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Since 1980, the Running Rebels Community Organization has been dedicated to developing Milwaukee’s youth mentally, physically and spiritually. By offering a youth program that focuses on education and recreational activities, Running Rebels provides Milwaukee’s youth with positive alternatives to gangs and substance abuse. Victor Barnett, the founder of the 30 year old organization states, "I wanted to provide an alternate outlet for the youth and help them (stay) out of trouble. I wanted to show them that someone does care about their needs." For his efforts, Victor received one of channel 12's "12 WHO CARE" awards for his tireless work over the past years with the young men in the community. He has also been featured several times on WTMJ Channel 4's "Positively Milwaukee" for his unique and engaging programming. Through respect, teamwork and discipline, he has helped to mold hundreds of young men into responsible members of your society. Running Rebels programs for high risk youth include mentoring, tutoring, crisis stabilization, anger management, daily living skills, an after-school and summer safe and sound program and separate programs for serious chronic offenders and firearm offenders. Running Rebels also provides innovative programming to appeal to a broader cross- section of youth. These programs include a high-caliber AAU boys basketball team, a music instruction program and a youth entrepreneurial program which aims at developing skills and income-producing opportunities in the areas of lawn care, audio/visual and studio production, catering and T-shirt designing/distribution. The RUNNING REBELS will continue to be active with Milwaukee’s youth, helping them to reach their highest potential.
Since 1980, the Running Rebels Community Organization has been dedicated to developing Milwaukee’s youth mentally, physically and spiritually. By offering a youth program that focuses on education and recreational activities, Running Rebels provides Milwaukee’s youth with positive alternatives to gangs and substance abuse. Victor Barnett, the founder of the 30 year old organization states, "I wanted to provide an alternate outlet for the youth and help them (stay) out of trouble. I wanted to show them that someone does care about their needs." For his efforts, Victor received one of channel 12's "12 WHO CARE" awards for his tireless work over the past years with the young men in the community. He has also been featured several times on WTMJ Channel 4's "Positively Milwaukee" for his unique and engaging programming. Through respect, teamwork and discipline, he has helped to mold hundreds of young men into responsible members of your society. Running Rebels programs for high risk youth include mentoring, tutoring, crisis stabilization, anger management, daily living skills, an after-school and summer safe and sound program and separate programs for serious chronic offenders and firearm offenders. Running Rebels also provides innovative programming to appeal to a broader cross- section of youth. These programs include a high-caliber AAU boys basketball team, a music instruction program and a youth entrepreneurial program which aims at developing skills and income-producing opportunities in the areas of lawn care, audio/visual and studio production, catering and T-shirt designing/distribution. The RUNNING REBELS will continue to be active with Milwaukee’s youth, helping them to reach their highest potential.
Mission: "The mission of Running Rebels Community Organization is to provide programs that will assist Milwaukee's youth in developing mentally, physically, and spiritually, while also promoting community unity."
Operating as usual
Sign up for Lakeshore Veterinary Specialists's Paws to the Pavement Run/Walk. Proceeds from the event will support Running Rebels!
What could be better than getting active and supporting Running Rebels at the same time. Thank you Lakeshore Veterinary Specialists!
Lakeshore Veterinary Specialists is thrilled to announce the first annual Paws to the Pavement Lakeshore Run/Walk! #LVSPAWSTOPAVEMENT
We are so grateful for the grant from U.S. Bank to help us prepare our young people for financial and career success.
The U.S. Bank Foundation fund addresses systemic economic and racial inequities in small business, housing and workforce advancement
We are so excited to be working with local artists Vedale Hill and Ammar Nsoroma on a mural for our Central location. On Saturday a few of our young people got the opportunity to work on the mural at Vedale'sartstudio.
You're invited to our virtual 40th Anniversary Celebration on October 27th! Check out the article by Carvd N Stone to learn more about the event, how we've adapted programming during COVID, and our 40 years of service to Milwaukee.
#EPICevening #40yearsofservice #40thanniversary
The Running Rebels has been serving Milwuakee's youth for 40 years and they're celebrating with a virtual event. The virtual EPIC Evening presented by BMO Harris Bank will take place October 27 at 6:00 pm CST.
We were so excited to kick off our creative writing class last week. Can't wait to see what writing pieces our young people create!
We are very proud of the Milwaukee Bucks for playing hard this season, but we are even prouder of them for their commitment to stand up for social justice. Their ongoing investments and advocacy help ensure Black lives matters in our city, state, and country. Thank you for marching, convening, striking, and all that you do to help end racism and systemic oppression.
#Fearthedeer #Milwaukeebucks #Blacklivesmatter Milwaukee Bucks Community
Running Rebels youth are learning how to draw anime. They're working towards creating their own comic book encouraging their peers to stay away from drug and alcohol.
