AMANI: A MOSAIC OF BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE ‘It doesn’t matter who you are or where you live, when we all work together, we can improve the Amani neighborhood.’
Dear Friends, Partners & Supporters,
throughout the year. Our summer Mobile Food Pantries brought 14,000 pounds of healthy, fresh food to families and 225 families celebrated the holidays with all the fixings. A particularly notable highlight is our Thanksgiving food distribution. There was a chance that we would not be able to host a food distribution in November of last year. But thankfully, several partners stepped up to help – Advocate Aurora, Dreams Never Expire and A.L.I.V.E provided the resources we needed to purchase food for 125 families; Safe & Sound helped us pick up the food from Woodman’s in Menomonee Falls; and volunteers – people from different walks of life – helped us sort, bag and distribute the food to residents. Additionally, we were able to serve 25 more families than we usually do because COA distributed food to 25 families at their Golden Center location. Because of supporters like you, we are making a difference in the Amani neighborhood. Thank you for donating your time, talent and treasure to support our neighborhood revitalization efforts.
We hope this message finds you safe, healthy and well. While reflecting on 2022, one word rises to the top of our minds – the word “mosaic.” Mosaic art is beautiful. A mosaic is an image that is made up of small individual pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic. Together, the individual pieces form a beautiful and whole picture. When we think about the work we do at Dominican Center, we think about the nature of a mosaic. Our work is about engaging people who reflect different walks of life and different sectors in efforts that support our revitalization efforts. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you live, when we all work together, we can improve the Amani neighborhood. And just like a mosaic, your individual support contributes to the beautiful, whole story of all the great work happening in Amani. We are excited to share the impact of what we accomplished together through this report. Last year we: • Held 11 clean-ups and 2 Rock the Block events. We paid stipends to residents who surveyed 3,584 homes and lots in Amani as part of our partnership with Reclaiming Our Neighborhoods. • Worked with Amani United’s Ambassador Council to distribute gun lucks at more than a dozen events and participated in the Responsible Gun Ownership campaign. We also focused on traffic and pedestrian safety, collecting 346 signatures for traffic-calming planters in Amani. With support from DC and partners, residents led a speed study at 25th & Locust, which will help us install speed deterrents this coming year. • Served 495 families at food distributions
In Partnership,
– Maricha Harris, M.A. Executive Director
– Connie Kordsmeier President of the Board
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