Near West Side Partners

Exploring Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)
2022-04-27 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | WI
Wednesday, April 27, 2 to 4 p.m.
Exploring Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)
Register online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-visual-thinking-strategies-vts-with-kris-grey-tickets-288577211207
Join us virtually for this two-part program where we will be introduced to Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS).
VTS has been developed and refined over the past 30+ years based on ongoing research by VTS co-founder, Abigail Housen. Abigail and co-founder Philip Yenawine first developed VTS as an effective teaching strategy based on her theory of aesthetic development. VTS harnesses the power of dialog and the power of looking to build critical thinking, evidentiary reasoning, and literacy skills.
Stay for both parts or join us for just one. The choice is yours!
*Please note this event will not be recorded. Register now to enjoy!

Near West Side Earth Day Clean Up
2022-04-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Neighborhood House Garden Park, 2713 W Richardson, Milwaukee, 53208
Pitch in to make the Near West Side a cleaner place! Meet up at Neighborhood House Garden Park – 27th Street & Richardson – to pick up materials before heading out into the neighborhoods to clean-up. Gloves, vests, bags, and garbage grabbers will be provided. Light refreshments for participants will also be available.

27th Annual Milwaukee Riverkeeper Spring Cleanup
2022-04-23 09:00 - 12:00 | Multiple Locations, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties, WI, United States
A clean river is a happy river! Help restore our rivers at the 27th Annual Milwaukee Riverkeeper Spring Cleanup. Choose from over 75+ locations across the Milwaukee River Basin, and be one of our nearly 4,000 volunteers helping our community work towards swimmable, fishable rivers. We’ll provide the bags and gloves, you bring the hands and energy to pick up all of the trash that finds its way into our beautiful river system. REGISTER: bit.ly/MRKCleanup27
The 27th Annual Milwaukee Riverkeeper Spring Cleanup is sponsored by: Milwaukee Department of Public Works, Fund for Lake Michigan, Natural Awakenings and SC Johnson.
Join us afterwards at the Harley Davidson Museum for our FREE celebration with Rock the Green. Learn more at rockthegreen.com

Bethune Academy Neighborhood Cleanup
2022-04-22 15:30 - 16:30 | Bethune Academy, 1535 N. 35th Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53208, United States
Let’s celebrate the Washington Park Neighborhood together by picking up trash and building community. This neighborhood cleanup is for children and their families (1st-12th graders are welcome), and will be hosted by United Methodist Children’s Services and Bethune Academy. Meeting location is the back parking lot of Bethune Academy at the intersection of North 35th Street and West Galena Street.

Story Elementary School's Schoolyard Planning meeting
2022-04-20 14:45 | WI
Story Elementary School and it’s Partners have been talking through potential improvements to the school grounds. Attend the upcoming meeting to provide your perspective on the conceptual.

NWSP Offices Closed
2022-04-15 | WI
Good Friday

Revel with a Cause
2022-04-08 17:00 - 21:30 | The Cooperage, 822 S Water Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53204, United States
Please join Redeemer Lutheran Church for a night of food by Taco Moto, live music, and an auction of experiences to support the outreach ministries of Redeemer through capital improvements, including a new mental health center. To learn more, https://www.redeemermilwaukee.org/capitalcampaign. To purchase tickets, visit: https://www.redeemermilwaukee.org/upcomingevents

City on a Hill Health Outreach
2022-03-12 12:00 - 15:00 | WI
Offered this month:
Community Health Outreach
COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccine – 1st, 2nd doses + booster vaccines available -appointment preferred
Free bag of groceries & Hygiene items To-Go
Nutritious hot lunch To-Go
Prayer
Limited Doctor Visits for the uninsured
Health Education
Social Worker
Health Navigation Assistance
Clinical Breast Exams

