Press Releases

Safe & Sound: One of Mutual of America’s 10 Best Partnerships in U.S.

Posted on: Nov 19th, 2009

The Mutual of America Foundation announced November 19th that it has selected the 10 best non-profit partnership organizations in the United States. The New York City based foundation has notified Safe & Sound that it is one of the honorees.

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Basura Bash 2009: Removing Crime and Grime from Milwaukee’s Southside

Posted on: Apr 17th, 2009

Another instance of Safe & Sound facilitating collaborative efforts is exemplified by the Basura Bash. Safe & Sound Community Partners and KGMB brought diverse groups to the table to plan and…

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Safe & Sound’s New Web Presence Offers A New Resource for Mobilizing our City to Reduce Crime

Posted on: Mar 19th, 2009

The newly redesigned Safe & Sound website officially launches today, March 19, 2009…

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PRESS RELEASE: Safe Sound Grant Helps Kids

Posted on: Jun 3rd, 2008

Safe & Sound Helps Keep Doors of St. Catherine’s Gym Open
A generous $10,000 grant from Safe & Sound will allow hundreds of youngsters to continue to play basketball and take part in educational activities this summer at a parish on the city’s west side, according to Ald. Michael J. Murphy.

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PRESS RELEASE: Basura Bash

Posted on: May 28th, 2008

Together with community stakeholders, we are holding the first annual ‘Basura Bash’ on May 31st from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Basura (trash) Bash is an effort to build upon our diversity and community pride, while removing the signs of crime and grime from the Southside of Milwaukee.

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PRESS RELEASE: Kops and Kids Clean-up the Southside

Posted on: May 2nd, 2008

Major Neighborhood Clean Up Saturday to Cover Huge Swath of Near South Side
More than 30 Milwaukee police recruits are joining forces tomorrow with 60 children to pick up litter and beautify a large area of the city’s near south side, Ald. Bob Donovan said.

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Board Elects Chief Ed Flynn to Board of Directors

Posted on: Mar 10th, 2008

For Immediate Release,
(March 14, 2008, Milwaukee, WI)–Safe & Sound, Inc.’s Board of Directors recently elected Chief Ed Flynn of the Milwaukee Police Department to Board membership.

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Board Elects District Attorney as Chair

Posted on: Sep 25th, 2007

Safe & Sound, Inc.’s Board of Directors recently elected Milwaukee County District Attorney John C. Chisholm as its Chair.

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Featured Articles

Program to Combat Drug Trafficking Expands to Rock and Brown Counties, Kohl, Feingold Announce

Today, U.S. Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy has included Rock and Brown Counties to be designated as part of the Milwaukee High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), which is one of the three prongs of the Safe & Sound strategy.

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April Restorative Justice Facilitators Training Scheduled

The DA’s Community Conferencing facilitators training is a great learning opportunity and enables individuals to really make a difference in the lives of young offenders.

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Community Organizers Conference: Mobilizing Resources for Safer Neighborhoods

The focus of the conference is to create a dialog among community mobilizers which fosters collaborative relationships. Moreover, we hope attendees will learn about new resources and begin to see their existing neighborhood assets in a new light.

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