Vanessa Koster, who has a master’s degree in architecture and a certificate in urban planning, chose to work in the public sector, and is encouraging other women to follow in her footsteps.
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Three more neighborhoods eligible for city loans under TIN program
Home and apartment owners in Martin Drive, Pulaski Park and St. Joseph’s are now able to borrow money for building improvements through the Target Investment Neighborhood (TIN) program.
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Favorite of 2013: Volunteers dispatched to count Milwaukee homeless
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service covered a wide range of stories focused on central city neighborhoods during the past year. In the last of a three-part series, Reporter Brendan O’Brien explains why his story about a one-day effort to count the number of homeless people in the city is his favorite of 2013. It was originally published on Feb. 5.
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Nia Imani provides women temporary shelter, permanent skills
Nia Imani Family Inc. offers homeless women and children long-term shelter and life skills training in a family setting.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Economic Development, Home, Housing, Metcalfe Park, Neighborhoods, News, North
Metcalfe Park community wrestles with housing, jobs
Foreclosed properties and job training were the top concerns raised by residents at a recent Metcalfe Park community forum.
Posted inCarousel, Health and Wellness, Home, Housing, Neighborhoods, News
As weather turns cold, need for energy assistance grows
State programs can help those in need to pay heating and electric bills, deal with emergencies and weatherize their homes.
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New process ‘more respectful way’ to help homeless find shelter
A new central contact number for homeless people to call when they’re looking for a place to stay will streamline the process and allow case managers to focus on client needs.
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Milwaukee evidence added to complaint against U.S. Bank
A federal administrative complaint filed by the National Fair Housing Alliance accuses the bank of marketing and maintaining foreclosed houses better in white neighborhoods than in non-white neighborhoods.
Posted inCarousel, Home, Housing, Martin Drive, Neighborhoods, News, Washington Park, West
Washington Park residents welcome Habitat for Humanity initiative
Washington Park residents praised Habitat for Humanity for choosing their neighborhood as the first for its Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative, a new $20 million community-building strategy.
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Harrison Avenue TIN seeks more loan applicants
Homeowners and investors in the Harrison Avenue Targeted Investment Neighborhood can apply for zero-interest home rehabilitation loans that are partially forgivable, but few have done so.