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Seventy-seven-year-old Kay Rober, Co-Founder and Site Manager at Whitewater’s Community Space, is a small-town Mother Teresa. Soft spoken but passionate, Rober is the heart and soul of all that goes on at the Community Space. The collection of stories Rober told laid out her mission to serve the whole Whitewater community, especially those who are […]

The City of Whitewater’s poverty rate is three times higher than the state average, at 32.5% according to 2022 US Census Bureau data. While news coverage surrounding the city in recent months has focused on immigration, it is not the only factor contributing to the cities poverty rate. Every year, about 11,000 students attend UW-Whitewater […]

This project was created through a journalism class at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Journalism, Advertising and Media Studies Department. This work was made possible through the support of MPC Endowment Ltd., the philanthropic affiliate of the Milwaukee Press Club.

Yuri Ostria es de Hidalgo, México y tiene cinco años viviendo en la ciudad de Whitewater, Wis. Actualmente trabaja en la tienda Guanajuato Produce. Ella más que nadie sabe cómo es vivir en los EEUU sin los mismos recursos que sus vecinos anglosajones o hablantes nativos del inglés. “La gente hispana siempre ha sufrido esa […]

Rick Rupprecht and Becky Ludeman from St. Patrick Catholic Church at Whitewater share their personal experiences with the migrant surge and how their parish is affected. Rupprecht is the Director of Faith Formation and Ludeman is the Parish Secretary. Samantha Calderon, Sonia Spitz and Elizabeth Lintonen have the story. This project was created through a […]

Rewind to around 20 years ago in Whitewater Wis., when a janitor at a grade school, Art Hughes, noticed students coming to school without coats in the middle of winter. Out of the kindness of his heart, he would bring coats to school and give them out to those kids. “The more he gave, the […]

Participants, volunteers and community organizers gathered at round tables with food, refreshments, notepads and business cards for networking at Milwaukee Area Technical College’s downtown campus in late April. With their first Milwaukee Food Justice Summit, the Milwaukee Food Council hosted a public event to foster a dialogue on food justice and to envision a way […]

In 1957, a little girl named Cindy Bentley was born with fetal alcohol syndrome and heroin in her system. She was instantly sent to the Southern Wisconsin Center for Intellectual disabilities in Union Grove. Because of the lack of resources for children with disabilities, she grew up in an environment of abandonment and abuse. Though […]

Tony Anderson, a teacher and Ex Fabula storyteller, stepped onto the stage at Mitchell Street Arts. Embracing the night’s theme of adulting, he reflected on the complexities of adulthood and pivotal moments that define our paths. “As adults, we all make decisions that are going to affect our lives, but decisions we make in our […]

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students spent their school day at the warm and welcoming Women’s Resource Center, painting and decorating stones as well as pieces of denim in solidarity and support of victims and survivors of sexual violence.   “One thing we always love to say is that the WRC is like the feminist living room of […]

Madeline Heim, an environment reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, is a member of Report for America corps, focusing her efforts on Wisconsin’s environmental challenges, with a keen eye on the Mississippi River watershed. Additionally, she contributes her expertise to the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, a project based at the Missouri School […]

Martina (Mars) Patterson is a former Chief Land Steward at Nearby Nature Milwaukee and now environmental educator and artist. Patterson has led multiple projects in ecological restoration and environmental cultural wellness. Her leadership has been seen in her work throughout Northwestern Milwaukee and The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Patterson shares her thoughts on ecological […]