224 y un reportero puede obtener la información que necesita.
Tippecanoe Presbyterian Church sirve 300 comidas gratis todos los sábados fuera del restaurante Damascus Gate, ubicado en 807 W. Historic Mitchell St. La distribución comienza a las 11 a.m. y continúa mientras las provisiones de alimentos duran, usualmente hasta el mediodía.
El Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center regalará productos agrícolas todos los miércoles desde el mediodía hasta la 1 p.m. en su estacionamiento en 930 W. Historic Mitchell St. Los productos se cultivan en el Native Wellness Garden del centro. Los productos varían y están disponibles por orden de llegada. Los regalos continuarán cada miércoles hasta octubre. Para más información, llame al 414-316-5011.
Algunos restaurantes y tiendas de comestibles permiten que los clientes paguen sólo lo que pueden pagar por la comida, incluso si es $0. Sin embargo, a menudo también hay un precio sugerido o una forma de donar para aquellos que quieren apoyar estos esfuerzos.
Tricklebee Café, ubicado en el 4424 W. North Ave., es un café comunitario que ofrece opciones veganas y sin gluten. El café está abierto de 11 a.m. a 2 p.m. de miércoles a sábado. Llame al 414-488-2477 para ordenar para recoger.
Greater Good(s) MKE, ubicado en el 5205 W. North Ave., es una tienda de productos de pague lo que pueda que abre todos los miércoles desde el mediodía hasta las 7 p.m. y todos los sábados desde las 7 a.m. hasta el mediodía.
Victory Garden Initiative, o VGI, es una organización sin fines de lucro dedicada a la justicia alimentaria y una granja urbana con sede en Harambee. Además de otros programas, el VGI organiza un puesto agrícola en el que se pague lo que pueda. Todos los alimentos del puesto agrícola se cultivan en la granja de VGI, situada al otro lado de la calle. Puede contar con que el stand se establecerá todos los viernes de mediodía hasta las 3 p.m.
VGI también mantiene un sistema de “u-pick” de pague lo que pueda en el que se anima a las personas a cruzar la calle para recoger sus propias verduras en su granja. U-Pick está programado para los viernes de 10 a.m. a 5 p.m.
Ambos eventos continuarán hasta el 29 de octubre y están situadas en el 249 E. Concordia Ave. El staff estará presente para ayudar cuando sea necesario. Se aceptan donaciones.
Emerald City Catering, ubicado en 3555 S. 13th St., dijo que la gente puede llamar para reservar comidas sobrantes o comidas hechas con productos extra que la empresa no utiliza.
Los precios de las comidas serán de pague lo que pueda. Llame al 414-672-3434 en cualquier momento entre el mediodía y las 5 p.m. De martes a viernes para preguntar sobre opciones de pague lo que pueda.
MKE Good Food Bus es un camión de comida móvil que ofrece productos en una escala de pague lo que pueda. Se acepta efectivo, PayPal, Venmo, y CashApp. Envíe un mensaje de texto al 414-367-9459 para obtener la ubicación exacta del camión. El camión generalmente estará en estos barrios en los siguientes días:
Para aquellos que tienen 60 años o más, Meals on Wheels le entregará comidas a usted y a cualquier persona que viva con usted que también califique. Puede ver los requisitos de elegibilidad y solicitar aquí here y ver el menú de este mes aquí here.
Además, para los mayores de 60 años y/o que tengan una discapacidad calificativa en los códigos postales 53204, 53205, 53206, 53215, 53223, 53224 y 53225, Friedens Community Ministries entregará alimentos de una de sus cuatro despensas. Llame al 414-289-6030 para inscribirse.
Aquellos que ganan menos de los requisitos de ingresos máximos pueden obtener crédito de EBT para comprar alimentos a través del programa FoodShare de Wisconsin. Puede comprobar si es elegible aquí here, y las instrucciones sobre cómo solicitarlo aquí here.
Los padres de los niños que reciben comidas escolares gratis o a precio reducido también pueden ser elegibles para recibir crédito para comprar alimentos a través de Pandemic EBT, o P-EBT. Tres programas P-EBT centrados en los niños en edad escolar, los menores de 6 años y las comidas de verano, respectivamente. Puede ver la elegibilidad para cada programa aquí here.
Si usted es elegible pero no ha recibido fondos o una carta diciendo que usted es elegible, llame al 833-431-2224 y envíe un correo electrónico a .

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September 10, 2021
Come to Silver City International Festival and take a seat on our orange couch and get a free family-style portrait. (File photo by Sue Vliet)
It’s Friday in Milwaukee, and here are some things we think you should know.
If you would like your event to be considered for this column, please email info@milwaukeenns.org and put “5 things” in the subject line by noon Thursday.
