Northwest Side CDC to Host Neighborhood Clean-Up

Northwest Side CDC to Host Neighborhood Clean-Up

MILWAUKEE – Northwest Side Community Development Corporation, in partnership with Wells Fargo, will team up with the Uniting Garden Homes community and other volunteers to clean up Garden Homes Park. The clean-up will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Earth Day, April 22.

The clean-up is part of a larger effort in the Garden Homes neighborhood, which includes partner organizations the Northwest Side CDC, Uniting Garden Homes Neighborhood Association, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) of Milwaukee, 30th Street Corridor, and Clean Wisconsin.

“The commitment of Wells Fargo, not just in terms of manpower for this clean up, but also funding for our larger project in Garden Homes, greatly increases our collective ability to achieve meaningful, lasting progress in the Garden Homes neighborhood,” said Howard Snyder, Executive Director of Northwest Side CDC.

Demetrius Brown of Uniting Garden Homes, along with Snyder,will speak briefly at the clean-up about the historic Garden Homes neighborhood and larger collaborative efforts to bring renewal and growth to the area.

For more information about the Northwest Side CDC or the Earth Day Neighborhood Clean-up, please visitnwscdc.org/events or facebook.com/nwscdc.