Rooted & Rising - Washington Park

🏡 BIG NEWS FOR WASHINGTON PARK HOMEOWNERS! 🏡
Looking to make some updates, handle repairs, or lower your energy bills? We have an incredible opportunity coming right to our space!

The Home Rehabilitation TIN Loan Program offers forgivable, low-interest loans up to $40,000 for qualified owner-occupants.

📌 What are the qualifications?
To be eligible for this program, you must meet the following baseline criteria:
Homeownership: You must be an owner-occupant of the property.
Location: Your home must be located within a designated Targeted Investment Neighborhood (TIN). Verify you live within the Washington Park North boundaries shown in the map.

📅 Info Session:
When: Saturday, June 13th | 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Where: Rooted and Rising, 3940 W Lisbon Ave

Best of all, you don't have to navigate it alone. Program staff will work with you to prepare a scope of work, help you find a qualified contractor, and monitor the project from start to finish to ensure it's done right.

Bring your questions and let’s invest back into our communities and our homes!

Shout out to our amazing partners making this possible: Near West Side Partners, Inc., Riverworks MKE, and the nidc_milwaukee.

If you are from a neighboring community, you can check the full list of all designated city zones here to see if your block qualifies: https://city.milwaukee.gov/DCD/NIDC/TINs/TINareas

Join us today for our next Washington Park Neighborhood Clean Up as we work together to beautify and activate our community spaces.

Volunteers are welcome to lend a hand as we clean up around the neighborhood, connect with neighbors, and help make Washington Park shine.

Meet-up Details:
📍 2121 N. Sherman Blvd. — Washington Park Playground
⏰ 1:00–3:00 p.m.
🍽️ Free food and beverages
🧤Tools provided

Feel free to show up onsite and get to work with us!