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Fashion Designer and Project Runway alum Linda Marcus and Interior Designer Libby Castro are two of three co-chairs of the upcoming Project ReUNITED event, a one-of-a-kind evening that will bring together all of the designers from season 15 of Project Runway. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to benefit United Way’s Community Fund.

Each fall, Marquette opens its doors to Milwaukee’s homeless population for Project Homeless Connect, a one-day, one-stop shop event which brings resources and services to those in Milwaukee who need them most. We talk with Gerry Fischer of Campus Ministry and Maggie McDonald of Mardi Gras, a student volunteer organization, about their experiences.

Though still a young man, Chad Wilson spent 15 years of his life in and out of the criminal justice system. During his time in prison, Chad autonomously educated himself in a myriad of subjects, and worked closely with the Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative.

Resilience has played a major role in Chad’s life, allowing him to stay focused on continually improving all areas of his life, fatherhood being the most important to him.

This is the first in a series of podcasts exploring the topic of employment after incarceration. Dionysus Thomas is a local activist who has experienced first-hand the struggle to find a job after being released from prison.

For Sheila Cochran, Milwaukee Area Labor Council AFL-CIO retiree and 2017 Untied Way Campaign Co-chair, both her understanding of the concept of ALICE and her connection to organized labor began at a very early age. We talk about that and much more during this, the longest episode in Living Local history.

On Monday, January 15, what would have been Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 89th birthday, volunteers across the community rolled up their sleeves to be of service.

If you haven’t met United Way’s new president, Amy Lindner, in person, here is your chance to get to know her a little bit.

Last Saturday, 11/18, United Way’s Volunteer Engagement Team celebrated the inaugural Fill the Freezer event, bringing together area chefs and volunteers at the MATC downtown campus teaching kitchens to create nearly 300 freezer meals for families in need in our community.

For our last podcast of 2017, we are happy to share a conversation with Cesar Torres. Cesar is a network administrator at a local private school and has a wife, young daughter, and a home here in Milwaukee, all of which culminated in what Cesar calls his “American Dream.”

On October 11, 2017, all designers from season 15 of Project Runway, plus a few guests, came together in Milwaukee for a one-of-a-kind fashion show experience. We had the chance to sit down with four of the designers who came to Milwaukee early: Alex Snyder, LaTasha Henderson, Jenni Riccetti, and Mah-Jing Wong.