MCM Data Book P19

Washington Park Partners has been working within a subsection of the Making Connections area to develop and implement a Quality of Life Plan to address housing, community resources and other issues. The Washington Park Partners area is bounded by 30th St. to 40th St. and Vliet St. to North Ave. The partners in the Washington Park Partners effort offer a wide variety of housing choices:

Milwaukee Housing Authority – scattered-site public housing.
New Covenant Baptist Church – a church sponsored rental management Corporation.
ACTS – a church sponsored “bootstrap” housing support organization that assists individuals with the purchase of existing homes at a cost to the purchaser that is reduced through sweat equity.
Habitat for Humanity – rehabilitation and construction of new homes at a cost to the purchaser that is reduced through sweat equity andvolunteer support.
West End Development Corporation – rehabilitation and construction of new homes.

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Washington Park Partners Results Statement: The Washington Park Neighborhood is a healthy and supportive environment for families and children.

	Washington Park Partners has been working within a subsection of the Making Connections area to develop and implement a Quality of Life Plan to address housing, community resources and other issues. The Washington Park Partners area is bounded by 30th St. to 40th St. and Vliet St. to North Ave. The partners in the Washington Park Partners effort offer a wide variety of housing choices: Milwaukee Housing Authority – scattered-site public housing. New Covenant Baptist Church – a church sponsored rental management Corporation. ACTS – a church sponsored “bootstrap” housing support organization that assists individuals with the purchase of existing homes at a cost to the purchaser that is reduced through sweat equity. Habitat for Humanity – rehabilitation and construction of new homes at a cost to the purchaser that is reduced through sweat equity andvolunteer support. West End Development Corporation – rehabilitation and construction of new homes.

	Select Milwaukee, Housing Resources, Inc., Neighborhood Housing Services and other organizations provide a variety of home buyer counseling, credit repair and access to finances. Within the Washington Park Planning area, housing production has increased substantially. The new units in the table do not include 17 existiing properties brokered by ACTS in 2004.