Amani Teens Lead Creation of Community Mural
Murals are meant to be an illustration of the community where they are created. The new teen-developed mural, unveiled at COA's Max Samson and Nancy Pinter Family Teen Center inside the Goldin Center on December 16th, provides a shining example of the growing community engagement and pride that is helping drive a brighter future for [...]
Read Anywhere: Partnership for Literacy Launch!
Sam’s Hope and HIPPY-Milwaukee announce a community-wide photo campaign in connection with their new Read Anywhere literacy and book distribution initiative. To help promote literacy, Milwaukee parents are encouraged to take pictures reading with their children and post these photos to Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram using the hashtag #ReadAnywhereMKE. The Read Anywhere: Partnership for Literacy partners — Home Instruction for [...]
Brenda Roshell: 2016 Ethel Nutis Gill Award Winner
Brenda Roshell is a faithful participant at COA’s Goldin Center who has lived in the Amani neighborhood for over 42 years. She is dedicated to strengthening the Amani community where she grew up, and is currently raising four of her grandchildren while working fulltime. Before the Burke Early Education Center (EEC) opened last summer, Brenda [...]
A message from COA on the recent events in Milwaukee
Dear Friends, By now I am sure you are aware of the events that occurred in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood, which is about 20 blocks west of the COA Goldin Center. Like so many others, I was concerned and the next morning I went to the Goldin Center to talk with Amani neighborhood residents and [...]
Announcing COA’s 2016 Parents of the Year!
Every year COA gathers with community members to celebrate the power of positive parenting by recognizing outstanding parents here in Milwaukee. COA is proud to announce Peter and Natalia Feigin, as well as Nancy Pinter and Max Samson, as our 2016 honorees for the 34th annual Parents of the Year Luncheon! The future of our [...]
10th Anniversary Season: COA’s Skyline Music Series
COA is kicking off the 10th Anniversary Season of the Skyline Music Series on Tuesday, July 12th at Selig-Joseph-Folz Amphitheater in Kadish Park. The only free weekly concert series serving Riverwest, Brewers Hill, Brady Street, Beerline, and Harambee neighborhoods, Skyline was originally created as part of COA’s structured revitalization of Kilbourn-Kadish Park and the surrounding [...]
Congrats to the 2016 HIPPY Graduates!
72 preschoolers and their parents graduated from COA's Home Instruction for the Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program on May 14th, at the Milwaukee Public Library’s beautiful Centennial Hall. See the picture album here. COA’s Executive Director, Tom Schneider, can’t help getting excited describing the program, “The HIPPY early education program is a core part of [...]
Kadish Park Burns for You
Did you see the plumes of smoke rising out of Riverwest last week? Why was COA's Kadish Park on fire? (more pics) Tom Schneider, COA's Executive Director, explains how that fire helps preserve the natural beauty of the riverside bluffs at the Park: "Burning the park sounds strange...almost dangerous; but it was neither. The lower bluff sections [...]
“Portal” Creating Conversations on Gun Violence
What is that big gold container next to the COA Goldin Center? It’s part of a global project designed to create new perspectives through face-to-face video conversations between people who may never have met. The portal in Milwaukee will connect you with a resident in New Jersey for a video conversation. The project is a [...]
COA Wins Two 2016 MANDI’s
COA is having an incredible 110th anniversary year, and we are really excited about the future in the Amani, Riverwest, and Harambee neighborhoods we serve. This March we won two MANDIs (Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation); COA’s Executive Director Tom Schneider best expresses just how proud and excited we are: “It was humbling and [...]