1. Ex Fabula “Around the Table: Stories of Food and Culture”: Friday, Sept. 10
Ex Fabula is hosting “Around the Table: Stories of Food and Culture” as part of MKE Film’s Cultures & Communities Festival. The event will take place at Nō Studios, 1037 W. McKinley Ave. Doors open at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10. The event is free and open to the public but registration is required. In case you missed it: Geraud Blanks’ latest role: Making sure films reflect underrepresented voices in the community
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2. “Black Birth”: Maternal health conversation and resource fair: Saturday, Sept. 11
Milwaukee Film is hosting the Cultures & Communities Festival this week. As part of the activities, the organization and Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin are hosting a conversation and resource fair regarding maternal health. The event will begin with a screening of the short film “Black Birth,” followed by a panel discussion featuring doulas, an OB-GYN physician and more. The event will take place at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society, 2620 W. Center St., at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11.
3. NNS at Silver City International Festival: Saturday, Sept. 11
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service will be at Silver City International Festival with our vintage orange couch. Stop by to get a free family-style photo and to talk with an NNS team member. The festival will take place at Arlington Heights Park, 3429 W. Pierce St., from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11. NNS and our couch will be there from noon to 2 p.m.
4. Walnut Way’s Harvest Day: Saturday, Sept. 11
Walnut Way is hosting Harvest Day. There will be food, vendors, entertainment, resources and more. The event will take place at Fondy Park and Market, 2200 W. Fond du Lac Ave., from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11. The festival is a celebration of the Lindsay Heights neighborhood.
5. Yoga in Johnsons Park with Embody Yoga: Sunday, Sept. 12
Embody Yoga is hosting a free yoga class in Johnsons Park, 2222 N. 19th St., from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 12. The class is appropriate for all levels and participants are asked to bring a mat or blanket. Registration is not required. The class will be offered every Sunday in September.
BONUS: Learn about the Fond du Lac and North Avenue Plan: The community can learn about the new comprehensive plan for the neighborhoods surrounding Fond du Lac and North avenues this weekend and next week. Residents can provide input from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 during Harvest Day at Fondy Park, 2200 W Fond du Lac Ave. In addition, a virtual meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16 via Zoom. You will need to pre-register and can do so by clicking here.

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What you can do if you’ve lost pandemic unemployment benefits | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Matt Martinez
September 10, 2021
If you’ve lost your pandemic unemployment benefits, check out this list for ways you can get training or assistance. (Stock photo)
Leer en español: una versión traducida de este artículo está disponible debajo de la versión en inglés.
Pandemic unemployment benefits from the federal government ended on Sept. 4, leaving many without financial assistance in its wake.
In Milwaukee County, over 90,000 residents have completed the initial application for unemployment benefits this year, according to data from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Here are local and state resources for anyone who’s lost unemployment benefits.
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Did we miss a resource, please email matthew.martinez@marquette.edu or comment below.
Resources for job seekers
Transform Milwaukee Jobs is a program that provides jobs to unemployed Milwaukee residents who are not involved with the Wisconsin Works (W2) program.
The portion of the program for adults is housed in UMOS. To get involved, contact Alba Baltodano at Alba.Baltodano@umos.org or call 414-389-6331.
The program also is available for former foster children and is housed in Equus Workforce Solutions, 1915 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. Contact Alex Eisold at 414-267-3316 or alex.eisold@equusworks.com.
The Wisconsin Works (W2) program offers jobs for low-income parents and pregnant women. The program can help connect applicants with jobs and training opportunities as well as assist them in getting housing and applying for other resources.
Wisconsin Works has four locations in Milwaukee, one for each division of the program focusing on a different area of the city:
Job Center of Wisconsin provides a searchable database of jobs and opportunities in the state as well as training opportunities and resources.
You can call Milwaukee Job Center Central at 414-874-0300 for services on the North Side or the Milwaukee Southeast Job Center at 414-250-6500 for services on the South Side. You can also email milwaukeejobcenters@dwd.wisconsin.gov to connect or visit the site’s resource directory. To see Milwaukee resources, click on Milwaukee County on the map.
Milwaukee Job Center Central is located at 4201 N. 27 St., Suite 400. The Milwaukee Southeast Job Center is located at 2701 S. Chase Avenue.
United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County has a list of resources available for those seeking employment on its website. Under the “Discover” tab, the site lists links to a number of different opportunities, including jobs in construction, health care, cleaning and retail.
The United Way also has a full list of resources online.
Employ Milwaukee, the local workforce development board serving Milwaukee County, offers training and job placement services around the city. Applicants can find opportunities in construction, manufacturing, IT and finance, hospitality and health care roles. There are also re-entry programs for formerly incarcerated individuals.
You can call 414-270-1700 or visit its location at 2342 N. 27th St.
Unemployment insurance
The state of Wisconsin also offers benefits for those out of work, in the form of Unemployment Insurance from the Department of Workforce Development.
To apply for benefits, visit the application page on the Department for Workforce Development’s website.
You will need:
If you are eligible to receive benefits, you’ll need to apply for them each week, which can be done on the same website.
To receive weekly benefits, an application has to be filed within 14 days of a Saturday. Applications for a week cannot be filed until the week ends. Weeks begin on Sunday and end on Saturday on the department’s calendar.
