stakeholders and residents. These meetings consistently serve as a touchpoint for or- ganizations to share updates, notify of meetings/events and explore ideas for collab- oration. About 8-10 partners attended regularly and more on occasion. We also held bi-weekly block club meetings with Brenda Hart-Richardson and her 26th Street coalition. The group held two communi- ty cleanups in coordination with Dominican Center, Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful, Ald. Rainey’s office and other
partners. The group also host- ed several community walks in the neighborhood north of Auer Ave School to assess and address DNS issues as well as the common problem of litter and illegal dumping. Together, Safe & Sound and Dominican Center can- vassed the neighborhood in 2021 to promote the Cawker Park feedback event back in April and encourage resi- dents to attend the event to share their thoughts on park improvements. The team reached over 100 doors with flyer drops and spoke to sever-
al residents at their doorsteps. One other event that is noteworthy was the Easter egg hunt event hosted at COA in partnership with MPD. The event featured many giveaway items, the MPD ice cream truck, McGruff the crime dog, and opportunity for youth (roughly ages 6-10) to interact positively with police.
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