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Foundation Projects

MPS Foundation Announces #ConnectMilwaukee

June 3, 2020

While most students and families in Wisconsin have access to online learning, thousands of MPS students are missing a critical component: internet access. The digital divide in our city has recently been exasperated and the MPS Foundation is stepping up to help.

Keeping Students Fed While Schools Are Closed

April 29, 2020

Across the globe, millions of students are under stay at home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic. But many of those children rely on school lunches to be fed throughout the week. Worried for those students, school staff in Milwaukee have volunteered to feed students every day of the pandemic. Watch the story at Matter…

Khris Middleton, Zilber Family Trust Fund partner with MPS Foundation to lead COVID-19 Relief

April 29, 2020

Community collaborations have resulted in over $60,000 raised to support the immediate needs of Milwaukee Public Schools students. Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Khris Middleton has donated $25,000 to the Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation’s COVID-19 Relief Fund, and his gift will be fully matched by the Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Trust Fund, through the Greater Milwaukee…

‘We’re very appreciative:’ Bucks player Khris Middleton donates $25K to MPS COVID-19 Relief Fund

April 29, 2020

Milwaukee Bucks player Khris Middleton has donated $25,000 to the Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation’s COVID-19 Relief Fund, and his gift will be fully matched by the Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Trust Fund, through the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. According to a press release, the two gifts will provide nearly 2,500 supply kits for students and families, filled…

Milwaukee Bucks’ Khris Middleton donates $25K to MPS COVID-19 Relief Fund

April 29, 2020

Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Khris Middleton and the Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Trust Fund have teamed up in donating a total of $50,000 to the Milwaukee Public School Foundation’s COVID-19 Relief Fund. Read more at TMJ4: https://bit.ly/3aINPQp

Khris Middleton donates $25,000 to MPS Foundation’s COVID-19 Relief Fund

April 29, 2020

Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Khris Middleton has donated $25,000 to the Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation’s COVID-19 Relief Fund. His gift will be fully matched by the Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Trust Fund, through the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, according to a Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation press release.  MPS says the combined gifts will provide nearly 2,500…

Bucks star Khris Middleton sparks major gift to MPS Foundation

April 29, 2020

It started with phone call. And since, MPS Foundation has raised more than $60,000 to provide emergency relief to thousands of local families in need… Read more at Radio Milwaukee: https://bit.ly/2VOlKmL

Girls STEM Academy

August 6, 2019

This summer, Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) teamed up with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation to host a Girls STEM Academy from Monday, July 29 to Friday, August 2. The Academy brought 28 MPS middle school girls together for a week of experiential learning, mentorship, and career exploration in the STEM…

United Nations World Fair

April 12, 2019

Students from 13 MPS schools took charge of the UWM Panther Arena on April 11 to share their knowledge of countries across the globe. Student displays included photos, maps, and important facts about each country and culture. Projects dug deep to explore the strengths and challenges of each nation and the role each country plays…

Author Paul Noth Visits MPS

February 2, 2019

Celebrated author and cartoonist Paul Noth, an alumnus of Rufus King High School and Trowbridge School, made another visit to Milwaukee Public Schools on February 1st. He visited students at Metcalfe School to discuss writing, drawing, the creative process, and his notebook of Bad Ideas. He also visited Boswell Book Company in an event open…