Community Action Projects Coming to Four Milwaukee Neighborhoods

Community Action Projects (CAP) are a series of community improvement projects which will be held in the months of July and August. Hundreds of volunteers from faith based organizations will join with neighborhood residents to demonstrate “community in action.” The service projects are being sponsored by Rock the Lakes Milwaukee and are intended to have a positive, visible impact on the City in advance of the Rock the Lakes events to be held at Veteran’s Park on August 20th and 21^st.

Safe & Sound is helping to coordinate the community improvement initiatives with local block clubs, neighborhood associations and Safe & Sound Safe Places. These projects will benefit residents and neighborhoods in Milwaukee by decreasing blight and increasing safety. Efforts will include graffiti removal, alley identification numbering, garbage clean-up, sewer grate stenciling, and the construction of community gardens. As part of this effort, the CAP Committee solicited proposals from Neighborhood Associations and established community groups for small neighborhood improvement projects to supplement the efforts listed above. The projects will be led by the associations or group and will be implemented the day of the event. The projects will utilize volunteers from local churches to be considered.

A number of groups are lending significant support for the Community Action Projects, including City on a Hill, the Holton Youth + Family Center, KGMB, Northwest Side Community Development Corporation, Milwaukee County Parks Kosciuszko Center. In addition, community associations and organizations will be implementing funded community building volunteer initiatives on the dates specified below. These include: Riverwest Neighborhood Association, Wright Street Resource Center, Milwaukee Time Exchange, Holton Youth + Family Center, 2nd Street Block Club, Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful, Midtown Block Club, the Milwaukee Christian Center, Northwest Side CDC, and Century City Neighborhood Association and more.

Community Action Project Locations	Harambee/Riverwest	Southside Kosciusko Park	United West –  Century City	Midtown -L ynden Hill
Dates	07/09/11	07/23/11	08/06/11	July-August
Times	9:00 am – 1:00 pm	9:00 am – 1:00 pm	9:00 am – 1:00 pm	Vary
Event Hub	Holton Youth & Family Center 510 East Burleigh	Kosciuzsko Community Center 2201 S. 7th Street	29th Street Park 29th & Melvina St	Lynden Hill 22nd & McKinley

If you are a resident or block club that would like be involved in the Community Action Projects contact:

• Julie Kritzeck
• Safe & Sound, Administrative Assistant

There will be upcoming meetings at which a CAP orientation will be provided. In addition, there will be an opportunity to meet with other collaborators and community groups organizing projects. The first meeting is scheduled as follows:

Harambee/Riverwest Community Action Project Orientation and Training Meeting

• Thursday, July 14th, 2011
• 6:00 PM
• Kosciuszko Community Center
• 2101 S. 7th Street
• Milwaukee, WI 53215

Please call Julie Kritzeck of Safe & Sound at 414-221-6700 to RSVP.

If your religious group would like to get involved in the Community Action Projects contact:

• Caitlin Ewing
• Administrative Assistant
• Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
• Rock the Lakes Milwaukee
• (414) 231-9022
• cewing@bgea.org

You can address any questions to:

• Joe Kubisiak
• Safe & Sound, Director – Community Partners

 

• Diane De La Santos
• Executive Director, City on a Hill
• ddelasantos@cityonahillmilwaukee.org

CAP Citywide Flyer (English)

CAP Citywide Flyer (Spanish)

CAP Adult Release Form
CAP Youth Release Form