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MANDI 2015 Finalists

Collaboration, sustainability key to success of Gillespie Park

March 17, 2015 by Jabril Faraj Leave a Comment

Residents near 14th and Wright played an active role in creating Gillespie Park, which city officials hope can be a blueprint for future sustainable projects.

Filed Under: Carousel, Community, Health and Wellness, Home, Lindsay Heights, MANDI 2015 Finalists, Neighborhoods, News, North

Benedict Center fights street prostitution with treatment, support

March 13, 2015 by Naomi Waxman 2 Comments

The Benedict Center Sisters Diversion Program, working in conjunction with police and prosecutors, offers an alternative to incarceration to stop the cycle of prostitution.

Filed Under: Carousel, Home, MANDI 2015 Finalists, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety

Developer recycles abandoned buildings into affordable housing

March 5, 2015 by Brendan O’Brien 1 Comment

Todd Hutchison has worked for three decades to revitalize condemned, unwanted buildings, turning them into affordable housing units.

Filed Under: Carousel, Home, Housing, MANDI 2015 Finalists, Neighborhoods, News Tagged With: affordable housing, King Commons, mandi

With Swing Park, city hopes to look forward, not back

March 3, 2015 by Jabril Faraj 1 Comment

Almost three years after a local group, in a “guerrilla act,” revived a once-forgotten public space under Holton Street by creating a swing park, the city has taken control of the space, but questions still remain.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Community, MANDI 2015 Finalists, North, Northwest, South, West

Rotary Club ‘a powerful force for good in the community’

February 25, 2015 by Matthew Wisla 1 Comment

The Milwaukee Rotary Club is committed to improving residents’ lives while contributing to a healthy business environment.

Filed Under: Carousel, Community, Home, MANDI 2015 Finalists, Neighborhoods, News

Pan-African group helps refugees, immigrants adjust to U.S.

February 18, 2015 by Andrea Waxman 1 Comment

The Pan-African Community Association, an official refugee resettlement agency, offers support and a range of services to about 300 individuals and refugee families a year.

Filed Under: Capitol Heights, Carousel, Community, Home, MANDI 2015 Finalists, Neighborhoods, News, West

Boys & Girls Clubs leader La’Ketta Caldwell elevates voices of youth

February 17, 2015 by Naomi Waxman Leave a Comment

La’Ketta Caldwell, program manager at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, is equally comfortable hanging out with a group of teenagers and expressing herself through film and theater.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Education, Home, MANDI 2015 Finalists, Neighborhoods, News

Public health school students trained to tackle deeply rooted social problems

February 12, 2015 by Edgar Mendez 1 Comment

Students from UWM’s Zilber School of Public Health are filtering into the community, attempting to alleviate some of Milwaukee’s most deeply rooted problems.

Filed Under: Carousel, Education, Health and Wellness, Home, MANDI 2015 Finalists, Neighborhoods, News

New VA community center combats veteran homelessness

February 10, 2015 by Molly Rippinger 1 Comment

The new VA Community Resource and Referral Center, housed in a restored historic building on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, provides resources to veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Filed Under: Carousel, Community, Home, MANDI 2015 Finalists, Neighborhoods, News

Riverwest, Harambee artists transform space into creative ‘ARTery’

August 28, 2014 by Andrea Waxman Leave a Comment

Artist Vedale Hill is working with neighborhood youth to express their “Hoop Dreams” through art. The project is one of many taking place in a new “art park” on the Beerline Trail, between Riverwest and Harambee.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Community, Harambee, Home, MANDI 2015 Finalists, Neighborhoods, News, North Tagged With: art, artery, placemaking, public art

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