Rent for Success
2022-03-10 16:00 - 17:30 | Virtual Meeting
Rent for Success is a free 1.5 hour tenant training program designed to educate and empower renters to make safe, healthy choices in their housing, and to provide helpful resources if anything goes wrong with an arrangement. Presented by the Department of Neighborhood Services.
Learn how to: understand rental agreements, advocate for yourself legally, repair your credit, get a free credit report, respond to housing violations effectively, find healthy food, end a bad tenancy, select the right place to rent. You will receive: Certificate of Completion and 50-page resource manual.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Milwaukee Public Library.
Time
Mar 10, 2022 04:00 PM in Central Time (US and Canada)
Rent for Success
Description
Rent for Success is a free 1.5 hour tenant training program designed to educate and empower renters to make safe, healthy choices in their housing, and to provide helpful resources if anything goes wrong with an arrangement. Presented by the Department of Neighborhood Services.
Learn how to: understand rental agreements, advocate for yourself legally, repair your credit, get a free credit report, respond to housing violations effectively, find healthy food, end a bad tenancy, select the right place to rent. You will receive: Certificate of Completion and 50-page resource manual.
To register, please call 414-286-8122 or email Herlyn Roberson at hrober@milwaukee.gov.

Healthy Cooking Demonstration with Urban Ecology Center
2022-03-09 17:00 - 19:00 | WI
Celebrate our talented local chefs and learn the skills to create reasonably priced, nutritious and delicious meals. Join us for these free, virtual workshops.
Register in advance at urbanecologycenter.org

Women in Construction.
2022-03-05 07:30 - 12:00 | WI
The fifth annual WRTP Big Step Women in Construction Roundtable
Join WRTP | BIG STEP, Building Advantage, & EmpowHER in celebrating Women in Construction Month! The Women in Construction event will offer unique, hands-on learning opportunities as well as one-on-one conversations from experienced tradeswomen in the industry.

MPD3 Crime and Safety - monthly meeting
2022-02-24 17:30 - 18:30 | WI
Join District Three Commander, Captain Herb Glidewell, in learning about
crime statistics for the district, meet some of your local neighbors and
business owners, and learn about new safety topics each month to bring
back to your neighborhood. Community Liaison Officers and Community
Partnership Officers will be available to answer your questions!

Mercado Peru
2022-02-20 09:00 - 12:00 | WI
Visit the winter markers market hosted by Triciclo Peru on Sundays from 9 AM-Noon, and enjoy coffee, cocktails, empanadas, art, jewelry, and more!

HomeSAFE - home safety class
2022-02-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual Meeting
Thursday, February 17, 6-7 pm
The HomeSAFE series focuses on electrical safety, emergency prevention, heat and fire safety education. Fire prevention tips and checks are covered that are not always common to most. Presented by City of Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services.
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpce-sqjIjHNBQzqMeeUbgyx6Ka7qZcWKq
After registering, you will receive an email with a link and phone number to join the program.

Drive-Through Job Fair with Employ Milwaukee
2022-02-05 10:00 - 12:00 | 1201 N 35th Street, 1201 N 35th Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53208, United States
Drive through to collect information from local companies looking for new employees.

MPD3 Captain's Meeting
2022-01-27 17:30 - 18:30 | Virtual Meeting

High School Musical Performance Class!
2022-01-25 17:00 - 18:00 | BCA Music and Theatre Building, 3400 Intertech Drive, Brookfield, WI, 53045, United States
During the High School Musical experience students ages 9-14 have the amazing opportunity to be a part of High School Musical like never before! Their hour-long class will be packed with the full fun theatre experience.
Their director will dive into the character development of the High School Musical series and teach the students to create their own characters of East High from scratch!
Then it’s time to write! We will dive into the world of script writing and together create our own High School Musical! Our students will get the Ms. Darbus treatment as they put themselves in the director’s chair and direct the show they have written!
During our last week of class your students will be about to show you all the work and fun that went into their own High School Musical with a show stopping performance!
After designing their costumes they will step on stage and have the chance to live out the one of a kind musical they created. Their performance will include their written script and dance and music numbers to perform for the supportive fans in their life!
Class will be held Tuesday’s from 5:00pm-6:00pm
There are only 20 spots open on the Wildcat team.
$40 off Tuition if you sign up before Friday January 14th!

NWSP Offices Closed
2022-01-17 | WI
Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Near West Side Landlord Compact
2022-01-13 13:00 - 14:00 | WI
The Landlord Compact meetings are a tool for multi-unit property owners in the near west side of Milwaukee to learn and engage in best practices. Representatives from the Milwaukee Police Department, Department of Neighborhood Services, Safe and Sound, Near West Side Safety Ambassadors, the City Attorney and the District Attorney provide updates and resources for dealing with nuisance properties and challenging tenants.
We will offer a Zoom option for those who would like to join via video or phone. We ask that if you are unvaccinated, you continue to utilize the virtual option for your safety.
For virtual registration and Zoom link, please click here.
For those interested in joining in person, join us at the Ambassador Inn, 2301 W Wisconsin Ave. You will need to use the side door on 23rd Street. Parking is available on the street and in the lot across the street on 23rd.

