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July 15, 2015 Ald. José G. Pérez (414) 286-3762 My Brother’s Keeper summit brings resources and services to near south side A My Brother’s Keeper neighborhood summit next week will engage residents of the Near South Side Promise Zone with services and resources meant to help improve health and wealth. The event hosted by Alderman José G. Pérez and Mayor Tom Barrett will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22 at the Kosciuszko Park Recreational Center at 2201 S. 7th St. The summit is free and open to the public. Alderman Pérez is hopeful that Promise Zone (please see map on attached flyer) and area residents will attend and receive help with key life management issues, including child support, driver’s license recovery, job training and employment, health information and screenings, and expungement counseling. “Residents in the affected near south side area are underserved when it comes to counseling, job opportunities, and health and wellness information that can be beneficial and life-changing,” Alderman Pérez said. “I invite residents to come to the My Brother’s Keeper event Wednesday to engage with us and work toward improving the quality of life in their home and in the area as a whole.” The summit is sponsored by the City of Milwaukee, My Brother’s Keeper, the Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative, and the Black Male Achievement Advisory Council. -More-

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Page 1: My Brother’s Keeper summit brings - Milwaukee...My Brother’s Keeper Summit/ADD ONE Partners include the City of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment

July 15, 2015 Ald. José G. Pérez

(414) 286-3762

My Brother’s Keeper summit brings

resources and services to near south side

A My Brother’s Keeper neighborhood summit next week will engage residents

of the Near South Side Promise Zone with services and resources meant to help improve

health and wealth.

The event – hosted by Alderman José G. Pérez and Mayor Tom Barrett – will

take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22 at the Kosciuszko Park

Recreational Center at 2201 S. 7th St. The summit is free and open to the public.

Alderman Pérez is hopeful that Promise Zone (please see map on attached flyer)

and area residents will attend and receive help with key life management issues,

including child support, driver’s license recovery, job training and employment, health

information and screenings, and expungement counseling.

“Residents in the affected near south side area are underserved when it comes to

counseling, job opportunities, and health and wellness information that can be beneficial

and life-changing,” Alderman Pérez said. “I invite residents to come to the My Brother’s

Keeper event Wednesday to engage with us and work toward improving the quality of

life in their home and in the area as a whole.”

The summit is sponsored by the City of Milwaukee, My Brother’s Keeper, the

Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative, and the Black Male Achievement Advisory Council.

-More-

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My Brother’s Keeper Summit/ADD ONE

Partners include the City of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee Area

Workforce Investment Board, Milwaukee County Child Support Services, the Center for

Driver’s License Recovery-Clean Slate, and the Wake Up Program.

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July 15, 2015 Ald. José G. Pérez

(414) 286-3762

Cumbre El Guardián De Mi hermano trae

recursos y servicios cerca del lado sur.

Cumbre del vecindario El Guardián De Mi Hermano próxima semana participarán

residentes de la Zona Promesa cerca del Lado Sur con los servicios y recursos destinados

a ayudar a mejorar la salud y el bienestar financiero.

El evento - organizado por el Concejal José G. Pérez y el Alcalde Tom Barrett

- se llevará a cabo de 10 a.m.-2 p.m. el miércoles 22 de julio en el Centro Recreativo

Parque Kosciuszko en 2201 S. 7th St. La Cumbre es gratuita y abierta al público.

El Concejal Pérez tiene la esperanza de que la Zona Promesa (por favor ver

mapa en volante adjunto) y los residentes del área asistirán y recibirán ayuda con

cuestiones clave de gestión de vida, incluyendo la manutención de menores, la

recuperación de la licencia de manejo, la capacitación laboral y empleo, información

sobre salud y exámenes, y el consejería en la eliminación de antecedentes penales.

“Los residentes afectados cercanos al área del lado sur son desatendidos cuando

se trata de asesoramiento, oportunidades de trabajo, y la información sobre salud y

bienestar que puede ser beneficiosa para un cambio de vida,” dijo el Concejal Pérez.

“Invito a los residentes a venir al evento El Guardián De Mi Hermano el miércoles para

participar con nosotros y trabajar para mejorar la calidad de vida en su hogar y en toda la

zona.”

La cumbre es patrocinada por la ciudad de Milwaukee, El Guardián De Mi

Hermano, la Iniciativa de Paternidad de Milwaukee, y el Consejo Asesor para el éxito del

hombre afro-americano.

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El Guardián De Mi Hermano/ADD ONE

Los asociados incluyen el Departamento de Salud de la Ciudad de Milwaukee, la

Junta de Inversiones de la Fuerza Laboral del Área de Milwaukee,(Milwaukee Area

Workforce Investment Board), Servicios de Manutención de Menores del Condado de

Milwaukee, el Centro de Recuperación de licencia de conducir Clean-Slate, y el

Programa Despertar (Wake up).

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Organizado por el Alcade Tom Barrett y el Consejal José Pérez

Miércoles Julio 22, 2015 10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.

SERVICIOS

PATROCINADORES

UBICACION

Manutención de menores

Recuperación de la Licencia de Manejo

Capacitación laboral y empleo

Información sobre salud y exámenes

Consejería para eliminar casos criminales

Ciudad de Milwaukee/ Iniciativa de Pater-nidad de Milwaukee /Consejo Asesor para el éxito del hombre afro-americano

ASOCIADOSParque Kosciuszko Centro Recreativo 2201 S. 7th StreetMilwaukee, WI

FECHA/HORARIO

W. Bruce St.

W. National St.

W. Mitchell St.

W. Cleveland St.

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Cerca del Lado Sur

Zona Promesa cerca del Lado Sur

GRATIS Y ABIERTO AL PUBLICO

*Zona Promesa cerca del Lado Sur

CUMBRE DEL VECINDARIOEL GUARDIÁN DE MI HERMANO

ESTA INVITADO A LA

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Hosted by Mayor Tom Barrett and Alderman José Pérez

Wednesday July 22, 201510:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.

SERVICES

LOCATION

Child SupportDriver’s License RecoveryJob Training & EmploymentHealth Information & ScreeningsExpungement Counseling

City of Milwaukee Health Department / Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board / Milwaukee County Child Support Services / Center for Driver’s License Re-covery Clean Slate / Wake Up Program

SPONSORS

PARTNERSKosciuszko ParkRecreational Center2201 S. 7th StreetMilwaukee, WI

DATE & TIME

W. Bruce St.

W. National St.

W. Mitchell St.

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Near South Side

YOU ARE INVITED

*Near South Side Promise Zone

Free and Open to the Public

*Near South Side Promise Zone

MY BROTHER’S KEEPERNEIGHBORHOOD SUMMIT