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Oske Pemateset — “The New Life”— Indigenous Models of Equitable Health Systems

Awarded in 2019
Community Collaboration Grant
Updated Oct 22, 2025

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Menikanaehkem, Inc., a grassroots community organization based on the Menominee Reservation in Northeast Wisconsin, will use its award to address poverty, housing and trauma as part of its efforts to rebuild its community and improve health outcomes.

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COVID-19 Response Grant

A Call to Action: Compassion Resilience Training for Parents and Family Caregivers

Outcome Report
Awarded in 2021
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Southeast Wisconsin, Inc, was awarded a grant to adapt and expand the capacity of the “Compassion Resilience Toolkit,” a resource for parents and caregivers supporting youth with mental health needs. In partnership with Rogers Behavioral Health, this project established caregiver groups and facilitator training to create psychologically safe spaces for skill development and resilience building. As a result, parents and caregivers became better equipped to reduce compassion fatigue and increase their ability to support their children facing mental health challenges as they move through and beyond the pandemic. In addition, the team partnered with Milwaukee’s CORE El Centro to recruit and train Spanish-speaking parents and caregivers as group facilitators.
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Community Collaboration Grant

Creating Our Healthy Neighborhood: Reversing Disinvestment in Urban Milwaukee

Outcome Report
Awarded in 2019
This project, led by Metcalfe Park Community Bridges, aimed to address the health inequities and socioeconomic challenges faced by residents of Metcalfe Park by promoting housing security, improving residential stability and enhancing the neighborhood’s built environment. Metcalfe Park is a predominantly African American neighborhood in Milwaukee that has experienced decades of disinvestment and neglect due to segregation and biased public and private investment. The project achieved its goals and key accomplishments include establishing a Community Land Trust, purchasing five city-owned vacant lots for green spaces and connecting residents with resources for tenant and homeownership rights, credit recovery and financial literacy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mutual Aid Program distributed essential supplies, established four mobile food pantries and offered four vaccine clinics. Additionally, the project advanced workforce development through partnerships with WE Energies and Madison Area Technical College (MATC) who offered residents pathways to apprenticeships and well-paying jobs through the new utility pole electrical training site in Metcalfe Park.