Sr. Lucy Kazigu and Ms. Diamond Beard have been named winners of the Maggie Cary Award for the first quarter of 2024. Winners are chosen by their colleagues, who vote based upon how well their nominee exemplifies Franciscan values, serves…
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Replication Summit set for Oct. 19th & 20th This fall, St. Ann Center will offer a two-day Replication Summit to help organizations and individuals who want to capture the magic of intergenerational care for their communities. Similar to a summit…
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Once upon a time, the Bucyrus Campus needed a library. Sr. Edna knew the alarming statistics – that only 9 percent of African-American children in Milwaukee read at their grade level, compared to 40 percent of their white peers. She…
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Wellness Shop Opens at Bucyrus Scintillating Soul Owner, Savannah McKay If 2023 is your year to practice self-care, check out Scintillating Soul, the new shop at the Bucyrus Campus. Milwaukee native Savannah McKay creates and sells a variety of hand…
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Campus site transformation receives national award St. Ann Center this summer received a national award for the stunning transformation of the 7.5 acres of land that’s now the site of its Bucyrus Campus on the north side of Milwaukee. Named…
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A Mentor for Life When Esther Bryant was raising her daughters, she told them they could do anything they put their minds to. Now a great-grandmother, she’s taking her own advice. “My mind’s always going, thinking about things I want…
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Adult Care Currents (a St. Ann Center publication) 2020 gave many people an up-close and personal look at the isolation that’s long plagued elders and adults with disabilities. Isolating to protect ourselves and those we love from the ravages of…
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Think people with disabilities don’t have much fun? Meet Narkeez Carlton. The 22-year-old’s nickname says it all: “Trouble on Wheels!” Adopted from Russia at age 5, Narkeez was born with cerebral palsy, “which, thanks to me winning the jackpot, left…
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Couple Finds a Second Home Tom and Judy Pinger have been married for either 43 or 47 years, depending on which one you ask. But they agree on most everything else. They value their independence and love spending time together…
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In this day of Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, there’s a more basic kind of communication going on at St. Ann Center. Stein Campus volunteer Maggie Cary and adult day care client Dragana Tomac have developed a language all their own.…
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