2024-03-14T11:15:22-05:00

Announcing our 2024 Night with the Stars Gala Award Recipients!

Announcing our 2024 Night with the Stars Gala Award Recipients! We are thrilled to announce our 2024 Night with the Stars award recipients! These honorees embody COA's mission and are a reflection of our organization's values. We look forward to telling their stories and celebrating the work they do in our communities at this [...]

2022-12-12T12:06:11-06:00

Community Volunteers for the Win: Restoring COA’s Kadish Park Soccer Field

Community Volunteers for the Win: Restoring COA’s Kadish Park Soccer Field COA’s Kadish Park may be covered in snow today, but in a few short months, the field will come back to life, welcoming Milwaukee youth for the return of another incredible season of soccer with the Milwaukee Simba Soccer Club.  In preparation for the [...]

2022-12-09T11:21:33-06:00

COA’s Teen Program is Making an Impact

COA's Teen Program is Making an Impact COA Youth & Family Centers is committed to providing holistic, high-quality youth development programs to youth living in Milwaukee. Programming is made possible by a large community of COA champions who believe in our vision of providing child-centered, family-focused, community-connected opportunities that expand possibilities, change lives, and build [...]

2022-12-09T11:19:16-06:00

COA’s Riverwest Youth Development Program Provides Opportunities

COA's Riverwest Youth Development Program Help Youth Reach New Heights COA’s youth development programs provide Milwaukee youth opportunities to thrive in a supportive environment where they are empowered to realize their greatest potential. Read on to learn more about COA's youth development program at our Riverwest community center and discover how programming is making an [...]

2022-10-27T11:52:50-05:00

Meet COA’s Family of the Year Honoree: The Keating Kahn Family 

Meet COA’s Family of the Year Honoree: The Keating Kahn Family  Chuck Kahn and Patti Keating Kahn and their family are the recipients of COA’s 2022 Community Family of the Year award. The Kahn family's involvement with COA goes back five generations, dating to COA’s first Fresh Air Camp in 1906. Chuck’s grandmother was a [...]

2022-10-27T11:50:45-05:00

Meet COA’s Family of the Year Honoree: The Martinez Family 

Meet COA’s Family of the Year Honoree: The Martinez Family Leticia (Leti) and Victor Martinez and their family are the recipients of COA’s 2022 Family of the Year award.  Leticia Martinez currently works as COA’s Samson Family Resource Center Program Coordinator, but her connection with COA was formed much earlier when she participated in COA’s [...]

2022-06-02T15:30:03-05:00

COA’s Samson Family Resource Center: A Place of Belonging and Support

COA's Samson Family Resource Center: A Place of Belonging and Support   At COA’s Samson Family Resource Center (FRC), there is always an opportunity for families to read a book together, sing songs, do fun arts and crafts, or enjoy the sunshine on the playground. Children laugh and play together. Parents connect and listen to [...]