Monday, February 4, 2008

SOME ROUGH FACTS

LAND does a wide array of things for the community;
-Building Supplies: Solicits donations of new building materials and then distributes them to Milwaukee homeowners.
-Tool Rental: A low cost tool loan program for City of Milwaukee residents.
-Economic Development: Markets North Avenue, Vliet Street and Lisbon Avenue to potential businesses, in order to bring back services and jobs to our community. An equity loan fund designed to provide financial assistance to entrepreneurs locating on Vliet Street.
-Neighborhood Leadership Development: Neighborhood leaders learn skills to take charge of their community and make a positive difference. Residents form committees to identify issues, monitor the resolution of problems and inform others.
-Neighborhood Safety: Crime reduction by eliminating trouble spots.
-Resident Building Inspection: Volunteer resident inspectors identify properties with code violations and assist in satisfactory resolution. Also offers Homeowner Fairs and Tenant Rights and Responsibility workshops.
-Youth Action Council: Provides leadership training and education for neighborhood youth as they work on issues important to them.
-Home Buying Counseling: A program to provide all necessary information for first time buyers and home owners at risk of foreclosure. This program began in September of 1997.

http://www.mcmilwaukee.org/mcm/index.php/LAND

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