PRIORITY AREA: EDUCATION & FAMILY WELL-BEING
MEETING FAMILIES’ NEEDS DC Provides Critical Resources & Community Enrichment
The Dominican Center served Amani families’ critical needs as a starting point for well-be- ing in the neighborhood. Three Mobile Food Pantries, in partnership with Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin served 375 people over three summer events. We distrib- uted 8,500 pounds of food. These events were also at- tended by organizations like Milwaukee Diaper Mission, that gave away diapers and period supplies to Amani families.
DC also organized a Thanksgiv- ing grocery giveaway in part- nership with AARP Wisconsin and Amani United. Other neighborhood organizations and many Amani residents par- ticipated in every point in the giveaway, including shopping, packing and giving away gro- ceries, and growing, harvest- ing and packaging greens and cabbage in our Hydroponics Lab to distribute to residents. We also held a Christmas ham giveaway sponsored by North- western Mutual, who donated
100 complete Christmas meal boxes. Our holiday grocery giveaways served nearly 200 Amani families. DC also served seniors, deliv- ering 364 food boxes weekly to homebound seniors in the Amani neighborhood.
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