St. Marcus Lutheran School recently received a $300,000, three-year grant from Siebert Lutheran Foundation and We Raise Foundation for the school’s “Building Stability and Prosperity for Community Transformation” project.
The funding will create a new staff position at the school and strengthen two existing positions that will provide expanded services to school families that are designed to create stable households and productive learning environments, such as financial literacy classes, financial coaching, homeownership workshops, job networking, peer-to-peer community support and crisis stabilization.
Since 2017, more than 650 individuals have received services through this project in collaboration with community partners such as Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), ACTS Housing, Milwaukee JobsWork, The Joseph Project, and Habitat for Humanity. With the planned opening of its third Harambee Campus in August, St. Marcus will be able to use its three geographically close campuses to serve more than 1,500 students as a platform to support families more broadly.
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- Avana Kelly, a St. Marcus 8th grade graduate; Donte Edwards, a St. Marcus 8th grade graduate; and Ronna Kelly, a St. Marcus Scholar.
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- Paul Miles, president of We Raise Foundation; Avana Kelly, a St. Marcus 8th grade graduate; Donte Edwards a St. Marcus 8th grade graduate; Ronna Kelly, a St. Marcus Scholar; and Charlotte John-Gomez, president of Siebert Lutheran Foundation.
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- Henry Tyson, St. Marcus School superintendent
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- Dr. Joan Prince, vice chair of the Siebert Lutheran Foundation board, and Henry Tyson, superintendent of St. Marcus School.
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- Charlotte John-Gomez, president of Siebert Lutheran Foundation
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- Paul Miles, president of We Raise Foundation
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- Donte Edwards, a St. Marcus 8th grade graduate; Ronna Kelly, a St. Marcus scholar; Avana Kelly, a St. Marcus 8th grade graduate; and Rebecca Metzger, St. Marcus 6th grade teacher.
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- Charlotte John-Gomez, president of Siebert Lutheran Foundation; Fred Lautz, executive director of St. Marcus; and Paul Miles, president of We Raise Foundation.
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- Abby Schumwinger, director and chair of the Siebert Lutheran Foundation’s education committee; Dr. Joan Prince, vice chair of the Siebert Lutheran Foundation board; Charlotte John-Gomez, president of Siebert Lutheran Foundation; Tom Kammerait, chair of the Siebert Lutheran Foundation board; Paul Miles, president of We Raise Foundation; Donte Edwards, a St. Marcus 8th grade graduate; Ronna Kelly, a St. Marcus Scholar; Henry Tyson, superintendent of St. Marcus School; and Avana Kelly, a St. Marcus 8th grade graduate.
