Milwaukee, WI
Municipality in Wisconsin
United States
Milwaukee, WI opens public works career pathways for recently incarcerated and recovered residents
Project partner Wisconsin Community Services (WCS) mirrors the city's hiring processes when recruiting seasonal laborers. Milwaukee provides yearly vouchers for steel-toed boots and reimburses commercial driving lessons for participants. WCS identifies resources for each worker's needs including mental health counseling, housing, and healthcare. The program helps laborers qualify for full-time employment and addresses long-standing recruitment struggles by the city.
Milwaukee, WI
United States
Milwaukee, WI addresses high infant mortality rates with Birth Outcomes Made Better program
City health officials found Black infants were three times more likely to die before their first birthdays than white babies. The BOMB program recruits and trains 50 doulas to assist pregnant women in the 53206 ZIP code. This area was selected due to a high poverty rate and lack of prenatal counseling services. Participants receive emotional support, social service referrals, and health advice from their doulas until three months after delivery.
Milwaukee, WI
United States
Milwaukee, WI added a "Video Game Van" to its roster of roving summer playground activities
The Milwaukee Recreation Department (MKE REC) added a "Video Game Van" to its roster of "Roving Activities" for its standard Summer Playgrounds schedule. Children are given the opportunity to play kid-friendly video games on the Nintendo Switch console with an emphasis on physical activity. The MKE REC will offer this alternative gaming experience to kids at 18 Milwaukee playgrounds throughout the summer.
Milwaukee, WI
United States
Milwaukee, WI Police Department's Amani Safety Initiative surveys residents' public safety concerns
The Milwaukee Police Department collaborated with the Data You Can Use organization to organize the Amani Safety Initiative. Neighborhood ambassadors were trained to conduct door-to-door surveys in on public safety concerns and police legitimacy. The results of these surveys were distributed back to residents of the Amani neighborhood in the form of meetings and door hangers.
Milwaukee, WI
United States
Milwaukee, WI partners with Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin to build tiny homes for homeless veterans
The city of Milwaukee is partnering with Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin to build a village of tiny homes for homeless veterans. The project will include the construction of forty-eight homes and a community center available to veterans for up to two years while they transition to permanent housing. Each tiny home will be approximately 240 square feet and include a half-bathroom. The community center will be 10,000 square feet and will include showers, bathrooms, a kitchen, and a common area.
Milwaukee, WI
United States
Milwaukee, WI created an open data portal
The Milwaukee Open Data Portal is an innovative interface that contains 139 published city datasets for residents to browse, filter, graph, and download. The project's most popular datasets include food inspections, budget visualizations, neighborhood safety indicators, etc.
Milwaukee, WI
United States