‘TOGETHER WE CAN DO SO MUCH’ With residents, partners and supporters, Dominican Center is contributing to the story of an evolving Amani.
Dear Friends, Partners & Supporters,
partnership with Reclaiming Our Neighborhoods). • Worked with residents and partners like AARP WI, WI Bike Federation and the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works to have a traffic calming circle installed at the intersection of 25th and Locust Streets, which resulted in a 95% reduction in extreme speeding. • Hosted 79 community events, meetings and
We hope this message finds you safe and well. While reflecting on 2023, we can’t help but think about Helen Keller’s quote: “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” Imagine trying to build a house alone with absolutely no help – that seems like a recipe for disaster. The same is true for community work. When we think about the work we do at Dominican Center, we think about the importance of working together. It is through working together – alongside resident leaders – that we can build collective power and create positive change. No one person or organization alone can solve Amani’s complex challenges. It takes all of us working together to create positive change, and that’s what our work at Dominican Center is about. We believe everyone has something to contribute. And that’s why we work diligently to engage people who reflect different walks of life and different sectors in efforts that support our resident-led revitalization efforts. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you live, when we all work together, we can improve the Amani neighborhood. We are excited to share the impact of what we accomplished together through this report. Last year we: • Held 15 beautification and clean-ups events and four Active Streets events. We paid stipends to Amani residents who completed person-to-person surveys with their neighbors who live in homes that need repairs (this was a follow up to the 3,584 homes and lots surveyed last year as part of our
activities that served 1,667 residents. • In partnership with Feeding America,
Northwestern Mutual and others, we served 560 families at food distributions throughout the year. Our summer Mobile Food Pantries brought 8,500 pounds of healthy, fresh food to families and 185 families received food during the holiday season. Because of supporters like you, we are making a difference in the Amani neighborhood. Every person and organization that helps with the lift contributes to the beautiful, whole story of all the great work happening in Amani. Thank you for donating your time, talent and treasure to support our neighborhood revitalization efforts.
In Partnership,
Maricha Harris, M.A. Executive Director
Connie Kordsmeier President of the Board .
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