SPRING & SUMMER IN #AMANI
Annual Amani Day Celebration Included Service, Fellowship, Fun Amani United hosted their annual Amani Day cel- ebration at Dominican Center on June 20th. DC staff and residents participated in a clean-up and then celebrated the day with a party at DC. By proclamation from the Mayor, June 20th is Amani Day in Milwaukee, and Amani United uses the occasion as a day to celebrate the neighbor- hood, the residents, partners and friends. All ages enjoyed activities, bounce houses and food grilled fresh by Amani United members. The event started with a libations ceremony and blessing of Amani by Iyalosha Adekola Adedapo. Residents and partners also took time to work on projects at DC, like building pic-nic tables and benches for DC and planning art projects for the neighborhood. Partners Host Traveling POP UP! Resource Fairs All Over Amani DC believes that people should not have to leave their neighborhoods to find the things they need. That’s why DC created a summer series of Pop Up Outreach Days. The community resource fairs moved throughout the neighborhood to reach residents in the busiest parts of Amani. The Pop Up Outreach Days were held in June and July, and will continue in August and September. Each event is chaired by an Amani partner includ- ing DC, Amani United, COA, Safe & Sound and Community Advocates. Among other partners attending Pop-Ups are Legal Aid Society of Mil- waukee, The Parenting Network, One MKE, Auro- ra Health Care and Clean Wisconsin. DC Works with Teens Grow Greens for Annual Bloom & Groom Sale On May 18, DC held their annual Bloom & Groom plant sale, benefiting Amani residents. Though this sale is held every year, the planning for this year’s sale began months before. DC’s hydroponics expert, Mr. Wes, started growing
plants for the sale in early 2024 in our lab, and he grew a partnership with Teens Grow Greens at the same time to purchase more variety of plants for Bloom & Groom. The sale raised more than $1,000 and DC was able to give away additional plants to residents for free at our June Mobile Food Pantry. CPTED Walk Teaches Residents to Prevent Crime through Design Dominican Center, Amani United and MPD Dist. 5 officers, as well as neighborhood departments and Amani residents, gathered April 26 to learn about CPTED in the Amani neighborhood. CPT- ED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) suggests that the design of buildings, landscaping and outdoor environments can either encourage or discourage crime. The group met at 26th & Locust and walked down Burleigh, while listening to Dist. 5 police and neighborhood departments point out what could be altered in the community to prevent or discourage crime. Residents and organizations learned about landscaping strategies, lighting and camera placement. Residents also learned how CPTED principles can lower stress and fear in the neighborhood, improving the quality of life. DC Walks with Alderpersons Dominican Center continued their “Walk My Block” series, which connects Amani residents with their aldermanic representatives and city services employees so they can discuss and point out concerns in their districts. Sixth District Ald. Milele A. Coggs walked with her constitutes early this spring and a walk was also held in Ald. Russell Stamper’s 15th District. The later walk was hosted in conjunction with Revi- talize Milwaukee, which will hold Block Build MKE on Aug 16-17. The area of Block Build is 21st-24th streets, Locust to Center streets.
To keep up-to-date with DC events, visit https://www.dominican-center.org
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