August 13th is a special day for the Rebels. This past anniversary, we celebrated our 40th anniversary along with the birthday of our Executive Director and Founder, Victor Barnett, and his wedding anniversary to Dawn Barnett, our Co-Executive Director. While we couldn't do our normal blow out block party we had a wonderful drive-by celebration! Here's to another 40 years!
Join Bader Philanthropies tomorrow for their take away BBQ!
We had a blast at the Kite Giveaway and Walkathon with Walnut Way on Saturday!
Meet Rebel Mentee Calvon!
“I was court ordered to join the Rebels when I was 13 years old after I made some bad choices. Now at 20 years old, I chose to stay connected. If it wasn't for my mentor, Marlon, or the other Rebel staff I wouldn't have made it. He is like a dad to me. He makes sure I continue to stay on the right path. I am so thankful for the Rebels and everything they have done for me.” - Calvon (ATAC Mentee)
Running Rebels’ Violence Free Zone (VFZ) mentors are supporting MPS youth and families as they start the school year virtually. VFZ mentors provide daily “wake up” calls for their students to ensure they don’t miss class, connect students to Chromebooks and internet hotspots, assist parents with technical concerns, and follow up with mentees who aren’t in class or have missing assignments.
“Our transition to virtual mentoring has gone smoothly. I feel like we have more contacts with parents now and they know they can reach out to us with technical, academic, or behavioral concerns. Youth and parents appreciate that we call them everyday to see how we can help them be successful. Parents have said we have relieved their anxiety knowing they are not alone in this virtual transition. I really missed seeing our students in-person but am glad to help them succeed in this new environment.” - Kashunda Brown (VFZ Site Supervisor at Vincent High School)
VFZ mentors fill a critical role in building personal relationships with students, an important aspect to success that can easily be lost through virtual learning. “My VFZ mentor checks on me every day and gets me involved in a lot of things. He’s always there for me and he’s taught me to care about others.” - Corey (VFZ Mentee at North Division)
Milwaukee Public Schools
Check out our New Vines gardening program from this summer. Youth learned how to plant and harvest vegetables that they could take home to their families. Thank you to Alice's Garden Urban Farm and University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension Agriculture!
Check out our New Vines gardening program from this summer. Youth learned how to plant and harvest vegetables that they could take home to their families.
One of our mentees, Destin, wanted to clean up around his neighborhood. So last Friday, the Rebels came deep to support!
#Youthleaders #Mentoring #MentoringMatters
Join us for Walkathon on September 5th at Johnsons Park from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
We are incredibly grateful to Phoenix Investors, LLC and Frank Crivello, Pheonix Investors' Chairman and Founder, for their generous donation of close to $25,000 in PPE, sanitizer stations, a fleet of bicycles, and biking safety equipment. Phoenix Investors' incredible support has allowed us to continue to serve Milwaukee youth safely with engaging programming. From the bottom of our hearts - Thank you!
Thanks to Safe & Sound, Inc. for putting these resources together!
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Groceries and Essentials Giveaway tomorrow at 8:00 am at our 1300 w. Fond Du Lac location. Come early - supplies will go fast!
Thank you to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, The Gathering of Southeast WI, Inc., Walnut Way and Amazon.com for partnering with us!
Groceries and Essentials Giveaway tomorrow at 8:00 am at our 1300 w. Fond Du Lac location. Come early - supplies will go fast!
Thank you to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, The Gathering of Southeast WI, Inc., Walnut Way and Amazon.com for partnering with us!
It's a beautiful day for a clean up!
#youthleaders #Cleanup #cleancommunity
Give a big congratulations to our drawing contest winners Armani and Davieon!
#Art #mentoring #youthartists #youthart
Lady Rebels had a blast last week biking to get ice cream and then heading down to the lake!
In need of food in the Milwaukee area? Our Grocery Giveaway with The Gathering of Southeast WI, Inc., Feeding America, and Walnut Way will take place again tomorrow from 8 - 9 a.m. at Running Rebels - Central, 1300A W. Fond Du Lac Ave. #SolvingHungerLocally
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A grocery giveaway in Milwaukee Tuesday, Aug. 11, helped dozens of people stock their pantries with some much-needed food. Several organizations teamed up to put it all together.
Happy first day back to school Milwaukee Public Schools!
This school year may look different but our Running Rebels’ Violence Free Zone mentors remain available to help students stay supported, navigate virtual learning and connect to resources.
August 13th is a special day for the Rebels. Yesterday we celebrated our 40th anniversary along with the birthday of our Executive Director and Founder, Victor Barnett, and his wedding anniversary to Dawn Barnett, our Co-Executive Director. While we couldn't do our normal blow out block party we had a wonderful drive by celebration! Here's to another 40 years!
MPS Parents and Students - Fill out this survey if you are in need of internet access for virtual learning this fall.
