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Youth commissioner proposes month-long supply drive for unhoused youth, while legislative proposals await review
Summary
Commissioner Brody Kaminski proposed a month-long countywide supply drive to aid youth experiencing homelessness and outlined complementary legislative ideas including an executive proclamation and an action-committee approach; commissioners discussed logistics, partners and timing.
Commissioner Brody Kaminski (District 6) presented a proposal to the Milwaukee County Youth Commission on May 21 for a month-long supply drive to benefit organizations serving unhoused youth, and described related legislative options the commission has considered.
Kaminski said local nonprofit partners such as Pathfinders, Walker's Point Youth and Family Help Center and Sojourner Family Peace Center compile annual wish lists of items they need to serve youth in crisis. He proposed collecting new items in four categories (infant, child, teen, general supplies) at district libraries and designated county locations, with a…
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