Applicants will need to answer questions each week, including the reason they are no longer working, whether or not they have refused a job offer and whether they are actively seeking work. There are also requirements, including the work search requirement, meaning applicants will have to provide four work search contacts to receive their weekly benefit.
Eligibility is determined either by a letter or through a phone interview with a staffer.
To access resources linked to your account online, visit this link. For assistance, call (414) 435-7069 or toll-free at (844) 910-3661.
To reduce wait times, the department requests that applicants with last names starting with letters from A to M call from 6:15 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturdays.
Applicants with last names starting with letters from N to Z should call from noon to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturdays.
Los beneficios por desempleo pandémico del gobierno federal terminaron el 4 de septiembre, dejando a muchos sin asistencia financiera a su paso.
En el condado de Milwaukee, más de 90.000 residentes completaron la solicitud inicial de beneficios por desempleo este año, según datos del Departamento de Desarrollo de la Fuerza Laboral de Wisconsin.
Estos son los recursos locales y estatales para cualquier persona que haya perdido los beneficios por desempleo.
Si perdimos un recurso, envíe un correo electrónico a matthew.martinez@marquette.edu o comente a continuación.
Transform Milwaukee Jobs es un programa que brinda trabajo a residentes desempleados de Milwaukee que no participan en el programa Wisconsin Works (W2).
La parte del programa para adultos se encuentra en UMOS . Para participar, comuníquese con Alba Baltodano en Alba.Baltodano@umos.org o llame al 414-389-6331.
El programa también está disponible para ex niños adoptivos y se encuentra en Equus Workforce Solutions, 1915 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. Comuníquese con Alex Eisold al 414-267-3316 o alex.eisold@equusworks.com.
El programa Wisconsin Works (W2) ofrece trabajos para padres de bajos ingresos y mujeres embarazadas. El programa puede ayudar a conectar a los solicitantes con trabajos y oportunidades de capacitación, así como ayudarlos a obtener una vivienda y solicitar otros recursos.
Wisconsin Works tiene cuatro ubicaciones en Milwaukee , una para cada división del programa que se enfoca en un área diferente de la ciudad:
Job Center of Wisconsin ofrece una base de datos de búsqueda de trabajos y oportunidades en el estado, así como oportunidades y recursos de capacitación.
Puede llamar a Milwaukee Job Center Central al 414-874-0300 para servicios en el lado norte o al Centro de trabajo de Milwaukee Southeast al 414-250-6500 para servicios en el lado sur. También puede enviar un correo electrónico a milwaukeejobcenters@dwd.wisconsin.gov para conectarse o visitar el directorio de recursos del sitio . Para ver los recursos de Milwaukee, haga clic en el condado de Milwaukee en el mapa.
Milwaukee Job Center Central está ubicado en 4201 N. 27 th St., Suite 400. El Milwaukee Southeast Job Center está ubicado en 2701 S. Chase Avenue.
United Way of Greater Milwaukee y el condado de Waukesha tiene una lista de recursos disponibles para quienes buscan empleo en su sitio web. En la pestaña “Descubrir”, el sitio enumera enlaces a varias oportunidades diferentes, incluidos trabajos en construcción, atención médica, limpieza y venta minorista.
United Way también tiene una lista completa de recursos en línea.
Emplear a Milwaukee , la junta de desarrollo de la fuerza laboral local que presta servicios en el condado de Milwaukee, ofrece servicios de capacitación y colocación laboral en toda la ciudad. Los solicitantes pueden encontrar oportunidades en roles de construcción, manufactura, TI y finanzas, hotelería y atención médica. También hay programas de reingreso para personas anteriormente encarceladas.
Puede llamar al 414-270-1700 o visitar su ubicación en 2342 N. 27th St.
El estado de Wisconsin también ofrece beneficios para quienes no tienen trabajo, en forma de seguro de desempleo del Departamento de Desarrollo de la Fuerza Laboral.
Para solicitar beneficios, visite la página de solicitud en el sitio web del Departamento de Desarrollo de la Fuerza Laboral .
Necesitarás :
Si es elegible para recibir beneficios, deberá solicitarlos cada semana, lo que se puede hacer en el mismo sitio web.
Para recibir beneficios semanales, se debe presentar una solicitud dentro de los 14 días posteriores al sábado. Las solicitudes para una semana no se pueden presentar hasta que finalice la semana. Las semanas comienzan el domingo y terminan el sábado en el calendario del departamento.
Los solicitantes deberán responder preguntas cada semana , incluido el motivo por el que ya no trabajan, si han rechazado o no una oferta de trabajo y si están buscando trabajo activamente. También existen requisitos, incluido el requisito de búsqueda de trabajo , lo que significa que los solicitantes deberán proporcionar cuatro contactos de búsqueda de trabajo para recibir su beneficio semanal.
La elegibilidad se determina mediante una carta o mediante una entrevista telefónica con un miembro del personal.
