Post From Community: Join CFMKE today for mayor’s design award ceremony | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Rafael Garcia
May 18, 2022
MEDIA ADVISORY
Minority-Run Non-Profit Housing Agency Community First MKE Selected for
Mayor’s Design Awards for 37th Street School Apartments
Join us TODAY, May 18 for Award Ceremony
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What: 37 Street School Historical Senior Apartments, the former Washington Park neighborhood school that was converted into affordable apartments for seniors, was recently announced as a Mayor’s Design Awards recipient. Community First MKE (CFMKE), a Milwaukee minority-run non-profit affordable housing agency, is the developer of the project.
Who: Executive Director and Founder Rafael Garcia of Community First MKE
When: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 | 5 pm CST
Where: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning
2131 E. Hartford Ave.
Why: The Mayor’s Design Awards were designed to honor Milwaukee projects that have added value to their neighborhoods by restoring, constructing or enhancing their properties in a way that respects the urban fabric and contributes to the character of their surroundings.
Contact: For interviews or additional information, please contact Executive Director and Founder Rafael Garcia of Community First MKE at Rgarcia@cfmke.org or 414) 409-4192.
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About Community First MKE
Community First MKE (CFMKE) is an affordable housing agency. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for Milwaukee residents and their neighborhoods by developing quality, safe, and affordable housing opportunities for individuals and families, while promoting self-sufficiency and neighborhood revitalization. We accomplish our mission by partnering with community members and partner organizations to provide critical home repairs and various long term, wrap-around support services, such as ongoing financial literacy and home maintenance training.
CFMKE was founded in 2011 to continue the mission of the YMCA-CDC of Metropolitan Milwaukee while serving the families and neighborhoods on the North side of Milwaukee. Since then, we have gone citywide and into Wauwatosa, performing the same work. We have spent the last 10 years educating and working towards the development of affordable housing.