Article by Milwaukee Magazine: https://www.milwaukeemag.com/give-back-to-city-on-a-hill-this-season/ City on a Hill is part of Giveback MKE 2023, which features local organizations are doing great work in our city – and they need your support. Three Milwaukee zip codes have some of the highest poverty rates in the country – 53233, 53208 and…
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‘No act of kindness is too small’: 16th Annual Holiday Drive kicks off in Milwaukee
By: Yukare Nakayama MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — The city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County are in the spirit of giving back. They kicked off the 16th Annual Holiday Drive Monday, Nov. 27. The city is asking individuals to donate warm clothing, toys, hygiene products and more. Donations will be benefitting the children…
New look, same passion: City on a Hill renewed effort to end childhood poverty
City on a Hill's mission is to break the generational cycle of poverty in Milwaukee. New look, same passion. City on a Hill's mission is to break the generational cycle of poverty in Milwaukee. It is a vision that began in 2001. By: Charles Benson Posted at 10:25 PM, May...
Listening To Community Stakeholders
After the 2016 fatal shooting of a young black man by a police officer and subsequent civil unrest in the north Milwaukee neighborhood of Sherman Park, Walter F. Harvey, pastor of Parklawn Assembly of God (now Embassy Center MKE), realized many of the angry, frustrated, and disenfranchised rioters in the vicinity considered churches…
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
BY: Kali Thiel, Strategic Communications Classroom learning is essential, but some lessons are more profound when experienced firsthand. It’s a main reason why Associate Professor of Pharmacy James Lokken, PharmD, commits several of his “off days” each academic year to student-learning opportunities at City on a Hill. Founded in 2001,…
TMJ4 @ TheTable: City on a Hill is on a mission to end childhood poverty
By: Charles BensonPosted at 9:35 PM, Jan 19, 2023 and last updated 11:14 AM, Jan 20, 2023 MILWAUKEE — Lifting people out of poverty is a tall task but breaking through generational poverty is an even bigger hill to climb. City on a Hill navigates both challenges. "We're on a...
Milwaukee Ballet, City on a Hill among Bradley Foundation recipients
By Margaret Naczek – Reporter , Milwaukee Business Journal Dec 15, 2022 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation awarded $14.5 million in grants to a variety of arts and culture, education and community-based organizations throughout the city and state, including the Milwaukee Ballet, City on a Hill and the Notre Dame School of Milwaukee. The…
Nurse Disrupted Telehealth Kiosks and Their Community Partner City on a Hill
Nurse Disrupted – We are honored to be featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel alongside our amazing community partner, City on a Hill – Milwaukee. “At its essence, Nurse Disrupted is at the apex of technology and practical, compassionate health care.” – read more here: Nurse Disrupted | Facebook
City on a Hill a Collaborator in ‘Safer City MKE’ bracelets effort
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee’s newest public safety initiative – “Safer City MKE” – is targeting some of its youngest citizens, and it hinges on a bracelet. Mayor Cavalier Johnson was quick to say, Thursday, that the initiative is not designed to prevent every crime from happening. Instead, leaders hope wearing the…
Howard University students advocate for youth mental health in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — Throughout the pandemic, many people experienced mental health challenges. One group of college students is hoping to bring awareness to the subject. Twelve students from Howard University in Washington D.C. spent their alternative spring break at City on a Hill in Milwaukee. City on a Hill is a...