Para acceder a los recursos vinculados a su cuenta en línea , visite este enlace . Para obtener ayuda, llame al (414) 435-7069 o al número gratuito (844) 910-3661.
Para reducir los tiempos de espera, el departamento solicita que los solicitantes con apellidos que comiencen con letras de la A a la M llamen de 6:15 am al mediodía de lunes a viernes y de 7 am a 1:30 pm los sábados.
Los solicitantes con apellidos que comiencen con letras de la N a la Z deben llamar desde el mediodía hasta las 5:30 pm de lunes a viernes y de 7am a 1:30 pm los sábados.


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‘It’s criminal’: Milwaukeeans call for speedier lead pipeline removal to cut childhood poisoning | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Diana Butsko (Wisconsin Watch)
September 12, 2021
Leer en español: ‘Es criminal’: los habitantes de Milwaukee piden una remoción más rápida de los conductos de plomo para reducir el envenenamiento infantil
Sitting in his North Side Milwaukee rental house, Nazir Al-Mujaahid discussed his son Shu’aib’s challenges while the quiet 9-year-old lingered in another room. Shu’aib excels at sports, Al-Mujaahid said, but his speaking skills developed late, and he lags behind his 6-year-old brother in reading.
Al-Mujaahid, 45, believes that lead poisoning is hindering Shu’aib’s development. Confirming where the lead came from is impossible, but Al-Mujaahid suspects the lead pipelines that carried water into his home.
The city for years failed to warn the family of lead hazards in their home — or that Shu’aib registered elevated lead levels as a toddler in 2014, Al-Mujaahid said.
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“My awareness of it hasn’t been an issue taken seriously at all.” Al-Mujaahid said. “I found out about it because my son wasn’t developing normally.”
Shu’aib is among 9,600 Wisconsin children younger than 16 found to be poisoned by lead between 2018 and 2020, according to Wisconsin Department of Health Services data. The neurotoxin damages the brain and nervous system, particularly in young children.
Nearly two-thirds of Wisconsin’s lead-poisoned kids live in Milwaukee County, where 5.6% of children tested in 2020 had blood lead levels above 5 micrograms per deciliter, which the state defines as poisoning. That’s compared to 3.4% of children statewide.
Gov. Tony Evers and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett have called for aggressive lead pipeline replacements, but their health departments primarily focus on lead paint and dust, calling that the predominant hazard, as do many experts.
Since 2016, when the Flint, Michigan water crisis was declared a disaster, Wisconsin has replaced about 20% of known service lines made of lead and galvanized steel that may contain lead flaking — or other materials that might contain lead, a Wisconsin Watch analysis of state Public Service Commission data shows.
Despite that, Wisconsin does not require local governments to test drinking water during lead investigations, even though it can make up 20% of a person’s total exposure to lead, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — or up to 60% for infants consuming mostly mixed formula.
‘Public health crisis’
Childhood lead poisoning rates in Milwaukee and statewide have steadily decreased in recent decades since lead was phased out in paint and gasoline. Yet Milwaukee in 2020 still had a higher percentage of lead-poisoned children than Flint did in 2015.
Al-Mujaahid is among residents urging Milwaukee to bolster lead poisoning prevention efforts — including by accelerating pipeline replacements.
Wisconsin communities have replaced more than 115,000 utility-owned and privately-owned service line portions since 2016, a Wisconsin Watch analysis shows. An estimated 465,000 pipeline portions made of lead or other potentially hazardous materials remained in 2020.
Madison and Green Bay are among cities that have replaced all of their lead pipelines. But Milwaukee is much larger and installed exponentially more than others, even mandating their installation until 1948.
Milwaukee has replaced less than 1,000 of its full lead service lines annually since launching its effort in 2017. Replacing the remaining 70,000 lead pipes at that pace would take more than 70 years, and the full price tag would cost hundreds of millions of dollars that city officials say they lack.
Federal funding may provide the most hope, including President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill, a version of which the U.S. Senate approved this month.
But some residents are tired of waiting.
“It’s a public health crisis,” said Derek Beyer, a steering committee member of Get The Lead Out, a Milwaukee coalition fighting for speedier replacements. “It’s not an option to wait 30 more years or whatever, to beg for some money that might not ever come.”
Family not notified
The Al-Mujaahid family has rented their home since 2014. The home has lead service lines, city records show. In 2017, a fingerstick test detected 11.4 micrograms per deciliter in Shu’aib’s blood, which prompted the Milwaukee Health Department to warn the family in a letter that Shu’aib was lead poisoned.
It wasn’t the first time that Shu’aib tested positive for lead poisoning. A 2014 test had flagged 6.4 micrograms per deciliter in Shu’aib’s blood. No immediate follow up tests were scheduled, and Al-Mujaahid said he wasn’t notified. The health department could not confirm whether its current notification policy for test results of at least 5 micrograms per deciliter was in place at the time, said spokesperson Emily Tau.
