COA Celebrates National STEM Day with Kohl’s Explore Your Future Program!
On Wednesday, November 8th, COA celebrated National STEM Day with a STEM Exploration event at our Goldin Center (2320 W. Burleigh Street). National STEM Day is a holiday that encourages youth to explore their passions for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. 90 youth from our pre-teen and teen programs attended COA’s STEM Exploration event, where [...]
Discovery World’s STEM Camps Inspire, Educate, and Captivate Young Scientists
This summer, over 40 COA youth benefited from generous scholarships from Discovery World to participate in the beloved Milwaukee museum’s Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) day camps. Each of the week-long sessions led children through in-depth exploration of scientific concepts taught through fun, hands-on projects and individualized instruction. Over 1405 individual students attended at [...]
Kohl’s Explore Your Future STEM Showcase!
Over 125 youth competed in the Kohl’s Explore Your Future STEM Program Showcase this past Friday at COA’s Goldin Center (2320 W. Burleigh Street). Throughout the two hour event youth were challenged to work as teams to complete physics and engineering experiments. Preteens from Auer Avenue School, Hopkins-Lloyd CommunitY School, O.W. Holmes School, the COA [...]
Introducing COA’s 2017 Parents of the Year
We are excited to recognize Linda Gorens-Levey & Michael Levey and Suzanne & Michael Hupy as COA’s 2017 Parents of the Year! This award recognizes two wonderful couples for their outstanding community service and their role as great parents. One of our primary goals at COA is to provide the support that parents need to [...]
76 preschoolers graduate from Milwaukee’s HIPPY program, ready for school!
Congratulations to the seventy-six preschoolers who graduated from Milwaukee’s HIPPY program on Saturday, May 13th! HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) is an internationally renowned early literacy and parental engagement program that has been shown to help kids get ready to succeed when they enter school; the Milwaukee HIPPY program is provided by [...]
2017 Skyline Music Series
Summer is almost here, and that means the return of COA’s Skyline Music Series, presented by Allen Silverstein and Buddha Lounge! Join us at Selig-Joseph-Folz Amphitheater in Kadish Park for seven Tuesday nights filled with arts and culture, kicking off right after the Fourth of July. We are thrilled to be entering our eleventh season [...]
Baby Box University – Milwaukee Launch!
COA Youth & Family Centers is committed to helping mothers reach their greatest potential by providing the tools and support they need to succeed. We are thrilled to announce a brand-new partnership between COA, Stork & Company Wisconsin, and the Baby Box Company to provide vital supplies and educational resources for new parents living in [...]
Our First Influencers in Life
1+1=2 2+2=4 It’s amazing how a math equation may seem simple now, yet at the age of three it was impossible. What helps bridge that gap? Often times it is a teacher -- one of the biggest influencers in a child’s life. Jorian Lavender first became interested in teaching early childhood after she enrolled her [...]
Kohl’s gives COA $375,000 grant for new programs, including STEM
Children at COA Youth & Family Centers will soon be exploring the future thanks to a generous contribution from Kohl's. The $375,000 funding plan will be spread out over three years, and will allow us to implement new science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programming at our three youth centers and seven community learning centers. [...]
Amani Teens Lead Creation of Community Mural
Murals are meant to be an illustration of the community where they are created. The new teen-developed mural, unveiled at COA's Max Samson and Nancy Pinter Family Teen Center inside the Goldin Center on December 16th, provides a shining example of the growing community engagement and pride that is helping drive a brighter future for [...]