Northcott Neighborhood House

06/18/2020

Juneteenth Day - Milwaukee

Northcott had to cancel our annual Juneteenth Street Festival Celebration due to COVID-19 this year. In its place we partnered with WTMJ 4 to put together a Virtual Celebration that still honors the meaning of Juneteenth which is to celebrate the day (June 19, 1865), the day the last Black enslaved Americans received word that they were free.

The day will be celebrated all throughout the day on every newscast starting at 4:30am with the history of Juneteenth, videos and interviews with retired Northcott Executive Director - MacArthur Weddle and Northcott Board Member - Ben Johnson.

Former news anchor Bill Taylor will share in his news coverage pieces of Juneteenth over the years as a news anchor covering Juneteenth. You will see the progress of the festival through the years and how it is being envisioned for the future.

There will be scholarships for the youth with a kickoff of the Miss and Little Miss Juneteenth Pageant for young ladies ages 7-18 and new this year, are scholarships for Mister Juneteenth and Mr. Juneteenth jr for males ages 7-18. All scholarships are the youth doing great work in school as well as the community. In addition, there will be an interview with Ms. Milele Coggs, a past recipient of the Miss Juneteenth scholarship who has gone on to do great things for the community.

We will have insight from one of our sponsors, Jacqueline Zeledon from the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS), who has been a Juneteenth sponsor for many years. She will share MCTS committment to Juneteenth over the years.

Rounding out the day, will be interviews with the vision of Juneteenth for the future through the eyes of the young leaders in Milwaukee. Interviews with County Executive David Crowley and State Representative Kalan Haywood.

https://www.tmj4.com/news/juneteenth

06/16/2020

So the victory over violence Park is in need of some LOVE!!

In honor of Mother Simpson and Ms Jeanetta, we are cleaning the park in preparation for Juneteenth!

Wednesday, June 17 - 8:30am
2601 N. Dr. MLK Dr.

Come and join us as we do some forestry work (clearing bushes, weeds, cutting grass, painting over graffiti) in loving honor of our ancestors who’s LOVE & FAITH ENVISIONED THIS VICTORY OVER VIOLENCE PARK FOR THE COMMUNITY!

Mask and Yard Gloves available for volunteers!

We need YOU and some yard work garbage bags, and tools to get it done!

05/13/2020

Juneteenth Day Parade and Street Festival canceled

Juneteenth Day Parade and Street Festival canceled

Juneteenth Day celebrations for 2020 have been canceled due to, yes, the coronavirus.

05/05/2020

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03/18/2020

Please share out to your community!

Grab n Go Meals

St. Marcus is now an open food site (2210 N Palmer Street, Milwaukee) ! This means that all families with school age children will be able to pick up a lunch and breakfast from our Main Campus. Here’s what you need to know:

This service will be available starting this Thursday, March 19th through April 3rd.

Pick up will be from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Monday through Friday at the Main Campus (2210 N 1st Street). Please enter through door #17.

03/17/2020

**Announcement regarding the Coronavirus**

To limit the potential for the spread of the COVID-19 Virus within the Northcott community, we will be suspending some programming and altering the service delivery
of other programs.

Effective immediately all youth services programming (to include basketball and volleyball leagues), group meetings and classroom training sessions are suspended until further notice. At this point, we will follow Milwaukee Public Schools
(MPS’s) lead and cancel all educational activities beginning Monday, March 16th. Regularly scheduled programming will resume Monday, April 13th.

Northcott’s construction activities will be modified and hands-on activities will be restricted to non-occupied properties. We will continue to provide exterior services to clients on an as-needed basis. Recruitment for training programs will be limited to accepting applications, interviews will not be scheduled until further notice.

Northcott’s Emergency Services Food Pantry and Stock Box Program are a critical part of the public health continuum and will remain part of the Hunger Task Force flagship system of help and assistance during this local health emergency. While working through the challenges of this health disruption, we realize too many people depend on the Northcott’s emergency services, and we will remain open during our regular food pantry hours (10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. daily), please check our website at www.northcotthouse.org or call (414) 372-3770 for any modifications to the dates and times of Emergency Food Pantry Services.

Northcott’s staff and volunteers have been working diligently all week to complete sanitizing efforts throughout our building. We’re establishing new practices to ensure that the sanitizing efforts continue beyond the current COVID-19 Threat.
In the event Northcott must implement a complete closure and suspension of all services, we will provide updated information to the community as swiftly as possible.
Please take heed to the public safety and health precautions; published by federal and local officials.

Please act responsibly for yourselves and others.