Milwaukee Water Works tested the family’s drinking water after Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service profiled their lead saga in 2018, finding lead levels ranging from 0.35 to 2.5 parts per billion (ppb). That’s below the EPA’s 15 ppb “action level” — the trigger for actions such as pipeline replacement and education.
But many experts call that threshold too high, since no level of lead exposure is safe.
The Al-Mujaahids have turned away from tap water. For drinking and cooking, they use 5-gallon jugs of store-bought water. The family wonders whether lead-tainted water flowed through their previous Milwaukee rental home, where they lived when Shu’aib was first tested. It also has lead service lines.
Their experience wasn’t unique. In January 2018, Barrett announced that the Milwaukee Health Department lost track of whether it had followed up with 8,000 families whose children registered elevated lead blood levels.
A 2020 Public Health Foundation audit found the department made progress in fixing lead poisoning prevention problems, but it flagged lingering issues related to surveillance systems for blood testing, risk assessments of lead exposure, waits for safe housing for lead-poisoned children and budgeting accountability.
“Overcoming these challenges and rectifying any mishandlings of cases is a tremendous task that will take time,” Tyler Weber, Milwaukee deputy commissioner of environmental health, told Wisconsin Watch in a statement, adding that his team is “dedicated to urgently achieving” that goal.
Prioritizing paint
Even amid calls to replace pipelines quicker, health officials continue to prioritize paint over drinking water when investigating home lead hazards.
“The Milwaukee Health Department’s focus is on lead abatement in paint and soil, as lead-based paint hazards are the primary source of lead exposure in the Milwaukee community,” Weber said. “However, we know lead poisoning can also occur from contaminated drinking water, so the Milwaukee Health Department distributes free water filters to anyone in the city of Milwaukee who needs them to eradicate the danger until Milwaukee Water Works is able to replace the service line.”
Elizabeth Goodsitt, a Wisconsin Department of Health Services spokesperson, told Wisconsin Watch in an email: “Water is not an issue in Wisconsin the way paint is when it comes to lead poisoning.”
Wisconsin local health departments in 2019 identified lead-based paint as a hazard in 97% of investigations of elevated blood levels, Goodsitt noted, and they flagged other primary hazards just 3% of the time. In 2020, 99% of investigations implicated paint.
But Wisconsin health departments investigate only a fraction of lead poisoning cases.
The state mandates investigations and case management services for children only when one venous blood test detects at least 20 micrograms per deciliter of lead — or if two tests conducted at least 90 days apart find lead at 15 micrograms per deciliter. That’s far above the 5-microgram threshold that the state defines as poisoning.
In an email from spokesperson Jennifer Miller, DHS called it  “uncommon to have water samples collected during an investigation.”
Milwaukee offers drinking water testing for families during lead investigations, but doing so requires consent from all building tenants, Tau said. Water must stay stagnant in service lines for at least eight hours, and some tenants opt out.
Henry Anderson, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and expert on environmental and occupational diseases, said prioritizing paint hazards made sense.
“There’s so much more lead in a paint chip than there is in a glass of water,” Anderson said. “When there’s an old house, it has paint chipping off the walls, they (children) are crawling around, putting their hands in their mouth.”
But Virginia Tech University engineering professor Marc Edwards, who helped expose Flint’s water blunder, contends that governments downplay drinking water’s role in lead poisoning. Edwards said governments face a “massive government conflict of interest” in parsing dangers from paint from those in drinking water, because governments often own the pipes.
“If it’s true lead paint is a danger, then lead in water is a danger, too,” Edwards said.
Paying for replacements
Who pays for replacements? Wisconsin homeowners typically own the service line portion from the curb stop to the home, while utilities own the stretch between the curb stop and water main. State law bars municipal workers from performing private construction projects, and partial service line replacements can worsen lead exposure.
Milwaukee in recent years mandated replacements for lead pipes found to be disrupted or leaking — and those that serve private schools and child care providers. For mandated replacements, a city cost-sharing program limits the tab for property owners to $1,843. Properties with more than four units are not eligible for cost sharing. Also ineligible for the subsidy: Milwaukeee property owners who choose to replace service lines when not required.
Al-Mujaahid said his landlord has no interest in paying for a replacement, and Al-Mujaahid doesn’t want to pay for work on a property that he doesn’t own. The city should bear responsibility for lead pipelines it once mandated, he said.
Said Robert Miranda, a spokesperson for the Milwaukee-based Freshwater for Life Action Coalition: “There’s no excuse at this point for the situation we find ourselves in today. It’s criminal.”
But Karen Dettmer, Milwaukee Water Works superintendent, sees “good progress” in replacements, and she cited the utility’s compliance with EPA’s embattled Lead and Copper Rule since the 1990s, when it began running corrosion control chemicals through its pipes. Still, Dettmer said she understands calls to pick up the pace on replacements.
Barrett has suggested earmarking pandemic stimulus funds for fixing lead paint hazards, and he’s waiting to see whether Biden’s infrastructure bill will deliver additional funding for pipeline replacements, which the city estimates would cost $800 million to fully complete.
