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Hide News Category Filters414ALL Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
March 2, 2015
Diverse & Resilient is pleased to announce the one year anniversary of 414ALL, a local condom campaign that addresses Milwaukee’s high STI and teen pregnancy rates through condom distribution, social marketing, community organizing, and education….
Syphilis Cases on the Rise in Milwaukee Among Young, Black Gay Men
January 29, 2015
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The number of syphilis cases among young black gay men in Milwaukee has spiked at the same time that HIV cases in this group also have started another alarming upward trend….
Program Update: Healthy Girls
December 11, 2014
Our new program year for the Healthy Girls program has kicked-off to a great start! We’ve developed some amazing partnerships in Milwaukee’s public schools and worked closely with community members who are championing and…
Black Nouveau Features D&R Staff on World AIDS Day
December 3, 2014
Milwaukee Public TV’s program Black Nouveau featured D&R’s HIV testing coordinator, Ronnie Grace, and former testing specialist Chris Lee on last week’s program in honor of World AIDS Day. Grace and Lee talked about their…
MAC AIDS Fund Releases Film to Raise Awareness of HIV/AIDS
December 1, 2014
Over the past year and a half, MAC AIDS Fund has worked with documentary filmmaker Andrew Jenks, to make a film about HIV/AIDS to inspire young people to take action. The three brave young…
Food Drive Supports Youth & Adult Programs
November 7, 2014
We’re excited to announce that staff members at United Way of Greater Milwaukee has chosen Diverse & Resilient to be the recipient of food collected through their staff food drive. The food drive will run…
Healthy Girls Makes an Impact at Golda Meir School
November 7, 2014
In October Diverse & Resilient delivered its first program at Golda Meir school. The Healthy Girls – Making Proud Choices evidence-based sexual health program for teen girls was delivered to 22 girls in 8th…
Northwestern Mutual Hears Stories of Acceptance
November 7, 2014
We’re excited to be partnering with Northwestern Mutual on Acceptance Journeys, a program that works to increase love, acceptance, and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Northwestern Mutual invited us to present…
Hanging Out with Tim Gunn
October 14, 2014
On Saturday, D&R youth program participants had a chance to meet and talk with Tim Gunn, star of the hit TV show Project Runway. Tim talked about his experiences growing up and coming out,…
414ALL Unwraps Condoms for Art
September 10, 2014
Last week, the 414ALL Condom Campaign hosted its first Condom Unwrap Party, unwrapping over 17,000 expired condoms that will be used in artworks to raise awareness of HIV prevention. The work will be displayed as part…
New Grants Bolster Work
March 5, 2014
Diverse & Resilient received new grants in 2014 that will add to our capacity to serve LGBTQ people in Wisconsin. We are grateful to these funders, as well as the hundreds of individuals who make this work possible though their gifts and support.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett & County Executive Chris Abele Declare March “Enroll Milwaukee Month”
March 4, 2014
The countdown is on to March 31, the final day for enrollment through the Health Insurance Marketplace. In a call to action to all area residents, Mayor Tom Barrett and County Executive Chris Abele have declared March to be “Enroll Milwaukee Month.”