Find out where you can get free meals, toys and coats-and how you can contribute to ongoing drives this holiday season.
Amani
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5 things to know and do the week of Dec. 18
Participate in a group therapy session for Black and Brown men; attend a mobile food pantry at Auer Avenue School; get a bite to eat at the holiday community meal at Mitchell Street Branch; pick up your dinner box (if you have registered) at Dominican Center; and join the City of Light Church for its Christmas festivities.
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North Side residents can get free pet care services through the Pets for Life program
The Wisconsin Humane Society’s Pets for Life program exists to spread support and kindness among families with pets on the North Side.
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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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5 things to know and do the week of July 10
Learn how to handle bleeding emergencies; help clean up Lindsay Heights; get resources in Amani; attend movie night at Alice’s Garden Urban Farm; and check out Metcalfe Park Community Bridges’ mutual aid shed.
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5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: May 22 to May 26
Check out the opening of the temporary MLK library branch; get information on community grants from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation; purchase plants at Dominican Center’s “Bloom and Groom” sale; hear personal stories from teens on the theme “spill the tea”; and get job training for high-paying careers in system maintenance.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of April 28
Celebrate Black-owned restaurants during Black Restaurant Week; shop from Black entrepreneurs at the “Spring Fling” vendor showcase; experience local music talent at Coffee Makes You Black; offer feedback on MPS’ five-year strategic plan; and buy local art at The Domes.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of Feb. 3
Attend the Sacred Garden open mic at Arts @ Large; enjoy the Indaba African Ball; come to a neighborhood meeting for Amani residents; get NARCAN training to combat opioid overdose; and participate in Winterfest 2023 hosted by the Urban Ecology Center.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of Jan. 20
Attend the opening of the “Music to My Fingers” exhibition; check out the “mutual aid shed” organized by Metcalfe Park Community Bridges; join a conversation on Black public health; participate in the winter coat drive organized by Voces de la Frontera; and attend Amani United’s neighborhood housing and economic development meeting.
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5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: Sept. 26 to Sept. 30
Attend a pop-up resource fair in the Amani neighborhood; check out Black Space group therapy for men; listen to “Rhythm and Brews” at the Mitchell Park Domes; meet the deadline to apply for the Milwaukee County Youth Commission; and get coffee and breakfast pizza – and get rid of your old electronics