MILWAUKEE FILM FESTIVAL PARTNERSHIP We are honored to be a Community Partner of the Milwaukee Film Festival again this year! Support the festival by checking out the movie we are paired with – Kids Shorts Size Small [...]
SHARE YOUR HEART Heart of Canal Street is Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s signature community program. Half of each $3 or $7 Canal Street Bingo game purchased goes to the Heart of Canal Street fund, which totaled [...]
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF PENFIELD CHILDREN'S CENTER Fifty years ago, Martha Watts, owner of the Watts Tea Room, received a call that would forever solidify her reputation in Milwaukee’s nonprofit community. Community leader and philanthropist, Jane Pettit, [...]
On Friday, June 16, we enjoyed a special visit from nursing students at Marquette University. We learned how to wash our hands with soap and water, and to sing the “Happy Birthday” song twice while washing to ensure our [...]
Penfield Children’s Center and Summerfest are celebrating 50 years! In honor of both our anniversaries, Summerfest brought Jahmes Tony Finlayson to perform for us this morning. The kids enjoyed learning about African drums, shakers and many other instruments. They [...]
On January 26, Penfield Children’s Center kicked off its year-long 50th anniversary celebration. More than 30,000 children have been served by Penfield staff during the agency’s half a century of care and many prominent individuals from the agency’s past [...]
The 2016 Holiday Party was a success and welcomed more than 800 guests! We are so thankful to Kohl’s and all our wonderful volunteers who helped make this event possible. Families crafted holiday necklaces, snowflakes and hats, enjoyed music [...]
Didn’t get a chance to join us for our webinar about challenging behaviors? Tune in to our recorded version at your convenience and learn about management strategies to use with young children and how to react to behavior problems: [...]
Penfield Children’s Center is excited to announce that the Behavior Clinic recently received a national endorsement from SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP). The SAMHSA endorsement acknowledges the amazing work of the Behavior Clinic staff to [...]
One of Penfield’s generous supporters, WGIRLS Milwaukee presents the 2nd Annual Masquerade Ball. NEW THIS YEAR: Prior to the event, Penfield Children’s Center has the chance to win $1,500 if we receive the most votes on Facebook. Please vote [...]