Running Rebels, We Got This to merge
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Two nonprofit organizations serving youth in Milwaukee announced their plans to merge.
Running Rebels Community Organization, which provides after-school and summer educational programming for Milwaukee youth, and
We Got This, an urban gardening program, said they will be able to grow their programs’ capacity by joining together.
“This is a historic moment for Milwaukee,” said Victor Barnett, founder and executive director of Running Rebels. “We are honored and blessed to have the capacity to assist a ‘brother’ organization of ours with preserving its legacy.”
We Got This founder Andre Lee Ellis started the organization as a program for youth living in his community on Ninth and Ring streets in Milwaukee. It began with a group of young boys cleaning up their neighborhood and learning about gardening, and it continued to grow each Saturday as more boys joined in. Over the years, hundreds of young men have participated in the program, receiving compensation for assisting with their duties and mentorship from positive role models.