Family is at the center of everything we do | 414.263.8383|development@coa-yfc.org About Development This author has not yet filled in any details. So far Development has created 13 blog entries. COA’s Beyond the Book Bag Event Provides Children and Families with Essential Resources On Friday, August 21, COA hosted Beyond the Book Bag in Amani’s Moody Park. Beyond the Book Bag is COA’s annual back to school event that provides children and families with the essential resources and school supplies they need for the year ahead. Over 400 families attended the event to connect with community partners, receive [...] By Development|September 9th, 2020|Community Development, Events|Comments Off on COA’s Beyond the Book Bag Event Provides Children and Families with Essential Resources Read More December 2014 edition of Amani Community News Download the December 2014 edition of Amani Community News here. By Development|December 10th, 2014|Community Development|Comments Off on December 2014 edition of Amani Community News Read More United Way of Greater Milwaukee supports COA United Way of Greater Milwaukee supports the life-changing work we do, and they recently made a video about COA with Executive Director Tom Schneider. By Development|October 28th, 2014|Agency, Donations|Comments Off on United Way of Greater Milwaukee supports COA Read More Our Children Need Winter Coats! Children and families at the Gill Family Resource Center need Winter coats of all child and adult sizes. Please help us ensure our children and families can be safe and warm this Winter with a donation of clean, gently used or new Winter coats. To arrange a donation drop-off, please contact Laura atLLysaght@coa-yfc.org or call [...] By Development|October 24th, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Our Children Need Winter Coats! Read More $150,000 Awarded by the Herzfeld Foundation for New Early Education Center The Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation has generously contributed a grant of $150,000 to support the construction of the new Early Education Center (EEC) at COA's Goldin Center campus. The new EEC early education center will provide quality learning and development opportunities for low-income children (birth to six years). The project is part of a [...] By Development|October 24th, 2014|Agency, Grants|Comments Off on $150,000 Awarded by the Herzfeld Foundation for New Early Education Center Read More Annual Meeting recap COA welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors this September at the agency's annual meeting. We are pleased to announce the addition of Michael (Mike) Aldana, a partner in of Quarles & Brady's Labor and Employment Group, and the return of Ronald D. Miller of Cleary Gull, and Tracy Luber of Milwaukee Economic [...] By Development|October 24th, 2014|Agency|Comments Off on Annual Meeting recap Read More 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 [...] By Development|October 16th, 2014|Agency|Comments Off on COA Supports United Way Read More “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. By Development|September 24th, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off on “A Positive Vision of Schools Emerges” – Shepherd Express Read More 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 [...] By Development|September 24th, 2014|Community engagement|Comments Off on COA Sponsors MKE Film Festival Read More 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. […] By Development|September 24th, 2014|Donations|Comments Off on Back To School Supply Drives Read More 1 2 Next CONTACT US: 909 E North Ave Phone: (414) 263-8383 Email: development@coa-yfc.org OUR LOCATIONS: View Locations EMPLOYMENT: View open positions JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST: Email * Submit Copyright 2021 COA Youth & Family Centers | All Rights Reserved | Milwaukee, WI | Privacy Policy Facebook Twitter YouTube Email