02/29/2020

Juneteenth Day - Milwaukee

Juneteenth Day - Milwaukee

Vendor applications for this year's Juneteenth Day Festival are available now. Northcott Neighborhood House
https://www.juneteenthdaymilwaukee.com/vendors

12/03/2019

Hi,

We need your help with something really important.
Today is Giving Tuesday, a day dedicated to giving back to nonprofits and causes that make our world a better place.

We need you to spread the word of Northcott Neighborhood House's mission to support local families in need and help us reach **our goal of $5,000**.

1. Share this post

2. Recruit 5 people to donate $5

3. Recruit 2 people to become monthly supporters

4. Starting a Facebook fundraiser - https://www.facebook.com/fund/NorthcottHouse
(Facebook is matching donations)

Also, consider becoming a monthly supporter yourself.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Northcotthouse.com/donate

11/26/2019

#GIVINGTUESDAY is coming up.

Northcott needs your support!

Help us keep our job training, youth and senior programs going.

northcotthouse.org/donate

08/01/2019

City of Milwaukee Office of Violence Prevention

Mark your calendars!

07/12/2019

The Northcott Neighborhood House is looking for a new Executive Director. Many of you may know that our former ED, McArthur "Mac" Weddle, retired from his position in June. We are incredibly grateful for his service over the past 42 years. Under his leadership, we’ve created a solid foundation on which to build.

The ideal candidate is a visionary leader with strong project management skills, fundraising experience, and proven ability to work with urban youth and adults from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds. If you have someone that you would like to invite to apply, please send them the link below. The position is open until filled.

See Job Description Here:
https://northcotthouse.org/ed-job-description

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you for your support of Northcott Neighborhood House

06/25/2019

MPS serving free breakfast and lunch to children at 91 school locations

We are one of the location! 😁

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools is offering free breakfast and lunch to children and teens 18 years of age and under. Summer meals, including dinner at many sites, are served now through the beginning of August at school locations throughout Milwaukee. The summer meal program provides free, he...

06/24/2019

Thank you Mac Weddle for all your years of service

Today we celebrate the retirement of Mac Weddle, Executive Director of Northcott Neighborhood House. Throughout his career, Mac served as President of Juneteenth Day - Milwaukee, Vice Chair of the Board of African World Festival, Vice Chair of the Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation and Co-Chair of the Community Workforce Development Authority.

He is truly a spectacular man who has demonstrated his compassion to this community over and over again. I wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

06/19/2019

Juneteenth Day - Milwaukee

Here is a schedule of events:
9am - 5:30pm -- Juneteenth Day Festival 2019
10am --- Juneteenth Day Parade 2019
12pm -- Opening Ceremony - Juneteenth Day

04/16/2019

Thank you to Ald. Milele A. Coggs and Ald. Russell Stamper for having their event about the new Alert Neighbor Program at Northcott.

To learn more:
https://city.milwaukee.gov/CommonCouncil/Initiatives/Alert-Neighbor-Program.htm#.XLUfr7pOmaM

03/30/2019

Thank you to everyone for support us.
Special thanks to Jewels Caribbean for the food and Olu for the entertainment.

If you missed the event but still want to donate press the button at the bottom of the picture or on our page.

03/29/2019

Tomorrow!!
You are invited to our Fundraiser Celebration with entertainment by Saxophonist & community leader Olu Sijuwade.

Share & Invite!!!

Can’t make but still want to support?
Click the donation button on our page

03/24/2019

This Saturday!
You are invited to our fundraiser with Saxophonist & community leader Olu Sijuwade.

We will be having a fundraiser as part of
Love: 500x100x3
fundraiser campaign.

Share & Invite!!!

For more info:
FB.com/events/2253128228277412

Can’t make but still want to support?
Click the donation button below.

03/19/2019

Northcott Neighborhood House

02/18/2019

CANCELED!!!!!

Due to the unforeseen circumstances that have taken place, the Black History Month event that was to be held on Sunday, February 24 has been canceled.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and look forward to seeing you at our next event that is currently being planned for late March. We are issuing full refunds to any vendors that paid and they will be invited to the next event which should be at the end of March.

Thank you for your understanding and let us know if you have any questions.

02/14/2019

R.I.P. Harvey Scales, Milwaukee's Greatest Soulman

Milwaukee’s Legend 😢

The Milwaukee soul legend died last night at age 78.

