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If you live in the City of Milwaukee and are currently unemployed or underemployed, you qualify for Residence Preference Program (RPP) certification. Nearly all DPW contracts require that 40% of all work hours on our formal contracts be attributed to employees who hold this certification. DPW works with a number of nonprofits to provide certification services free of charge:
Certifying Agency
Contact Name
Email
WRTP/Big Step
Laura Heller
lheller@wrtp.org
Milwaukee Community Service Corps
Corrina Brown
cbrown@mcscwi.org
Mindful Staffing
Reginald Reed
reginald@mindfulstaff.com
Riverworks Development Corp
Darryl Johnson
darrylj@RiverWorksMKE.org
Milwaukee JobsWork
Jerald Westmoreland
jerry@milwaukeejobswork.org
Uniting Garden Homes
Demetrius Brown
demetrius.brown@ughinc.org
WestCare Wisconsin
Travis Landry
travis.landry@westcare.com
Social Development Commission
Courtney Kelly
ckelly@cr-sdc.org
The DPW Contracts Office provides RPP certifications. Please complete the RPP employee affidavit and submit it with two proofs of residence to cjantz@milwaukee.gov or contact our office at 414-286-3309 to schedule an appointment to complete your certification in-person.
RPP employee affidavit -Spanish