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City Subdivisions Are Now More Attractive for New Home Construction
Additional Incentives Are Available for Josey Heights and Walnut Circle
The City of Milwaukee is launching significant new incentives for people considering building new homes in in the Josey Heights and Walnut Circle subdivisions. Owner-occupants will be able to purchase lots for only $1, and the first ten new owners are eligible for forgivable second mortgages of $30,000 each.
These incentives are made possible with funds from the City, Associated Bank, and the Zilber Family Foundation.
“Homeownership is an important part of keeping neighborhoods strong in Milwaukee,” Mayor Tom Barrett said. “And with these new incentives, building a home is even more attractive at both Josey Heights and Walnut Circle.”
The City has partnered with Emem Group to offer new home design options at these two subdivisions. Emem Group is a Milwaukee-based design build real estate firm specializing in residential architecture, structural engineering, construction management and real estate development services. Information about the home designs offered by Emem Group is available at emem-group.com.
The Walnut Circle subdivision is located at North 20th and West Walnut Streets where a number of lots are ready for development. Josey Heights, similarly, is ready for development at North 12th and West Lloyd Streets.
These special incentives require owners to live in their new homes for seven years.
People interested in building new homes in these subdivisions can get more information at city.milwaukee.gov/DCD/CityRealEstate/WalnutCircle or they can contact Yves LaPierre at the Milwaukee Department of City Development at 414-286-5762 or [email protected]
As the coronavirus outbreak continues, it turns out that the times are bringing many people, celebrities, families, and companies together. We’ve been seeing all types of people and organizations collaborating to make a difference. Many people are concerned about frontline workers and are doing what they can to pitch in.
In Milwaukee, United Way and the Fiserv Forum are asking for help to reach their goal of creating 3.5 million homemade masks for healthcare providers and other essential service providers in Milwaukee. Absolutely anyone who wants to help can help.
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County is proud to partner on MaskUpMKE with the Milwaukee Bucks, Medical College of Wisconsin, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Zilber Family Foundation, Ignite Change, FiservForum, Rebel Converting and Habitat For Humanity.
Volunteers are invited to pick up a mask kit from Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, take the kit home to assemble the masks, then in 4 days return the assembled kits to Fiserv Forum.
Mask Making Health and Safety
In order to ensure masks are safe to be distributed throughout our community, volunteers must meet specific requirements to be eligible to assemble masks. You must confirm that all statements below are true for you and anyone in your household/facility where masks will be made.
1. I have not tested positive for COVID-19 at any time.
2. I have not experienced any symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, cough, shortness of breath) in the past 4 weeks.
3. I have not come into contact with anyone testing positive for COVID-19 in the past 2 weeks.
4. I have not, to my knowledge, been exposed to or come into contact with someone with or presumed to have COVID-19.
5. I am not a smoker or have a history of lung disease (or any other disease that makes you more likely to get a respiratory infection).
6. I am not a health care worker who has been in contact with patients in the past 2 weeks.
7. I am not an essential worker who comes into daily contact with the public in an environment where social distancing is not possible (grocery worker, bus driver, etc).
8. I have followed CDC guidelines to avoid infection (stay home as much as possible, keep 6 feet away from others, and wash hands frequently).
How it works
1. You will sign up to participate by clicking your preferred pick-up time slot under “Pick-Up Timeslots”.
2. Each kit has enough materials to make 700 masks. Limit two kits per car per sign-up. You may request additional kits online once prior kits have been completed.
3. Each kit will be assigned a number for tracking to your registration.
4. View the map for pick up location.
5. You will not need to leave your car. Someone will deliver the kit directly to your vehicle.
6. Please choose one of the methods of making the masks below (the below tools are not provided):
1. Scissors
2. Hole punch
3. Stapler
7. It is required that you have an area that can be cleaned in your home to assemble the masks. You need to disinfect the surface for assembly per CDC Guidelines.
8. You are expected to wash hands prior to handling the kit and contents.
9. A handout will be available for assembly instructions for completing the masks with a scissors, hole punch, or stapler
10. It is estimated to take one minute per mask to complete.
11. Once you have completed the masks, you will seal the box of completed masks and write the date and time on the label on the outside of the box and which method(s) you used to make the masks, scissors, hole punch and/or stapler.
12. Deliver your completed kit(s) to Fiserv Forum 1111 Vel R. Phillips Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203, 4 days after picking up your kit during the assigned shift.
Again, it’s going to take a lot of us to continue to lift each other up during this time. It’s important to reflect on those who are literally putting their life on the line for the life of others. Not everyone has the good side of the stick right now and compassion can go a long way.
I challenge you to find a way to give. It doesn’t have to cost you much money. It could be a deed. There are many organizations looking to partner with people at this time. Check it out and get involved.
First round of grants to support current grantees and immediate COVID-19 response efforts in Milwaukee and Hawaii.
MILWAUKEE – Zilber Family Foundation Board of Directors announced the allocation of $3 million in emergency funding to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds will support organizations in Milwaukee, where the Foundation invests the majority of its resources, as well as in Hawaii, where it makes more targeted grants.
The new grants will support general operating expenses for the Foundation’s current grantees and immediate response efforts to meet the urgent needs of those adversely affected by COVID-19. Funding will be awarded on a rolling basis and allocated across three categories:
“Many of our nonprofit partners serve on the front lines of the pandemic and need a quick infusion of funding to help meet an increase in demand for services and programs, and to maintain financial stability during this crisis. We want to ensure that nonprofits and the communities they serve are able to respond to this crisis and thrive in the future,” said Gina Stilp, executive director. The Foundation is inspired by our community coming together at this unprecedented time, and we will continue to contribute critical and targeted resources as the situation evolves.”
Interested organizations can find the application, including eligibility and funding requirements, at zilberfamilyfoundation.org.
In addition to the COVID-19 funding, Zilber Family Foundation recently awarded grants totaling $1.5 million to 19 nonprofit organizations. The grants support organizations that address affordable housing and community economic development in the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative’s three targeted Milwaukee neighborhoods of Lindsay Heights, Clarke Square, and Layton Boulevard West. Additional grants support organizations focused on youth development and basic human needs in Milwaukee and Hawaii.
About the Zilber Family Foundation
Formed in 1961 by Joseph J. Zilber, the Zilber Family Foundation is a private independent grantmaking institution dedicated to enhancing the well-being of individuals, families, and neighborhoods by supporting nonprofits to address basic needs and personal safety, increase access to social and economic opportunity, and improve the quality of life in neighborhoods. For more information, please visit: www.zilberfamilyfoundation.org.