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Today we celebrate 40 years of serving Milwaukee with the release 2020: The Vision, a collabortive music project between Running Rebels Community Organization, 300 Strong, and local musicians/activists. The songs show the power of collective action and the impact we have when we stand strong together.
We look forward to another 40 years of standing strong with youth, families, the Milwaukee community!
Click here to listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnejLCaNuIo&list=PL1D5QTeiGvLeAWN8_qcTRxpiHow9hH-Em
2020: The Vision is a collaborative project between Running Rebels Community Organization, 300 Strong, and local musicians in the Milwaukee area. The project was created to uplift and unify people to
We’re out here every Tuesday giving away fresh food with some amazing partners!
Our Tuesday Grocery Giveaway was a success! We served breakfast and groceries to over 100 members of the community.
Catch us on the news! Cbs58news, WISN 12 NEWS, TMJ4 News
Thanks to partners Running Rebels Community Organization, Feeding America, Amazon.com and Walnut Way
Special thanks to our CoreLogic volunteers!
Meet Rebel Mentee: Kelli!
“I’m 16 years old and going into my Junior year at St. Joan Antida High School. I joined the Rebels in 8th grade and have been coming ever since. I love coming to the Rebels because everyone gets treated like family.
I’m close to my mentor Danielle – she is always introducing me to new things like gardening, painting, and Milwaukee events.
Before I came to the Rebels I was really shy, but Danielle made me feel really included. She pushed me out of my shell and now I am way more comfortable around people. I’ve learned so many things from the Rebels like how to become organized and to take chances. They also helped me in school too, they tutored me in math and my grade went up a lot.”
It was a beautiful day to go fishing! Our young people were so excited and they caught multiple fish.
Check out our harvest!
Come out and support every Thursday!
Be The Change youth and mentors working together to clean up the neighborhood around North Division High School!
#Mentoring #Mentoringmatters #youthleaders City of Milwaukee Office of Violence Prevention
We had a blast last week cooling down with a balloon fight!
Lady Rebels enjoying a Paint and Chat session! Painting is a great way to self-reflect, relax, and process current events.
#ladyrebels #mentoring
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August 13th is a special day for the Rebels. This past anniversary, we celebrated our 40th anniversary along with the birthday of our Executive Director and Founder, Victor Barnett, and his wedding anniversary to Dawn Barnett, our Co-Executive Director. While we couldn't do our normal blow out block party we had a wonderful drive-by celebration! Here's to another 40 years!
On Monday's Rebel Real Talk youth and staff discussed what mentoring style best fits them. What style of mentoring works best for you? Do you respond best when your mentor talks straight to you or are you more successful when they guide from the side?
Doctor Kweku Ramel Akyirefi Blaquesmith discusses trauma with Running Rebels youth and staff. He explains how we can take care of our mental health as we face the trauma of the pandemic and racial injustice. His advice: 📌Recognize if we are not feeling OK and talk to someone we care about. 📌Journal or list what is causing us pain and then determine which things we can or cannot control. 📌Take care of our bodies by eating healthy, exercising, and sleeping.
Running Rebels' mentor Nakia Solocheck wrote this powerful poem encouraging us to unify as we face the challenges of COVID-19. Shout out to Running Rebels AV for producing the video! Check out the video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAVJDoTQb34&feature=youtu.be
Hear it from our young people: Mentoring Matters. Give today to support Running Rebels 40 years of professional mentoring programs. Our youth agree mentoring has helped them accomplish goals, stay socially connected, and feel heard.
Our youth and staff honored their mothers and mother figures last Friday in our weekly Real Talk Session. Hear them reflect on some of their favorite memories with their moms.
We were honored to have Muhibb Dyer share his new poem "COVID-19 Will Not Break Us"during our Real Talk program. We are appreciative of the work he does to bring people together and give messages of hope. Muhibb, thank you for continuing to be an inspiration and for reminding us that this crisis will not break us. City of Milwaukee Office of Violence Prevention, The City of Milwaukee
If you were unable to make it to our annual Black History Program you have the opportunity to check out a sneak peak of some of the highlights. Make sure to subscribe to our Youtube channel for the full video.
You still have time to join us for our Black History Program
This evening youth participated in our Black History Program rehearsals! We are so excited to see all of the pieces of work they have put together. Make sure to add our annual Black History Program to your calendar! Join us on February 28th at Roosevelt Middle School.
In honor of Black History Month, one of our Rebel youth RB Vic and his mentor came together on a song! Make sure to subscribe to all forms of social media for the release of the upcoming video. #BlackRoyalty
We are just a few weeks away from our Running Rebel Community Organization EPIC Gala-lotta! We hope that you can join us as well as Marques Johnson for an EPIC evening benefiting a local organization!
