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By connecting county residents to up-to-date, objective, practical, research-based knowledge, we help them grow, change and prosper. They become more self-sufficient, lead healthier and safer lives, form strong and nurturing families, and thrive economically. Our primary customers are the people who live and work in Milwaukee County, both adults and youth. We make a special effort to reach those w
By connecting county residents to up-to-date, objective, practical, research-based knowledge, we help them grow, change and prosper. They become more self-sufficient, lead healthier and safer lives, form strong and nurturing families, and thrive economically. Our primary customers are the people who live and work in Milwaukee County, both adults and youth. We make a special effort to reach those w
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Registration is open for the Master Naturalist Volunteer Training! If you love life-long learning, nature, and citizen science projects, check out the link below for more info.
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Do you love learning about nature? Are you passionate about conservation efforts in Wisconsin? Check out our upcoming Master Naturalist training. Registration opens January 10th!
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Happy New Year! Our office will be closed to the public from December 24-January 3. We will reopen to the public on Tuesday, January 4th.
Happy New Year! Our office will be closed to the public from December 24-January 3. We will reopen to the public on Tuesday, January 4th.
Register for a free presentation and Q&A on December 16 with Bryce Lord, Associate Director, Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management at UW-Milwaukee about Compensation & Benefits. Bryce Lord will present selected findings from the 2021 Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Survey. Register at https://bit.ly/NLCRegistation
Register for a free presentation and Q&A on December 16 with Bryce Lord, Associate Director, Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management at UW-Milwaukee about Compensation & Benefits. Bryce Lord will present selected findings from the 2021 Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Survey. Register at https://bit.ly/NLCRegistation
Check out this video about our Literacy Link program and how it connects incarcerated parents with their children through reading books together. We are so excited to have this program started here in Milwaukee County!
Literacy Link started at the House of Correction this year. It combines parenting classes, emotion coaching and reading to connect children and justice-involved parents.
Congratulations to Believing Bobby & Smiling Shontina who have met the goals of Pre-Accelerator! They will start Accelerator 1 in December, working with mentors and taking advanced classes to move their scalable businesses forward. Bobby is selling used textbooks on Amazon, and Shontina is growing a travel and leisure business.
Congratulations to Believing Bobby & Smiling Shontina who have met the goals of Pre-Accelerator! They will start Accelerator 1 in December, working with mentors and taking advanced classes to move their scalable businesses forward. Bobby is selling used textbooks on Amazon, and Shontina is growing a travel and leisure business.
Congratulations to our EIT Bootcamp Cohort 2 Graduates! Four EITs pitched to professional coaches at the Showcase and Graduation on October 18. We are proud of the work these EITs have done to move their business ideas forward.
Congratulations to our EIT Bootcamp Cohort 2 Graduates! Four EITs pitched to professional coaches at the Showcase and Graduation on October 18. We are proud of the work these EITs have done to move their business ideas forward.
Are you considering picking up gardening next year? Read stories from Milwaukee county residents about how gardening works for them in this great Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service article!
Sure, Milwaukee is a city of concrete. But if you look closer, you also will find a vibrant urban farming community.
Our EITs are full of amazing ideas and potential! Believing Bobby worked on one idea during Bootcamp and has another he's bringing into the Pre-Accelerator next week. Read more stories about how the Entrepreneur In Training Program is going by signing up for our newsletter at https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1943144/1930914.194572962/
Our EITs are full of amazing ideas and potential! Believing Bobby worked on one idea during Bootcamp and has another he's bringing into the Pre-Accelerator next week. Read more stories about how the Entrepreneur In Training Program is going by signing up for our newsletter at https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1943144/1930914.194572962/
Welcome to our new staff Rolando De León! Rolando will focus on financial education in his new role as a Human Development and Relationships Educator.
This week's Financial Friend Friday is Ronald De León! Thank you Ronald for being a valuable resource to the UW-Extension community!
Our partners at Healthy MKE are looking for community members to fill out a 10-minute online survey to help health care providers, health departments, community organizations, and civic leaders better understand community health concerns and improve programs and services! Visit www.healthymke.com/survey to take the survey right now!
The 2021 Milwaukee County Community Health Survey helps inform health investments and programs in our community. Help shape the future of resources like food banks, motherhood/fatherhood programs, violence prevention programs, and more.
Visit www.healthymke.com/survey to take the survey right now!