01/30/2019

Lyft offering free rides to warming centers in Milwaukee

Lyft offering free rides to warming centers in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- In Milwaukee, Lyft will be providing free rides to those seeking transportation to a warming center.Riders must use the code WIJAYDEN19 for a free ride up to $25.The code is valid th

01/26/2019

Milwaukee Health Department urging residents to take precautions during dangerous cold

Milwaukee Health Department urging residents to take precautions during dangerous cold

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) – The City of Milwaukee Health Department is reminding all residents to take precautions as single-digit temperatures and below zero wind chills move in.“Wisconsin winter has arriv

12/29/2018

TMJ4 News

Thank you TODAY'S TMJ4 for covering today event.

The Northcott Neighborhood House hosted a Kwanzaa Celebration to celebrate the fourth day of Kwanzaa, dedicated to Ujamaa, which symbolizes shared social wealth in communities.

12/29/2018

Today’s program

Please consider donating:
http://bit.ly/2ESgvem

12/29/2018

What does #Ujamaa mean to you?

See everyone soon!

www.facebook.com/events/187135545559691

12/26/2018

Let's welcome Vikki MVP Porter
to Kwanzaa Celebration & Market Place

She will be performing at the 11am celebration.

Share & invite!

To be vendor, or to perform:
http://bit.ly/NorthcottKwanzaa18

Event Page:
FB.com/events/187135545559691

12/21/2018

We are launching our LOVE: 500 X 100 X 3 campaign.

We are recruiting 500 people or groups to pledge $100 three times in 2019 to total $150,000.

Any size donation is appreciated to help us continue our mission of helping the Milwaukee community.

To learn more about upcoming event sign up for our email list:
http://bit.ly/NorthcottEmailList

12/20/2018

Share!

You are invited to Kwanzaa Celebration & Market Place

Vendors, Food, Local Artists and more...

To be vendor, or to perform:
http://bit.ly/NorthcottKwanzaa18

There will also be an information table for any flyers

This will also be our Campaign Launch of LOVE: 500 X 100 X 3 where we are recruiting 500 people or groups to pledge $100 three times in 2019.

Donate Here:
Fb.com/290296814340840/posts/1977806515589853/

FB event page: FB.com/events/187135545559691

12/15/2018

Hello,

We are pleased to invite you to join us as a vendor to Northcott Neighborhood House's Kwanzaa Celebration & Market Place.

We are looking for all kind of vendors from gifts to community resources.

The fee is $25

Fill out this form to sign up:
bit.ly/NorthcottKwanzaa18

*Mail or drop payment to:

Northcott Neighborhood House
Attn: Kwanzaa Celebration
2460 North 6th St.
Milwaukee, WI 53212

**Checks can be made to:
Northcott Neighborhood House

Facebook Event Page:
FB.com/events/187135545559691

If you have any questions, call or email:

Solana Patterson-Ramos
Board Member
Northcott Neighborhood House
[email protected]
414-522-7714

07/21/2018

~~Needs List~~

Non-Perishable Food

Children Clothing

File Folders

Pens

Pencils

Brooms

Mops

Floor Cleaners

Working Computer

Copy Paper

Color Copy Paper

3 Ring Binder

Glue Sticks

Three Ring Hole Punch

Dishwashing detergent

Blanks CD

USB Drives

Staples

Cleaning Supplies for Bathrooms

Basketballs

Footballs

Jump Ropes

THANK YOU!!

06/24/2018

Milwaukee Celebrates Juneteenth Day with 24 Hours Without Violence

❤️

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, friends and families gathered in jubilation to celebrate Juneteenth Day. The residents of Milwaukee were no exception as they gathered along Dr. Martin Luth…

08/19/2016

Bingo - Potawatomi Hotel & Casino

Give the gift of a promising future! Help raise funds for (Northcott Neighborhood House) by playing Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s Heart of Canal Street Bingo Game now through Dec. 15. View today’s bingo schedule! #CanalSt16 (OR

Check out our jackpot amounts and bingo calendar here at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino. Have the time of your life when you participate in our live music event.

08/19/2016

Heart of Canal Street - Potawatomi Hotel & Casino

Heart of Canal Street is Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s charity program that will raise funds for 31 local children’s charities, including ours, this year. Give the gift of a promising future by playing the Canal Street Bingo game! #CanalSt16 (OR

Learn about the Heart of Canal Street program and our goal of assisting in improving children's lives in Southeastern Wisconsin.

08/19/2016

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s Heart of Canal Street program raises funds for local children’s charities, including ours! Half of each $3 or $7 bingo game goes to the Canal Street fund, which totaled more than $1 million last year! Help give the gift of a promising future to area children by playing. #CanalSt16 (OR