Near West Side Partners Offices Closed
2021-12-23 - 2021-12-31, 2021-11-25 - 2021-11-26 | WI

BID 10 Meeting
2021-12-02 08:30 - 09:30 | Virtual Meeting
BID 10 meetings are held virtually. For login information, please email Lindsey St Arnold Bell at associate@nearwestsidepartners.org.

Giving First Day
2021-11-23 | WI
YOUR LOCAL NONPROFITS PUT THE COMMUNITY FIRST ALL YEAR, PUT THEM FIRST THIS GIVING SEASON.
As the season’s festivities get underway, we are thinking about our local nonprofits and all they give to our community year-round. This year, Near West Side Partners is joining other Milwaukee nonprofits to flip the script on Giving Tuesday by encouraging you to give the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday.
Traditionally, one of the most popular days of charitable giving, Giving Tuesday falls after Black Friday and Cyber-Monday. Before the hustle and bustle of the traditional shopping weekend, Giving First Day gives us each an opportunity to reflect on the needs of our community and invest in our values.
Your generosity helps NWSP support our neighborhoods, create more active programs, host a variety of events, and so much more. We hope you will join us in celebrating – and giving – on November 23!
You can support NWSP at www.nearwestsidemke.org/give or see the full list of nonprofits partnering on Giving First Day at www.givingfirstday.org.

Tripoli Shrine Feztival of Trees
2021-11-20 10:00 - 2021-11-27 17:00 | Tripoli Shrine Center, 3000 W Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53208, United States
The FEZtival of Trees is an annual event the week of Thanksgiving to benefit the Tripoli Shriners of Milwaukee. 60 plus decorated trees, many with gifts included, are on display and are raffled off at the end of the event. There is also a $500 lottery ticket tree and gift card tree. Mr. & Mrs. Claus will be present every day and visitors will be treated to a music light show every 30 minutes with all the tree lights part of the display! Food and beverages are also available for purchase at the event.
Admission is $5, and children under 12 are free.

Senator LaTonya Johnson's Empower-MKE: Diving into Wisconsin's Racial Disparities
2021-11-16 17:00 - 18:30 | WI
Join Senator Johnson on November 16th at 5 pm, virtually for an in-depth conversation about racial disparities in Wisconsin. This event will provide critical updates about the impact racial disparities have on BIPOC communities, current legislative initiatives to address them, and how the public can advocate on the behalf of these initiatives. Copy and paste the zoom link below into your browser to attend the event. No registration is required.
https://bit.ly/empowermke

Community Meeting: New Businesses Merrill Park
2021-11-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Messmer St. Rose, 514 N. 31st St., Milwaukee, 53208
Join us for a community meeting to meet and hear proposals from Amanda and Jermey Shanks of Agora Business Direct a resource hub for home needs at 500 N. 29th St. (Clybourn Ave. & 29th ) and Mark Rollison, Developer, redevelopment of a commercial and residential building at 3610 Mt. Vernon.
They will share information about the businesses they want to establish in two historic buildings in the Merrill Park Neighborhood.
Join us at Messmer St. Rose (514 N. 31st St.) or via zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82974776142.

Community Collab Demo Day
2021-11-04 14:00 - 16:00 | 707Hub at Marquette University, 1102 W Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53233, United States
Join us for the final presentations from our first-ever Community Collab program. Four teams of rising leaders from Molson Coors have crafted innovative, new solutions for Near West Side restaurant owners. Come see what community engagement, collaboration, and tech innovation looks like at Molson Coors.

MPD District 3 Crime & Safety Meeting
2021-10-28 17:30 - 19:00 | Neighborhood House, 2819 W Richardson Pl., Milwaukee, WI, 53208, United States
MPD3 will be hosting their monthly Crime and Safety Meeting Thursday, October, 28th, at the Neighborhood House of Milwaukee located at 2819 W Richardson Place. The meeting will begin at 5:30 P.M. There will be a temperature check for everyone attending the meeting due to Covid, and we ask everyone to wear a mask. Looking forward to meeting everyone in person!