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EITs jumped in with their whole hearts last week, sharing their initial business concepts with executive coaches who joined us from around the country to give feedback and support. Thanks for your courageous risk-taking, EITs, and thanks for your encouragement, coaches!
EITs jumped in with their whole hearts last week, sharing their initial business concepts with executive coaches who joined us from around the country to give feedback and support. Thanks for your courageous risk-taking, EITs, and thanks for your encouragement, coaches!
Our Entrepreneurs In Training program had a great time meeting each other in person and sharing some great food at our alumni and coach picnic. Thanks to all who drove, brought things to share, and especially to Chef Adventurous Angie!
Extension Milwaukee County updated their business hours.
The deadline to apply for our Post-Release Program Educator position was extended to 11:55 pm Thursday, August 26! Thanks to Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation this position is now a 12-month position. If you are passionate about redeeming lives and restoring communities through empowering others, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply using the link below. We are not able to accept applications through Facebook.
https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/509964/postrelease-program-educator
The deadline to apply for our Post-Release Program Educator position was extended to 11:55 pm Thursday, August 26! If you are passionate about redeeming lives and restoring communities through empowering others, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply using the link below. We are not able to accept applications through Facebook.
https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/509964/postrelease-program-educator
Do you have questions about what demographic and information is available to nonprofit organizations in the Milwaukee area and how can the information aid in planning activities and outreach? Our August 24 Nonprofit Leaders Conversation covers these things with Community Development Specialist Matt Kures and Extension Director Jerry Braatz. Register using the link below.
Join Community Development Educator Patrick Nehring for a conversation series to discuss the management issues facing nonprofit organizations. Registration is limited to 30 to provide participants with an interactive and confidential space to problem solve hard topics. Sessions will not be recorded....
Motivational Speaker Authentically Arletta joined Bootcamp tonight, thanks to sponsorship from American Family Insurance and the WI Economic Development Corporation. "Your purpose is not wrapped up in what you do. It's wrapped up in who you are. When you show up, show ALL THE WAY up." Thank you for showing up for us, Arletta!
Motivational Speaker Authentically Arletta joined Bootcamp tonight, thanks to sponsorship from American Family Insurance and the WI Economic Development Corporation. "Your purpose is not wrapped up in what you do. It's wrapped up in who you are. When you show up, show ALL THE WAY up." Thank you for showing up for us, Arletta!
We are excited to see Milwaukee Christian Center youth at our 5th & Becher gardens!
Free LATE SEASON LAWN CARE WEBINAR with Doug Soldat, UW-Madison Turfgrass & Urban Soil Specialist on Monday, August 23 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
During this online talk we will:
🌱 explore grass selection and ecology
🌱 discuss aeration, overseeding, and renovation
🌱touch on w**d control, fertilization, and mowing at this critical time of year
🌱discuss the overly dry to wet conditions much of the state has experienced this summer and how that may impact our lawn care practices this fall
This event is free, but registration is required. To register, go to: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/.../WN_cplfNqPvQcSctNjTg3-XRA
LATE SEASON LAWN CARE WEBINAR with Doug Soldat, UW-Madison Turfgrass & Urban Soil Specialist on Monday, August 23 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
During this online talk we will:
explore grass selection and ecology
discuss aeration, overseeding, and renovation
touch on w**d control, fertilization, and mowing at this critical time of year
discuss the overly dry to wet conditions much of the state has experienced this summer and how that may impact our lawn care practices this fall
This event is free, but registration is required. To register, go to: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cplfNqPvQcSctNjTg3-XRA
If you receive FoodShare and had food spoil because of a storm-related power outage, you can have the food replaced. Fill out the Request for Replacement FoodShare Benefits form and submit it to your local agency: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/forms/f0/f00330.pdf. FoodShare members should contact their local agency to request replacement benefits. Replacement benefits are issued for the amount of food lost, up to the amount of benefits already issued for the month.
If you receive FoodShare and had food spoil because of a storm-related power outage, you can have the food replaced. Fill out the Request for Replacement FoodShare Benefits form and submit it to your local agency: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/forms/f0/f00330.pdf. FoodShare members should contact their local agency to request replacement benefits. Replacement benefits are issued for the amount of food lost, up to the amount of benefits already issued for the month.