But Al-Mujaahid has lost faith that his home’s lead pipeline will be removed. He’s contemplating moving.
“My thing is to just get up out of here,” he said. “Minimally somewhere without these lead lines. Ideally out of this country.”
Diana Butsko was an Edmund S. Muskie reporting fellow for Wisconsin Watch. She is studying at Southern Illinois University through a Fulbright scholarship. Madeline Fuerstenberg of Wisconsin Watch contributed reporting. The nonprofit Wisconsin Watch (wisconsinwatch.org) collaborates with Wisconsin Public Radio, PBS Wisconsin, other news media and the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. All works created, published, posted or disseminated by Wisconsin Watch do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of UW-Madison or any of its affiliates.

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5 things to know this week in Milwaukee: Sept. 13 to Sept. 18 | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
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September 13, 2021
Near West Side Partners is hosting its first Near West Side Week. Picture here is Keith Stanley, the executive director of Near West Side Partners. (Photo by Sue Vliet)
It’s Monday in Milwaukee, and here are some things we think you should know about. If you would like your event to be considered for this column, please email info@milwaukeenns.org and put “5 things” in the subject line by noon Thursday.
1. Near West Side Week: Monday, Sept. 13 to Saturday, Sept. 18
Near West Side Partners is hosting Near West Side Week through Saturday, Sept. 18. Each day features different events, which can be found here. Visit Near West Side restaurants, take historic and mural walking tours, enjoy movie night in the park and more. In case you missed it: OPINION: We created a support system during the pandemic. And we must keep it going.
2. Grohmann Museum presents “Familias Unidas”: Wednesday, Sept. 15
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The Grohmann Museum, located on the downtown campus of MSOE at 1000 N. Broadway, is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month in partnership with Latino Arts. The museum will be displaying “Familias Unidas: A Tribute to the Migrant Worker Labor Movement in Wisconsin.” The exhibition will be on display from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15.
3. Auer Avenue Elementary School community resource fair: Wednesday, Sept. 15
Auer Avenue Elementary School is hosting a community resource fair for students, families and community members. The fair will take place at Auer Avenue Elementary, 2319 W. Auer Ave., from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15. The COVID-19 vaccine, flu shots and other immunizations will be available.
4. Learn about the plan for Fond du Lac and North avenues: Thursday, Sept. 16
Milwaukee residents are invited to learn about the plan concerning Fond du lac and North avenues and the surrounding neighborhoods. The draft is available to view and there will be a virtual community discussion from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16. Individuals interested in sharing their input can click here to register.
5. “Rock Da Block” concert and book bag giveaway: Saturday, Sept. 18
Dream Team United MKE is hosting “Rock Da Block,” a concert and book bag giveaway event. There will be free groceries, resources, a cookout and more. Masks and social distancing are required. The event will take place on the corner of North 35th and West Center streets from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18. The African American Roundtable and V100.7 are sponsoring the event.
Bonus: Diversity Employment Day career fair: Wednesday, Sept. 15
City Career Fair is hosting the 21st annual Diversity Employment Day Career Fair. The fair will take place at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, 750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15. The event is free and open to individuals 18 and older.

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OPINION: ‘We deserve to be citizens just like everyone else’: Why Congress needs to create a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Alondra Garcia
September 13, 2021
Alondra Garcia writes: “America is the only home I can remember, and yet I feel alienated and unwelcome. It’s mentally and emotionally draining to have to educate people on our situation, to get people to understand that my family is American as any other.” (Photo by Joe Brusky/MTEA)
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My name is Alondra Garcia, and I am a bilingual elementary school teacher in Milwaukee Public Schools, a first-generation college graduate and an active member of my community. And I am DACAmented.
When I was just 3 years old, my parents left their family and everything they knew in Morelia, Mexico, to move my younger sister and me to the United States. They did not know how to speak English or navigate our new home country, but they did know that moving us would provide more opportunities to build a better life for ourselves than our hometown could.
But despite my parents’ hopes for a better life, living here undocumented was far from easy. In addition to facing discrimination and hate, my dad had to juggle three part-time jobs and my mom had to work full time. Even so, my dad still managed to take us to school in the morning and pick us up because, for him, education was always important. My mom made sure to make time for us to be involved in extracurricular activities throughout our early education career.
Without my parents, I would not be where I am and who I am today. Their sacrifices allowed my sisters and me to get a good education and instilled strong values of education and hard work — the same things that I teach my students in school every day.
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In essence, my family’s story is similar to the story of many Americans. It is a story of immigrants aspiring for something better — the so-called “American Dream.” But how “American” can one truly be if you are constantly being targeted by white supremacists and blamed for our country’s downfalls? America is the only home I can remember, and yet I feel alienated and unwelcome. It’s mentally and emotionally draining to have to educate people on our situation, to get people to understand that my family is American as any other. We deserve to be citizens just like everyone else.
