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Community
Leadership |
| For more information or if you are interested in assisting with any of the current projects or have a project you want to start in the neighborhood, please contact Barbara Mc Killop at 383-9038 ext. 2303. |
The
Grassroots Community Leadership Development Program is a partnership between
Layton Blvd. West Neighbors, the University of Milwaukee Center for Urban
Initiatives and Research (CUIR)/The Milwaukee Idea, and the Milwaukee Foundation
to identify and cultivate new community leaders in the Layton Boulevard West
Neighborhood. The Program was developed in response to the need for leadership
in a rapidly changing and culturally diverse neighborhood. The
neighborhood's capacity for improving its quality of life is contingent on the
level of leadership provided by residents and stakeholders in the community.
Residents along with the new leader(s) are organized around an
issue/issues and steps are taken to resolve the issue/issues at hand.
Outcomes of the Program:
 | To newly cultivate community leaders. |
| To
improve the LBWN Neighborhood, through community improvement
projects such as creating a community garden, establishing a parents'
library in a school, attracting a business into a vacant storefront,
rehabilitating an older home, and other initiatives that improve the family,
social, and economic health of the neighborhood. |
Successful Projects
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Installation of Traffic Light at the intersection of W. Evergreen Lane and S. Layton Blvd. |
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Four-way Stop Signs at the intersection of W. Lapham and S. 29th St. |
| Installation of Traffic Light at the intersection of W. Lapham & S. Layton Blvd. |
| Trash Can Design Project
On West Lincoln Ave. |
Projects in
Planning Stage
| Community Sculpture Garden under the 35th St. Viaduct. |
| Children Slow Down Signs on W. Lapham between 29th & 31sts. |
| Study for Intersection Redesign for the intersection on S. Shea & W. Pierce Sts. |
Past Projects View Current Project View
The
Grassroots Community Leadership Development Program is
funded through a generous contribution by the Milwaukee Foundation.