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English
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"[The author] takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Arleen is a single mother trying to raise her two sons on the 20 dollars a month she has left after paying for their rundown apartment. Scott is a gentle nurse consumed by a heroin addiction. Lamar, a man with no legs and a neighborhood full of boys to look after, tries to work his way out of debt. Vanetta participates in a botched stickup...
Series
Community service bulletin volume 2, no. 2
Pub. Date
1979.
Physical Description
ii, 51 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Description
327 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
To prove himself as a professional fire fighter, Mitch Garner leaves both his Wisconsin farm and the love of his life to work in Milwaukee. He is assigned to Milwaukee Fire Department Station 5 located in what is known as "the core", where residents have faced poverty, hardship, racism, crime, hopelessness and little compassion.
Pub. Date
1992.
Physical Description
1 volume (various paging) ; 22 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Provides census data for communities in the Milwaukee Metropolitan area by county for: Educational attainment of persons 25 or older ; 1989 household income summary ; Labor force participation and unemployment ; Labor force status of women by age of related children ; Poverty status summary for groups which poverty status is determined ; Selected financial characteristics of owner occupants ; Selected financial characteristics of renter occupants....
Series
4th Street Forum at Turner Hall volume Show number 611
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"One of every four Milwaukee residents lives in poverty. The causes are many, institutional and personal. And with poverty comes crime. What does poverty do to people emotionally, physically? What's it like to be stuck in the violence of poverty? Opening question: Do most of us understand what it's like to be poor? What is life like for people who live in poverty? How does the presence of poverty affect the community as a whole?" -- container.
Series
4th Street Forum at Turner Hall volume Show number 411
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Many of Wisconsin's children struggle for a decent life. What are the problems, and who is responsible? Are we interested in finding solutions? Recent studies have shown that Milwaukee is 4th in the nation for percentage of children living in poverty. We share that position with Miami. What is the reality for these Wisconsin children?" -- container.
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