Partners Join Habitat at Harambee Wallraising

Last Monday, May 11, Members of the the Harambee Great Neighborhood Steering Committee and joined Mayor Tom Barrett at the symbolic wallraising for ten homes to be built by Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity and their volunteers.

This year, Thrivent Builds is providing $704,280 and will mobilize its members and other volunteers to build 10 homes in Milwaukee’s Harambee Great Neighborhood. Since 2006, the first year of the program, Thrivent Builds has mobilized more than 6,000 volunteers who have dedicated more than 50,000 hours to help build 30 homes in Milwaukee, 20 of them in Harambee. Lots for these homes were contributed by the City of Milwaukee and Inner City Redevelopment Corporation.

To learn more about the build, visit Milwaukee Habitat's website. To learn more about the new Harambee neighbors who are helping to build these homes and who will move into them when they are complete, click here.

Community Action Resource Fair - May 30, 2009

Riverworks, Safe and Sound, the Milwaukee Police Dept., and the Marquette University Restorative Justice Initiative invite you to a resource fair and barbecue.

GET INFORMATION ABOUT…

• Summer Activities for Youth


• Job Readiness Training


• Which Schools are Offering Summer School – How To Sign up


• Summer Camps, Day Camps, Playground Openings, Meal Programs, & Community Learning Centers (CLC)

WHEN: May 30, 2009
WHERE: COA GOLDEN CENTER, 2320 W. Burleigh Street
TIME: 11:00 AM UNTIL 3:00 PM

Sounds like a great event for families looking for summer activities.