Cluster Two Neighborhood Meeting

Donna Handel and Roberta Lyles from Cluster Two Neighborhood Association asked me to post the following information to the blog:

Cluster Two has a meeting scheduled to discuss the neighborhood and the changes that are taking place through the Harambee Great Neighborhood Initiative. The meeting is open to the public and Cluster Two is looking for support from other Harambee stakeholders. The schedule details are as follows:

Place: HeartLove Place, 3229 N Martin Luther King Drive
Date: Saturday March 1, 2008
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Community leaders and organizational representatives will be in attendance to disseminate information to residents about their plans and objectives for 2008. This event provides a great forum for those serving the community to engage and reach out to residents, and the folks at Cluster Two hope you join them at this event.

If you need more details about this event, please contact Donna Handel at dhandel@thepark.net.

Safe Streets Initiative Call-In Session

Good Day to all. Ron Johnson from the Safe Streets Initiative asked me to pass the following along to folks in Harambee:

The long-awaited Safe Streets/Common Ground Call-In sessions for people caught on tape selling drugs to undercover agents will finally take place on Feb 26 at St. Martin de Porres at 6:00 pm. Law enforcement will be there to do their role and we are encouraging "community" to be present to show solidarity with law enforcement and provide resources and alternative lifestyles for them. We want a minimum of 50 residents, stakeholders, and business people from the Harambee neighborhood to be in attendance.

Ron Johnson is hosting a Pre-Call-In meeting at Northcott Neighborhood House on Feb 20 at 4:00 pm to discuss and actually rehearse for the Call-In at St. Martin de Porres on the 26th. People planning on participating on the 26th should attend the rehearsal meeting on the 20th at Northcott.


Thanks

Ron Johnson
313-8945

Employment Opportunitities

Please be aware that UMOS is putting on an employment event which was passed along to Riverworks Developoment Corporation for us to share with the community. The following was communicated to us:

Event Date: Thursday, February 7, 2008
Event Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Location: UMOS Southeast - Job Net Area
2701 S Chase Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53207

"Come learn about excellent employment opportunities in a variety of industries. Positions are available in several areas and on all shifts. These employers are looking for candidates to fill positions such as: Customer Service, Cooks, Bartenders, Delivery Drivers, Banquet Services, Laundry Attendants, Room Attendants, Line Cooks, Pastry Cooks, Parking Attendants.

Note: Dress for Success, Have a polished resume, Bring State ID and SS Card

IN ADDITION:
There is an unrelated employment opportunity with CapTel, Inc., and organization that is hiring for Captioning Assistant positions in downtown Milwaukee. CapTel, Inc. will provide three weeks of paid training at $8.00 per hour, and pay will increase to $9.50 per hour, Monday through Friday after training is completed. In addition, pay increases to $10.00 for weekend shifts.

Minimum qualifications are as follows for the CapTel Assistant Position: an individual must be 18 years of age or older, legally able to work in the United States, have earned a high school diploma or GED, able to type a minimum of 35 words per minute in Microsoft Word with very few errors. In addition, the quailified candidate will have excellent articulation, oral reading and spelling abilities.

There are both full and part time opportunities and scheduling is flexible. In addition, Captel provides benefits for full-time employees.

If this position is of interest to anyone, please contact Chris Grandt at Riverworks Development Corporation for more details. He can be reached at 414.906.9650 or by email at chrisg@riverworksmke.org.