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Stories by PrincessSafiya

These are stories by PrincessSafiya Byers, Report for America Staff Reporter.

Need help repairing your home? Revitalize Milwaukee gets $1 million for Emergency Repair Program

March 21, 2023 by PrincessSafiya Byers Leave a Comment

The nonprofit Revitalize Milwaukee helps communities by providing free, critical home repairs and comprehensive services to low-income veterans, seniors and people with disabilities.

Filed Under: Community, Housing Tagged With: Emergency Home Repair, Free Home Repairs, Gwen Moore, Homeownership, Lynnea Katz-Petted, Revitalize Milwaukee

Big waiting list points to dire need for subsidized housing in Milwaukee. Here’s what you need to know.

March 1, 2023 by PrincessSafiya Byers 4 Comments

Milwaukeeans often struggle to access affordable housing options. Part of the reason is a big waiting list for subsidized housing.

Filed Under: Community, Housing Tagged With: affordable housing, Amy Hall, Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Subsidized Housing

Students get into the act-literally-thanks to Black Arts MKE

February 28, 2023 by PrincessSafiya Byers Leave a Comment

Black Arts MKE used the production, “Harlem Renaissance,” by local playwright Malaina Moore to teach children about a rich history of Black art.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Community Tagged With: Black Arts MKE, Faith Cox, harlem renaissance, Journey Bradford, Malaina Moore, Marcus Center for Performing Arts, Milwaukee Academy of Science

NNS Spotlight: ‘We train them into a job’: How Ezekiel CDC transforms homes, neighborhoods and lives

February 23, 2023 by PrincessSafiya Byers 2 Comments

For 25 years, the nonprofit Ezekiel Community Development Corporation has helped address the need for skilled labor while reducing neighborhood blight.

Filed Under: Amani, Community, Economic Development, Housing, NNS Spotlight Tagged With: DeAndre Patterson, Don Utech, Ezekiel Community Development Corporation, Jim Gaillard, Kevin Freeman, MICAH, WHIRE Electrical Services

NNS Spotlight: Here’s the tea: Aureal Ojeda wants her company to better the planet

February 20, 2023 by PrincessSafiya Byers 1 Comment

Aureal Ojeda decided to combine her passion for the health benefits of tea with one that bettered the planet, and she opened Outwoken Tea in 2018.

Filed Under: Community, Health and Wellness, NNS Spotlight Tagged With: Ed Byrnes, Matthew Karge, One Tree Planted, Outwoken Tea, sustainability, ureal Ojeda, WWBIC

We spent a below-freezing night with officials counting those who are homeless. Here’s what we saw.

February 15, 2023 by Devin Blake and PrincessSafiya Byers 4 Comments

Many organizations come together each year to count people who are experiencing homelessness. This helps secure funding but also helps service providers understand specifically who is out there and what sort of support they need.

Filed Under: Community, Housing

New education campaign helps Milwaukeeans fight home-appraisal discrimination 

February 14, 2023 by PrincessSafiya Byers 2 Comments

The Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council is helping residents identify and avoid appraisal discrimination.

Filed Under: Community, Housing Tagged With: Erika Sanders, Homeownership, Housing Appraisal, Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, racial wealth gap, Sarah Jenkins

NNS Spotlight: How Shawn Payne found his purpose (and a job) on the brink of homelessness

February 13, 2023 by PrincessSafiya Byers 5 Comments

Shawn Payne found himself on the brink of homelessness but still found time to volunteer. Now he is the logistics specialist, truck driver and outreach resource coordinator at the Milwaukee Islamic Dawah Center.

Filed Under: Community, Housing, NNS Spotlight Tagged With: Diana Griffin, Ibrahim House, joanne lipo zovic, Kofi Ali, MA’RUF Center for Youth Innovation, MA’RUF Neighborhood Youth Center, mediate milwaukee, Milwaukee Islamic Dawah Center, Shawn Payne

Community First hires two developers, makes plans to serve more residents

February 7, 2023 by PrincessSafiya Byers 1 Comment

Community First has received a $230,000 grant to fund the salaries of two local developers who have joined the organization and will help it serve more residents.

Filed Under: Community, Housing Tagged With: Alejandro Rodriguez, Community First, Diverse developers, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, First Diverse Developer Initiative, housing, Michelle Long, Rafael Garcia, Senior Housing

Out-of-state landlords are increasingly buying up property in Milwaukee. Here’s what that means for our neighborhoods.

February 3, 2023 by PrincessSafiya Byers 7 Comments

Predatory investors have been crowding out would-be homebuyers in Milwaukee. Housing advocates say this phenomenon hurts not only low- to moderate-income homebuyers but renters and ultimately neighborhoods as well.

Filed Under: Community, Housing Tagged With: Acts Housing, Apartments Association of Southeastern Wisconsin, Dorothy York, Heiner Giese, home ownership, housing, wheda, Wyman Winston

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