COA Supports United Way
COA is proud to have achieved 100% participation in the past,  and this year we contributed again to this great cause. United Way of Greater Milwaukee is a major funder of programs at COA, and we can’t imagine what our programming would look like without their support. Last Monday, we held our annual United Way Workplace Giving luncheon [...]
“A Positive Vision of Schools Emerges” – Shepherd Express
“We began looking at the needs not just of the children in our after-school program, but the needs of the neighborhood, because that’s the environment that wraps around the children who are coming into our center and the school,” Schneider said. Read more at Shepherd Express.
COA Sponsors MKE Film Festival
COA is a proud sponsor of the film Felix for MKE Film Festival. "Fourteen-year-old Felix dreams of following in his late father's footsteps as a musician in post-apartheid South Africa, but first he must overcome the trepidations of his mother and peers to succeed in this winning story filled to the brim with irresistible musical performances. Granted entrance [...]
Back To School Supply Drives
Thanks to the following companies and individuals for their generosity. Thanks to your generosity, hundreds of children were able to start school with new backpacks full of school supplies. […]
Beyond The Bell
COA's Youth Development programs have been selected for participation in the one-year Beyond the Bell Youth Program Quality Intervention (YPQI) pilot this fall. This city-wide initiative to improve the quality of out-of-school time programs for youth ages 13-18 aims to enhance the capacity of youth-serving organizations to measure, assess, and improve program delivery through shared standards [...]
Breaking Ground on the New Moody Park
Creating a great new urban green space is another important step in COA's efforts to transform the Amani Neighborhood. For over a decade, the boarded up former Moody Pool was a haven for gangs and drugs, but August 29th marked the beginning of a great new community park as more than 480 neighborhood children and [...]