Urban League’s Featured Employer Seminar Series to showcase First Student Inc.
First Student will be taking over Madison Metropolitan School District’s bus routes for the 2023–24 school year.
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Boys and Girls Clubs of Dane County workforce center nears completion
The space will help teach and train Dane County’s next generation of entrepreneurs and skilled tradespeople.
Neighborhood House Community Center partners with developer for $29M redevelopment
The new project will replace its dated, one-story facility at 29 S. Mills St.
Gilda’s Club will host backyard barbeque fundraiser supporting cancer patients, families
The event will feature live music, beverage tastings, a raffle, and an auction.
LunART festival coming to Madison
The event will feature a variety of panels, film showings, and concerts.
Attic Angel sale will return to Middleton
About 75% of the sale’s proceeds will go toward grants to nonprofits that help address housing insecurity for families with school-age children.
Verona to host Girls on the Run
The run represents the culmination of Girls on the Run’s largest spring season to date.
Urban Triage to host Youth Drop-In Center grand opening on Wednesday
The Youth Drop-In Center is part of the organization’s Unhoused Youth Initiative, launched in March.
Endres Foundation awards over $206K in nonprofit grants
Funds available allowed about a third of the requests to be fulfilled.
Community art project will benefit Sun Prairie’s downtown
Funds will go to the nonprofit Downtown Sun Prairie Business Improvement District.
Nonprofit Mentoring Positives opens Muriel’s Place
The storefront is named for the late Muriel Pipkins, mother of Mentoring Positives founder Will Green.
Red Cross partners with Urban League to host sickle cell blood drive
Many sickle cell patients depend on regular blood transfusions from African American blood donors to treat the disease’s effects.
St. Vincent de Paul to offer microloans
The new program will provide an alternative to payday lenders, lending circles, or peer-to-peer lending sites.
Nonprofit MCS presents The Roger Show on June 3
The show celebrates the 10th anniversary of MCS.
READ(y) to Wear fundraiser comes to the Sylvee in June
Design teams of students, businesses, artists, and local nonprofits will showcase their paper fashions in a runway show.
Thrive in Stride returns to Middleton Saturday
The event will raise money for financial aid, programming, and support of Dane and Waukesha County working families.
Dane County invests $1.5M for River Food Pantry expansion
The funding will help the pantry grow and meet increasing needs in the community at a time when demand for food assistance remains great.
Goodman Community Center prepares Meals on Wheels
Over the past few months, Goodman Center has been ramping up production, taking over routes from SSM Health’s other short-term caterers.
Middleton Outreach Ministry, now WayForward Resources, to host May 18 community event
WayForward Resources serves more than 5,000 people a year, and its food pantry distributes the equivalent of more than 100,000 meals per month to people facing food insecurity.
Nonprofit KANDU purchases Milton facility, will seek renovation funding
The building will provide KANDU with an additional 30,000 square feet and the opportunity to bring all KANDU operations under one roof.