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA program has allowed me to live a more “normal” American life: It has allowed me to get a driver’s license, go to college and become an educator in the South Side of Milwaukee. But ever since the executive order was issued for DACA in 2012, it has been under attack, and I constantly find myself being toggled around like a test subject while xenophobic politicians try to end DACA and further criminalize my family.
As an executive order, DACA was never meant to be a permanent solution for younger immigrants like me, and it does nothing to honor my parents’ sacrifices and contributions to this country. Only Congress has the power to pass a permanent pathway to citizenship, and my family and millions of other immigrant essential workers, “Dreamers,” TPS holders and their families need reform and relief now. The pandemic has made passing a clean pathway to citizenship even more urgent, as it would allow immigrant essential workers like my parents to have access to health care, encourage them to get vaccinated and help them work more safely in front-line jobs.
Congress is poised to vote on a historic reconciliation budget bill that includes over $100 billion for a pathway to citizenship for millions that Democrats in the U.S. Senate passed earlier this month. This is a historic opportunity for President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats to deliver on their overdue promise to honor the sacrifices that immigrant essential workers like me have made to keep the rest of our country safe and our economy running.
Alondra Garcia is bilingual elementary school teacher in Milwaukee Public Schools and a recipient of DACA.

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September 13, 2021
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Add the destabilization of the pandemic and one of the worst recessions in years to gun laws that are almost restriction-free, it is no accident gun violence and suicides are spiking not just in big cities but all across the country.
On Sunday, September 19, Grassroots North Shore will be presenting experts, legislators,  activists to talk about this issue. From 3:00pm to 5:30pm the event will cover the scope of the problem of gun violence and explore possible solutions.
Following their presentations, the participants will take questions from the viewers.
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Post from Community: U.S. News & World Report recognizes Alverno for strong commitment to teaching, innovation | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
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September 13, 2021
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Alverno College was recognized for its strong commitment to teaching and was named Wisconsin’s most innovative school in rankings released Monday by U.S. News & World Report. The publication’s 2022 America’s Best Colleges guidebook also noted Alverno’s ethnic diversity, social mobility, first-year student experiences, senior capstone experience, learning communities and undergraduate nursing program.
“Student success, both at the undergraduate and graduate level, is at the very heart of our mission,” said Joseph Foy, Ph.D., vice president for Academic Affairs at Alverno. “Our faculty and staff are truly invested in our students, in their learning and in their growth. It’s an honor to be recognized for our commitment to teaching.”This marks the twelfth consecutive year Alverno was recognized for its commitment to undergraduate teaching. It’s also the only college in the state included in this category for its entire 12-year history. The ranking highlights schools “where the faculty have an unusually strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.”
Alverno was ranked the third most innovative school among Midwest regional universities, higher than any Wisconsin college or university, and noted for making “the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology or facilities.”
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For the seventh consecutive year, the college was recognized for its “Ethnic Diversity,” ranking third among Midwest regional universities. The ranking indicates an institution where students are most likely to encounter undergraduates from a different ethnic group than their own. Of the undergraduate population for the 2020-21 school year, 34% of Alverno students identified as Hispanic or Latina, 13% as African American, 5% as Asian and 4% as two or more races. This makes Alverno, Wisconsin’s first Hispanic-Serving Institution, one of the state’s most diverse colleges.
In a relatively new category, Alverno was recognized as a top performer for “Social Mobility,” which measures how well schools graduate students who receive Pell grants. U.S. News & World Report “believes that Pell figures are the best available gauge of institutions’ relative commitment to access for all.”
“First Year Experience” highlights schools skillfully bringing together small groups of students with faculty or staff on a regular basis as part of curricular and academic programming. “Learning Communities” recognizes programs where students take two or more linked courses as a group, and “Senior Capstones” are culminating activities for students nearing graduation. In each of these categories, Alverno ranked higher than any other Wisconsin school.
The U.S. News & World Report rankings evaluate colleges and universities on 17 measures of academic quality, including graduation rates, first-year retention and faculty resources. Colleges and universities are grouped into 10 categories based on their academic missions. The full listing can be found at usnews.com.
About Alverno College
Founded in 1887 by the School Sisters of St. Francis, Alverno College promotes the academic, personal and professional development of its students in a collaborative and inclusive environment. Undergraduate programs for women are offered in more than 60 areas of study, and graduate programs in education, nursing, community psychology, school psychology, music therapy, music and liturgy, and business are open to women and men.
A leader in higher education innovation, Alverno has earned international accolades for its highly effective ability-based, assessment-as-learning approach to education, which emphasizes hands-on experience and develops in-demand skills. The college, Wisconsin’s first Hispanic-Serving Institution, ranks among the top schools in the Midwest for its commitment to undergraduate teaching and innovation by U.S. News & World Report. For the past two years, The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education named Alverno the country’s most inspiring college.
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September 13, 2021
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Kemps has launched a new FUEL THEIR DRIVE promotion that will award up to $10,000 to high school athletic departments in Minneapolis, Minn., Milwaukee, Wis. and Des Moines, Iowa.
