The teen program is one in a growing list of services that the agency canceled this summer, including the organization’s annual Skyline Music Series, overnight summer camp and its 30-year partnership with Milwaukee Recreation that served youths across the city as a summer program.
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Amani United swears in new board; Dominican Center searches for new director
Amani United has new board members as the Dominican Center prepares to hire a new executive director.
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Dominican Center in need of community’s help after burglaries
The Dominican Center is bouncing back from two burglary incidents last week. The center has received community support and is seeking donations of Halloween costumes.
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Photos: Residents spruce up Amani in honor of Earth Day
The Amani neighborhood held its third annual Earth Day cleanup on Saturday, April 20 at the Dominican Center, 2470 W. Locust St.
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Amani residents will get to buy 4 affordable homes as part of community land trust program
VIA Community Development Corporation and the Milwaukee Community Land Trust have announced the completion of Milwaukee’s first North Side community land trust homes that will be sold to lower-income buyers.
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Youth March Against Gun Violence returns to Amani neighborhood Sunday
The Amani Youth Council will host the fourth annual Youth March Against Gun Violence from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
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NNS Spotlight: ‘We train them into a job’: How Ezekiel CDC transforms homes, neighborhoods and lives
For 25 years, the nonprofit Ezekiel Community Development Corporation has helped address the need for skilled labor while reducing neighborhood blight.
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‘I want everyone included’: Amani United’s new president says she will focus on building relationships
Elizabeth Brown, Amani United’s new president, plans to spend her term building relationships and using them to bring new development into the Amani neighborhood.
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An indoor garden of opportunities flourishes in the Amani neighborhood
Leaders hope an indoor garden in the basement of the Dominican Center can help the community by providing fresh produce and cultivating new entrepreneurs.
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Amani United in fight over leadership
The former president of Amani United, the resident-led community group, is fighting to get his job back after being impeached Saturday over allegations of negligence in his position.