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LISC Milwaukee transforms distressed urban neighborhoods into healthy communities of choice and opportunity—great places to work, do business and raise children.
Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - LISC Milwaukee and Milwaukee Police Department Announce New Partnership to Improve Safety in Targeted Central City Neighborhoods
New Community Safety Coordinator, John Connelly, Hired
Special Announcement
News Release: Lisa Glover of U.S. Bank named Board Chair for Milwaukee's Local Intitiatives Support Corporation
Glover has been active with LISC in Milwaukee for the past five years and, in addition, serves as chair of the audit committee for LISC's national organization.
Take the LEAP Now! Now recruiting corporate partners for the summer LEAP program.
LEAP Program
Give a high-achieving young person the opportunity to intern at your corporation or nonprofit this summer through the Learn, Earn, and Achieve with Police (LEAP) program. The Milwaukee Police Department, LISC Milwaukee, and Earn and Learn have collaborated to strengthen communication between Milwaukee teens and police, prepare teens for future career success, and introduce Milwaukee companies to a diverse group of Milwaukee’s future workforce. Apply now.
MANDI 2013 Winners Announced
2013 MANDI
Rising Washington Park Neighborhood sweeps neighborhood development awards, winning in three of five competitive categories
Community spotlight: Milwaukee's Historic King Drive neighborhood - Special to The Business Journal
Located just north of downtown and nestled in densely populated neighborhoods, the Historic King Drive BID offers great potential for developers and investors. Under the board leadership of Welford Sanders, the BID just kicked off a planning process to bring together architects, developers, financial institutions, and city officials to identify development hotspots and create site designs. The process is being managed by Community Design Solutions from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the UW-Milwaukee and funded by the BID, LISC, and the Mandel Group.
Remaking Washington Park - The Journal Sentinel
Since 2004, LISC has focused financial and technical resources into the Washington Park neighborhood east of the park. After several years of planning and hard work the neighborhood is seeing some remarkable results. Just last week, Habitat for Humanity announced a $20 million investment in Washington Park to build and rehab 150 homes. This is a major investment toward the neighborhood's goal of improving housing conditions for residents.
Ownership, engagement, key to moving forward in Lindsay Heights - Milwaukee NNS
On November 19th, Lindsay Heights' neighbors and community members attended the semi-annual Report to Community – an update on the neighborhood's Quality of Life Plan.
Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods ‘on the rise’ - Milwaukee NNS
One year after unveiling Layton Boulevard West's Quality of Life Plan, LBWN celebrates accomplishments at the neighborhood's annual gathering.
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