Donations Needed!
Before I hopped into my car to pick up donations for the NWS collection of cleaning supplies and personal care items for our College Court neighbors , I ran through the house looking for odds and ends of items I [...]
Looking For Near West Side Helpers!
It's been hard to stay on task and focus since the news and spread of the Coronavirus last week. Like many organizations, most of our team at Near West Side Partners started working offsite on Monday, March 16. It has [...]
Meet NWSP 2020 Interns
NWSP partners with several organizations like Marquette University to provide opportunities for growth and learning for students and youth every semester. Here are our round of 2020 spring semester interns. Mathieu Ackaouy My name is Mathieu Ackaouy and I am [...]
Wins for Near West Side BID 10
Near West Side Business Improvement District #10 (BID 10) was established in 1993 making the BID 27 years old. The BID since 2015 has doubled in growth and size. As we start the new year, here are some of the [...]
Ringing In the New Year
In partnership with the Ring Corporation, NWSP held an event on December 16 at Harley-Davidson, offering 50% discounts to Near West Side residents and 30% for non-residents on ten (10) various Ring products. Residents had the opportunity to also meet [...]
It’s Not Rocket Science
Recently, in the news there has been coverage concerning a gas station located at 35th and McKinley in the City of Milwaukee. The Near West Side Partners has had this gas station on its radar for several years due to [...]
Double Digit Reductions in the Near West Side
Crime Reductions Using a data-driven, public-private partnership, the Near West Side Partners's featured program, Promoting Assets Reducing Crime (PARC) has helped create double-digit improvements in public safety, including a 12 percent decrease in violent crime and a 32 percent decrease [...]
Choice Means Choice 2019 in New Orleans
A cohort of Near West Side Partners, Marquette University and City of Milwaukee Housing Authority staff had the opportunity to attend the "Choice Means Choice" conference November 13th - 15th hosted by Urban Strategies, a not-for-profit organization that specializes in [...]
Solar Panels and Bee-Hives at Redeemer Lutheran Church
Located on the 19th block of West Wisconsin Avenue, Redeemer Lutheran Church has taken steps to modernize their congregation by being more conscious towards the effects their church has on the environment. They have installed over 60 solar panels that [...]
Campus Impacting the Community
Elizabeth Killian, president of CAMPus Impact at Marquette University discusses below the work her organization completed over the weekend of October 18th and 19th and what this work means to the local community and the students involved. CAMPus is a [...]