The Dominican Center will receive a 2024 AARP Com- munity Challenge grants, a national program with giving totaling $102,000. Grantees will implement quick-action projects that help communities become more livable by improving public places; transporta- tion; housing; digital con- nections; and more, with an emphasis on the needs of adults ages 50 and older. DC will receive an $8,500 grant to enable the city’s Amani neighborhood to in- stall a beautiful traffic-calm- ing planter in an effort to increase safety in an area where vehicle and pedestri- an safety is at risk. “AARP Wisconsin is com- mitted to working with local leaders, advocates and policymakers to make our communities better places to live for Wisconsinites of all ages, especially those 50 and older,” said AARP Wis- consin State Director Martha Cranley. “We are proud to collaborate with this year’s grantees as they make im- mediate improvements to address long-standing and emerging challenges across our communities.” to curb reckless driving in Amani DC Awarded AARP Community Challenge Grant Gift will aid efforts
Volunteers Join DC for Earth Day Clean-Up For the third year, Dominican Center and Welcome Home Milwaukee bring dozens of helpers to beautify the streets of Amani
Volunteers from throughout the Milwaukee area joined Dominican Center for an annual event that is gaining steam and cleaning up. The annual Amani Earth Day Clean-Up is a collaboration be- tween DC and Welcome Home Property Management compa- ny. Joining the organization are groups like Amani United, Safe and Sound and UW-Milwaukee students and staff. “We’re part of the community, it’s where we live
too,” said one UWM staff member. Amanda Clark, DC housing coor- dinator says keeping a neighbor- hood clean takes an entire com- munity. “To get up, come outside and see that there’s no trash, that plays a really big part on people’s mental health and peace of mind,” she said “I think coming outside and seeing that your neighbor- hood looks just as clean as any other neighborhood in the city is, is a kind of a stress reliever.”
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