Our Work NEIGHBORS ARE CLEANING UP Annual Earth Day Clean Up brings 60 volunteers, removes 100 bags of trash. Dominican Center believes that having a clean and garbage-free environment is essential for mental health. “I think coming outside and seeing that your neighborhood looks just as clean as any other neighborhood in the city is a kind of a stress reliever,” said Amanda Clark, DC Housing Coordinator. Each year on Earth Day, DC gathers partners and residents to get together and clean up. In 2023, organizations like Welcome Home Milwaukee, AARP and Safe and Sound volunteered alongside DC staff, residents and students from UW-Milwaukee and Marquette University. “What we are trying to do is really get it back to being a thriving neighborhood again,” said DC Executive Director Maricha Harris. “And we work with the residents to achieve that.” In addition, DC held eight Amani Pop-Up resource fairs and neighborhood clean- ups, 2 Rock the Block events, a Bloom & Groom Plant Sale and a total of 15 clean- ups. Join the team in 2024 on the second and third Tuesdays of every month to help clean up the neighborhood.
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