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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
At Legal Action of Wisconsin, we often see clients who are renting and having trouble with their landlord. Too often, our clients feel intimidated and afraid, and do not know their rights under state law. In this blog series, we [...]
Power of the Partnership: Community, Police and Surveillance Cameras When community comes together to work side-by-side with the local police department a lot can be accomplished. In addition, as communities and police districts across the country recognize the importance of [...]
This year the Near West Side was a featured neighborhood during the Doors Open 2019. All seven neighborhoods had sites for Doors Open weekend. During the last week of September, over 11,000 people enjoyed 15 different sights and a few [...]
Wisconsin renters have many legal rights. In this blog series, we will introduce you to your rights at three stages: before you rent, while you are renting, and after you move out. This first post is about your rights before [...]
Apart of the Near West Side Partners tool box in improving our commercial corridors is the "21 Day Initiative". This tool works with many community stakeholders and has been proven to be effect to encouraging businesses along the commercial corridor. [...]
