Common Ground announced this week an initiative to hold leaders accountable for safety and the creation of a nonprofit to support tenants.
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Housing Authority still struggling with Section 8 payments
Some Section 8 recipients face delays in housing payments, two years after the Housing Authority was ordered to outsource management of the program.
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Number of children in foster care down, but finding homes for them remains a challenge
Though the number of children in out-of-home care is decreasing, the foster care system in Milwaukee, and in Wisconsin in general, is under growing strain.
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Amani residents are sleeping outside to raise awareness about homelessness
Residents are hosting a sleep-out and read-a-thon in the Amani neighborhood this weekend at 2444 N. 21st St.
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Elizabeth Brown’s long journey to homeownership
After years of housing struggles, the Milwaukee resident worked with multiple agencies to finally buy a home.
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Thousands of Milwaukee residents still feel effects of storm wreckage
As of the morning of Aug. 18, over 16,500 flood-related service requests had been made to IMPACT 211.
Posted inHousing, Resources
Program provides free roofs to eligible homeowners in Milwaukee
To qualify for a free roof, you have to be a homeowner in the Lindsay Heights, Clarke Square, Silver City, Burnham Park or Layton Boulevard neighborhoods.
Posted inCommunity, Housing, NNS Spotlight
After 30 years, Acts Housing is finding new ways to make homeownership accessible in Milwaukee
The nonprofit’s services include homebuyer education classes, coaching, counseling and loans.
Posted inClarke Square, Community, Housing
How the Milwaukee Community Land Trust is providing ‘forever affordable’ housing
The Milwaukee Community Land Trust is renovating vacant properties to create “forever affordable” homes in Milwaukee.
Posted inCommunity, Housing, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: Don’t let the government take away the tools we need to fight housing discrimination
We must urge members of Congress to keep our national promises, to protect housing consumers from illegal discrimination, and to fully fund fair housing enforcement work through Fair Housing Initiatives Program.