Motivated to address chronic housing issues, community members hope to make it easier for residents to access housing and neighborhoods to thrive.
Housing
Housing
Posted inHousing
New Legacy Lofts complex sparks high hopes in Lindsay Heights community
After five years of planning, work is underway on the Legacy Lofts apartment complex, which is scheduled to open in August 2018.
Posted inHousing, News
Revitalize Milwaukee spruces up eight homes in Near West Side neighborhood
Volunteers participating in Block Build–Near West Side repaired homes for low-income, elderly and disabled residents in the Miller Valley neighborhood last weekend.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Housing, News
Garfield Art House Party celebrates grand opening of Historic Garfield Apartments
Music, art, history and culture came together as the newly renovated apartment building in the Bronzeville neighborhood prepares to open its doors to its first residents this week.
Posted inHousing, News
Housing bills aim to reduce evictions, housing discrimination
State Rep. David Crowley has proposed a series of bills that would provide housing credits tied to volunteer work for low-income residents, change rules on the rental screening process, hold landlords accountable for repairs and provide funding for counties hit hardest by homelessness.
Posted inHousing
Art Walk along Hank Aaron trail focuses on Open Housing marches of 1967-68
An Art Walk on the Hank Aaron State Trail gave attendees the opportunity to learn more about Milwaukee’s civil rights history and the Menomonee River Valley.
Posted inHousing, News
Community Warehouse opens Bronzeville retail space
Community Warehouse, a nonprofit that sells discounted home improvement products in distressed areas and employs background-challenged individuals, opened a new retail outlet on Milwaukee’s North Side.
Posted inHousing, News
City’s RICH program completes first housing rehabilitation
Zeynab Ali, an 18-year-old author and youth activist, and her family will move into the first rehabilitated home completed by the RICH program, formerly an illegal drug lab.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Housing, News
New Bronzeville initiative provides homeownership opportunities for artists
Vedale Hill, the first artist to participate in the HomeWorks: Bronzeville initiative plans to move into his newly rehabbed home this fall.
Posted inHousing, News, Special Report
Special Report: Housing First drastically reduces number of homeless, but many fall through the cracks
The number of homeless individuals in Milwaukee has dropped by 600 since the Housing First Initiative began in 2015, though more than 900 people remain homeless and some struggle to access supportive services and find housing.