by Juwana Kujjo | Oct 15, 2021 | 2020 Annual Report, Nutrition Services
SDC has fed Milwaukee County’s children for years. Whether it was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to go or a hot lunch at a local daycare center, SDC made sure children had access to at least one well-balanced meal a day. Then the pandemic hit. Suddenly, children...
by Juwana Kujjo | Oct 14, 2021 | 2020 Annual Report, Rental Assistance
In March 2020, life as we knew it stopped. The world was immobilized by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the months that followed, things got worse with a wave of massive unemployment, illness and death. People experiencing poverty were hit the hardest. People on the edge,...
by Juwana Kujjo | Sep 3, 2021 | Annual Events, Message from the CEO, News Releases, SDC Board of Commissioners, SDC People
The Social Development Commission (SDC) was recently featured on CBS 58 News at SDC’s North Avenue Open House event. Read the article and watch as SDC along with Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, cut the red ribbon at SDC’s Main office. For more than 50 years,...
by Juwana Kujjo | Sep 1, 2021 | Message from the CEO
“After thousands of people were left without power for days following recent storms, the Hunger Task Force and the Social Development Commission (SDC) are working to make sure those who lost their food will not go hungry.” – Fox6 News Recently,...
by Juwana Kujjo | Aug 27, 2021 | Business & Career Services
“Even though you might start as the little worker doing all the little tasks you work your way up. Next thing you know, you’re the guy in charge. It feels good.” ~ Alex Last, Absolute Advantage Graduate When Alex graduated from high school, he was like many new...
by Juwana Kujjo | Aug 26, 2021 | Annual Events, Insights On Poverty
The Social Development Commission’s Summit on Poverty Returns with In-Person and Virtual Offerings Three-day conference runs October 19th thru October 21st (Milwaukee, WI) — The Social Development Commission’s Summit on Poverty is back! After postponing the event...
by Juwana Kujjo | Jul 30, 2021 | Annual Events
Since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 has turned the world upside down, claiming the lives of so many of our loved ones. That’s why when the COVID-19 vaccine became available, SDC wanted to make sure that people in our community had access to it. “We want to...
by Juwana Kujjo | Jul 23, 2021 | Business & Career Services
Devon Evans joined SDC’s ChefStart program in Spring 2021. He had been operating a food truck and was interested in earning his ServSafe license. But Devon received more than that. “I was so used to doing what I have been doing my whole life and ChefStart gave me...
by Juwana Kujjo | Jul 14, 2021 | Insights On Poverty
“It could be bad, if landlords do not show some tolerance for tenants still struggling,” Hinton said. “Hundreds and hundreds of people could be evicted.” – Dr. George Hinton, CEO, Social Development Commission SDC’s CEO Dr....
by Juwana Kujjo | Jul 6, 2021 | Business & Career Services
Sometimes it’s better to show than tell. That’s exactly what a group of ChefStart students did as local employers stopped by the Social Development Commission (SDC) Teutonia to taste chili from our ChefStart students. ChefStart students made chili for a...
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