Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs is reminding the community that the “We got this” work and mentoring initiative for boys ages 12 to 16 gets underway tomorrow (Saturday, June 13) at 8 a.m. at N. 9th St. and W. Ring. Alderwoman Coggs said she is hopeful that boys will again be ready and eager to be a part of the project,...Read More

Jermaine is a 12-year-old boy who had already gotten into trouble with the police for breaking into garages and stealing. His mother, concerned about her son, approached her Borchert Field neighbor Andre Lee Ellis a couple months ago to ask for his advice. Ellis offered to put the boy to work. He paid Jermaine $20...Read More

Milwaukee –  One man in Milwaukee has started a grassroots campaign,  hoping to put a stop to the violence here in Milwaukee by involving local young people in a community gardening program. It began when Andre Ellis started paying a teen he was mentoring to work on a community garden, hoping to keep him out...Read More

MILWAUKEE (WITI) — There will soon be food growing in the heart of Milwaukee, all thanks to teens. A block party was held to kick of the gardening season on Saturday, May 23rd. ‘We Got This’ and ‘Public Allies Milwaukee’ are partnering for a second year to clean up and plant gardens in the neighborhood...Read More

People living in Milwaukee’s 53206 zip code face tough problems, but on Saturdays, things are different. Thousands of the men from this zip code are in prison or have records. Jobs are scarce; poverty, almost universal. Some people sell drugs or their bodies to make money. However, on Saturdays in the Borchert Field neighborhood, neighbors have...Read More