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Each Friday, Metcalfe Park Community Bridges’ mutual aid shed provides its neighbors with free necessities like clothes, hygiene products, diapers and more. Melody McCurtis helped orchestrate Metcalfe Community Bridges’ first mutual aid in 2020. (NNS file photo by Sue Vliet)

1. Stop the Bleed Training: Monday, July 10

On Monday, July 10 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Gee’s Clippers Barber and Beauty Salon will be partnering with Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin to train individuals on how to handle bleeding emergencies before professional aid arrives to a scene. This training will be at 2200 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Registration is required.

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2. Help clean up Lindsay Heights: Tuesday, July 11   

Milwaukee County Supervisor Priscilla Coggs-Jones has been hosting a clean-up series in the Lindsay Heights and  Amani neighborhoods since June. On Tuesday, July 11, volunteers can help clean the Lindsay Heights neighborhood, starting at  Walnut Way, 2240 N. 17th St. Volunteers can come out from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. or 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. More information here.

3. Amani pop-up outreach day: Tuesday, July 11

The Amani neighborhood is hosting a pop-up outreach day on Tuesday, July 11 from noon to 2 p.m. on North 25th and West Center streets for residents to receive resources. More information here.  

4. Alice’s Garden movie night: Friday, July 14

Bring your children to watch the Super Mario Bros. movie at Alice’s Garden Urban Farm, 2136 N. 21st St., on Friday, July 14 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring their own blankets, chairs and snacks. More information here.

5. Metcalfe Mutual Aid Shed: Friday, July 14

Each Friday, Metcalfe Park Community Bridges’ mutual aid shed provides its neighbors with free necessities like clothes, hygiene products, diapers and more. The next event is Friday, July 14 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at 2620 N. 34th St. More information here.  In case you missed it: PHOTOS: Neighbors helping neighbors: Metcalfe Park Community Bridges provides resources to 2,000 residents

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Chesnie Wardell serves as the intergenerational reporter for NNS. In addition, she writes features on notable North Side and South Side residents. She reported for other newsrooms like the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, covered teacher vacancies through an O'Brien fellowship and was selected as an inaugural member of the New York Times Corps. She is a 2025 graduate of Marquette University, where she studied journalism and theology.