With the pandemic further tightening school athletic budgets across the country and here in Milwaukee, FUEL THEIR DRIVE will help local high schools win a portion of $1MM that will be awarded to high school athletic programs nationwide while also supporting their hometown athletes.
Kemps will award 22 grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to high schools in the communities it serves, including Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Des Moines. Dollars can be used to update a sports field, revamp the school gym, purchase much-needed athletic equipment, or whatever the athletic department’s greatest need is. The best part? All shoppers have to do is buy Kemps milk, available locally at Roundy’s, Cub, Walmart, Target and other retailers near you. Community members and high schoolers can also engage in local-market social media challenges for a chance to win additional dollars.
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“Community is at the core of who we are and supporting those communities is deep-rooted in our bones,” said Rachel Kyllo, spokesperson for Kemps. “Our commitment to communities goes beyond producing wholesome dairy products for families to enjoy. At Kemps, we believe it is our responsibility to lend a helping hand where we can. We hope this promotion will help fuel success for our area high schools and local athletes.”
FUEL THEIR DRIVE is grounded in the idea that milk can power school athletes like no other beverage – with high quality protein for strong muscles, fluids to rehydrate; and the nutrients athletes need such as calcium, Vitamin D and phosphorus.
Winning the Milk Money is Easy!
Kemps shoppers can win up to $10,000 for their schools starting August 30 through October 15. It’s easy to participate.
Schools with the most votes will win $10K and some winners will be chosen at random for $2K so shoppers are encouraged to purchase and upload often.  Visit the store locator at https://fueltheirdrive.com/kempsto find specific local retailers that sell Kemps milk.
Community members and high schoolers have an additional chance to win $1,000 for their school by:
Learn more about the FUEL THEIR DRIVE promotion at https://fueltheirdrive.com/kemps and find full rules HERE.

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Post from Community: BBB Wisconsin Scam Alert: Wisconsinites lost more than $93,000 to scams during Summer 2021 | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
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September 14, 2021
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As the summer season comes to an unofficial end, often recognized by the Labor Day holiday, Better Business Bureau serving Wisconsin wants to take this opportunity to provide information regarding the rate of scams and their impact on Wisconsin residents from May 1-Aug. 31, 2021.
According to BBB Scam Tracker, Wisconsin residents reported more than $93,000 lost to scams during the summer, averaging $23,250 lost per month from May 1-Aug. 31, 2021. BBB’s Scam Tracker website allows consumers to self-report when they’ve been exposed to a scam, whether or not they’ve lost money. More than half (53%) of all scam reports indicated that money was lost, demonstrating how convincing scammers can be when interacting with a potential victim. The top two reported scams during this period were online purchasing and phishing scams. Additionally, Wisconsin residents lost more than $10,550 to cryptocurrency scams.
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To further understand the impact of the most common scams in Wisconsin during summer 2021, BBB provides the following information:
Impact of online purchasing scams
Impact of phishing scams
To avoid the most common scams affecting Wisconsin residents from May 1–Aug. 31, 2021, BBB recommends:
Avoiding online purchasing scams
Verify the source of purchase. According to the 2020 BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report, out of the 57% of consumers who did not research the website or business via an independent source before making a purchase, 81% lost money. Be sure to take the time to investigate a business or company thoroughly before making an order. Check online for reviews and customer complaints at BBB.org.
Use protected payment methods. Avoid paying for transactions by wire transfer, prepaid money card, gift card or other abnormal methods. BBB recommends using a credit card for all online purchases due to the protections it offers to void a transaction if a purchased item or service was never received or rendered.
Check that the website is secure. Look for the “https” in the URL of a website, especially before inputting personal information. The “s” stands for secure and includes additional encryption protocols that are not present in a standard “http” URL. The “lock” icon should also appear in the website address.
For more information on how to avoid scammers posing as a pet supplier online, visit BBB.org/PuppyScam.
Avoiding phishing scams
Avoid opening emails or texts from unknown sources. If you receive communication from an unknown or unsolicited source that includes a link or downloadable file, exercise extreme caution when interacting with the email or text message. Downloading files from unverified sources may install malware on your electronic device, including mobile phones, tablets, or gaming systems.
Verify communication. Before interacting with an email or text message claiming to originate from a company or governmental body, verify it is legitimate by checking online or calling the organization personally. Scammers often disguise themselves as well-known organizations to convince consumers to disclose personal information. Reports in Wisconsin indicate that Amazon is one of the most common companies scammers claim to represent.
Use multi-factor authentication. Some accounts offer additional security by requiring two or more credentials to access the personal information contained within. Often, this may be a security code sent via text message or email in addition to your regular password. BBB recommends establishing multi-factor authentication on your most sensitive accounts to make it harder for scammers to log in if they obtain your username and password through a phishing scam.
For more information on how to avoid phishing scams, visit BBB.org/PhishingScam.
If you have been a victim of a scam, report it to BBB.org/ScamTracker. Information provided contributes to a greater understanding of the tactics and strategies of con artists in Wisconsin and throughout the nation.

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