Thank you, Fred Tabak, of Tabak Law, LLC for being an amazing Board Member and supporter of Running Rebels over the years! We are coming to the end of our $39 to Celebrate 39 Years but we would still greatly appreciate it if you can help us reach our goal! Last month we, celebrating 39 years of rebounds, assists, swishes, and rising to meet the challenges faced by young people in Milwaukee! So come on Milwaukee! Click below to make your gift of $39 to Celebrate 39 Years of Running Rebels RIGHT NOW! https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d1/default.aspx?wid=42276 #39dollarsfor39years #DonateToday #Fundraising #Fundraising
Thank you, Clifton Phelps the Owner of JCP-Construction for being an amazing Board Member and supporter of Running Rebels over the years! This month Running Rebels is celebrating 39 years of rebounds, assists, swishes, and rising to meet the challenges faced by young people in Milwaukee! NOW - Running Rebels is challenging YOU to help raise $39,000 in the next 39 days to close out our Full Circle Campaign and secure the future of our beautiful new gym, computer lab, classrooms, and community centers! So come on Milwaukee! Click below to make your gift of $39 to Celebrate 39 Years of Running Rebels RIGHT NOW! https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d1/default.aspx?wid=42276 #39dollarsfor39years #DonateToday #Fundraising
Thank you, Kevon Looney for assisting us in our $39 for 39 years campaign! This month Running Rebels is celebrating 39 years of rebounds, assists, swishes, and rising to meet the challenges faced by young people in Milwaukee! NOW - Running Rebels is challenging YOU to help raise $39,000 in the next 39 days to close out our Full Circle Campaign and secure the future of our beautiful new gym, computer lab, classrooms, and community centers! So come on Milwaukee! Click below to make your gift of $39 to Celebrate 39 Years of Running Rebels RIGHT NOW! https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d1/default.aspx?wid=42276 #39dollarsfor39years #DonateToday #Fundraising
You are invited to spend a very special evening with Milwaukee Bucks legend Marques Johnson as he shares stories about his EPIC NBA career, as Running Rebels Community Organization tells the story of our EPIC mission to transform the lives of young people in Milwaukee! For more information, please visit: https://epicgalalottarrco.eventbrite.com
Happy Birthday to our Founder and Co-Executive Director, Victor Barnett! Our organization wouldn't be where it is today without your leadership, guidance and perseverance! In honor of Victor's birthday please considering donating to our $39 for 39 years campaign. For the past 39 years Victor Barnett has been passionate about meeting the challenges faced by young people in Milwaukee and helping the community from within! So come on Milwaukee! Click below to make your gift of $39 to Celebrate 39 Years of Running Rebels RIGHT NOW! https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d1/default.aspx?wid=42276 #39dollarsfor39years #DonateToday
Our Board Chair, Jill Boyle is asking for YOUR help to help us reach out goal! Running Rebels is challenging YOU to help raise $39,000 in the next 39 days to close out our Full Circle Campaign. Lets come together Milwaukee to meet our goal! Click below to make your gift of $39 to Celebrate 39 Years of Running Rebels RIGHT NOW! https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d1/default.aspx?wid=42276 #39dollarsfor39years #DonateToday
It's our Anniversary Month! This month Running Rebels is celebrating 39 years of rebounds, assists, swishes, and rising to meet the challenges faced by young people in Milwaukee! NOW - Running Rebels is challenging YOU to help raise $39,000 in the next 39 days to close out our Full Circle Campaign and secure the future of our beautiful new gym, computer lab, classrooms, and community centers! So come on Milwaukee! Click below to make your gift of $39 to Celebrate 39 Years of Running Rebels RIGHT NOW! https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d1/default.aspx?wid=42276 #39dollarsfor39years #DonateToday
This week we offered a First LEGO League Camp for some of our younger youth. It’s such a pleasure to be able to see them explore the various possibilities and opportunities in the field of robotics.
In this hot wear you have to find fun ways to stay cool! Youth at our Central location had a water fight this afternoon.
We are so thankful for the volunteers from FIRST a program through Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). It’s such an amazing thing to see the ideas of our youth brought to light.
We are so thankful for the volunteers from FIRST a program through Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) for coming and getting our older youth interested in the world of robotics. It’s such an amazing thing to see the ideas of our youth brought to light.
Some times old games are just as fun! Youth at our Central location enjoying a good game of Concentration.
Running Rebel youth had a fun day this afternoon in AV Programming! The staff and other youth enjoyed watching youth run through music from the past to current hits.
Young ladies in our Lady Rebel program had an amazing time yesterday evening at My Sistas Keepers Fire Awards which honored local women in the community doing amazing things.
Running Rebels youth in our AV/Entertainment program are having a Battle of the Band competition this summer. Make sure to stay tuned to see which team takes first place!
We had a wonderful time yesterday at the 2019 Juneteenth Day Festival in Milwaukee. This is what UNITY looks like!!
Rebel youth learning to fly a rocket using water and air compression!
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