We are hiring! Do you have teaching and facilitation experience? Are you a business owner or familiar with entrepreneurship? Do you have life experience that leads you to connect easily and authentically with those who have been incarcerated? We are looking for you to join our new team of educators teaching Defy Ventures’ curriculum online and in-person in Milwaukee County. If you are passionate about redeeming lives and restoring communities, apply for this position to teach employment readiness, entrepreneurship, personal development, and empathy as we transform individuals and our communities. *We are not able to accept applications through Facebook. Please visit the link below to apply.*
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Cohort 2 kicked off on Monday with Incredible Ian of Defy National inspiring us with his EIT journey. Thank you Ian!
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Cohort 2 kicked off on Monday with Incredible Ian of Defy National inspiring us with his EIT journey. Thank you Ian!
Our Plant Health Advising Help Desk at Boerner Botanical Gardens has reopened for in-person consultations Tuesdays and Fridays from 1-3:30 PM. Not able to make it during those hours? Call (608-298-6945) or email [email protected] for virtual support!
The Extension Plant Health Advising Help Desk is open for in-person consultations with Plant Heath Advisors from 1-3:30 PM, Mondays-Fridays at the Boerner Botanical Gardens. The Plant Health Advising Help Desk connects gardeners with free research-based answers to lawn and garden questions.
Gardening season is in full swing, complete with all of the challenges and mysteries that can pop up. Click on the article below for some tips to help you with mid-summer gardening challenges and surprises.
When you see diseases in your garden, a natural tendency is to want to do som**hing to make things better. Sometimes ignoring the problem and doing nothing can be your best course of action. Learn more at: https://pddc.wisc.edu/2021/07/07/july-2021-sometimes-the-best-medicine-is-no-medicine-at-all/
When you see diseases in your garden, a natural tendency is to want to do som**hing to make things better. Sometimes ignoring the problem and doing nothing can be your best course of action. Learn more at: https://pddc.wisc.edu/2021/07/07/july-2021-sometimes-the-best-medicine-is-no-medicine-at-all/
Our Nonprofit Leaders Conversation about Finances and Budgeting with Steve Zimmerman was rescheduled to August 4th! You can still register for the finances and Budgeting conversation and others in the series at the website below!
Do you have questions about the Advance Child Tax Credit? Our financial education specialists put together a fact sheet to answer frequently asked questions about how the tax credit works and what to expect. Read the full fact sheet at https://finances.extension.wisc.edu/2021/07/21/advance-child-tax-credit/
Congratulations to the 7 EITs who pitched their business idea to expert judges on Wednesday! It is wonderful to be a part of your personal and business growth. We are proud of you!
Congratulations to the 7 EITs who pitched their business idea to expert judges on Wednesday! It is wonderful to be a part of your personal and business growth. We are proud of you!
We are looking for a Youth Outreach community Worker to work with youth in school and afterschool-based programs! Click on the link to learn more details and apply. *We are not able to accept applications through Facebook*
Extension is piloting a new program called Planning AHEAD to help individuals and families with tasks associated with end-of-life decisions. The 7 virtual sessions are free and cover health care wishes, financial responsibilities, legal requirements and documentation, distribution of personal property, and dealing with grief. To register visit https://go.wisc.edu/69unym.
Extension is piloting a new program called Planning AHEAD to help individuals and families with tasks associated with end-of-life decisions. The 7 virtual sessions are free and cover health care wishes, financial responsibilities, legal requirements and documentation, distribution of personal property, and dealing with grief. To register visit https://go.wisc.edu/69unym.
Interested in learning more about gardening? Want to grow plants with more confidence? Enroll in our new Extension Horticulture course "Foundations in Horticulture-Growing and Caring for Plants in Wisconsin." Registration is open now! Visit the foundations in Horticulture website to learn more and register.
Foundations in Horticulture Growing and Caring for Plants in Wisconsin Foundations in Horticulture is an online course which teaches you researched based m**h
Are you ready to become an Entrepreneur In Training? Apply to join the next class of formerly incarcerated future business owners. The application takes about 5 minutes, and then we'll schedule an interview with you. All classes on Zoom, starting July 26 at 6pm. Apply for Bootcamp at https://bit.ly/EITbootcamp
Are you ready to become an Entrepreneur In Training? Apply to join the next class of formerly incarcerated future business owners. The application takes about 5 minutes, and then we'll schedule an interview with you. All classes on Zoom, starting July 26 at 6pm. Apply for Bootcamp at https://bit.ly/EITbootcamp
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Jill Herz, the Waukesha County Extension Nutrition Education Program Coordinator, gives a spin on the Spinquest Wheel! The Spinquest highlights key areas of education for healthy eating habits! #WIStateFair #uwexstatefair
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