Frontline Stories

When a Milwaukee bike shop owner, Brent Emery, got a call from a laid-off worker needing his bike repaired but couldn’t afford it, he didn’t hesitate. “Let’s get it on the schedule. I'll fix it and you can pay when you can.” Brent said.

Two mindfulness teachers recognize that many healthcare workers are currently overwhelmed and under resourced and wanted to do more than just say "thank you," they wanted to help. They felt that there was another part of the Covid-19 crisis that too few are talking about: health care workers’ mental health.

Local non-profit steps up during the Covid-19 to meet the unique needs of the pandemic -- food assistance, housing, and assistance with life challenges.

Take a commercial kitchen, a health conscious chef, and 400 donated eggs and you a typical recipe for Health Eats for Milwaukee Heros. What started as an effort to get healthy food into the hands of frontline nurses at local hospitals has expanded over the past year to include Covid-19 clinic staff in under-served neighborhoods. Kathy Papineau work continues with kids and adult volunteers, teaching healthy cooking to everyone she can reach. "I believe anyone can eat healthy," she says. "And every day I work towards that."

Since the onset of COVID-19 virus, Lane Harper and his Foundation’s have focused on helping flatten the curve of COVID-19 by providing free reusable cloth face masks, assisting with COVID-19 education, and providing nutritional food to help with food insufficiency.

Official Request To Be A Coronavirus Testing & Resource Site

In an effort to "flatten the curve" in the growing Covid-19 pandemic, and at critical risk to herself with PPE, Asma Inge-Hanif started a campaign to use her established health center as a way to serve as a resource, testing site and critical care provider for those not being served, especially those in our communities without viable options.

Angela is a frontline worker and a self-described 'depression warrior' who uplifts everyone she meets, which is especially welcome during these times.