Dominican Center
MEET THE DOMINICAN CENTER
The Dominican Center took home the BMO Bank Cornerstone Award from the 2020 MANDI Awards! As a donor, supporter and friend of Dominican Center, YOU made this possible! Your support allows us to roll up our sleeves and serve Amani. We share this award with you and the Amani residents, the ones who made this all possible! Video courtesy of LISC Milwaukee.

DC OFFICE IS CLOSED TO PUBLIC DUE TO COVID-19

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dominican Center building is closed for public visits. All team members are working remotely and can be contacted via email or by leaving a message at the office.
If you are in need of assistance, contact us. If you are in need of specific resources, visit THIS DOCUMENT. For further assistance, call us at 414.444.9930.
Please share the below resources. If you are in a position to help, please donate here or by mail.

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RESIDENTS! TAKE THE AMANI SURVEY TO IMPROVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD

CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY
The first 90 Amani residents who take the surveys will also receive a Thanksgiving turkey box.
Data can empower a neighborhood with resources, representation and so much more! Help local nonprofit Data You Can Use with their Amani Survey. If you're a resident, take the survey here to help improve Amani: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/56B89KB
Your confidential answers could win you a prize! When we get to 20 responses there will be a raffle pull for $25! When we get to 100 and 200 responses we'll do a $50 raffle; and when we get to 250 and 300 responses we'll do a raffle for $75. Each participant's name will stay in raffle until the end of the survey and is eligible for all the prizes.
AMANI UNITED 2020 ELECTIONS
There was record turn out in the Amani Neighborhood for the Amani United Elections 2020. Nearly 400 residents – which is more than 10% of adult voters in Amani – and neighborhood partners voted to elect a new slate of officers and chairpersons to take office in January 2021.
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MEET THE WINNERS (click photos for bios):
SUPPORT AMANI YOUTH COUNCIL'S  WINTER APPAREL DRIVE
The Amani Youth Council is organizing their first Winter Apparel Drive, with distribution before Thanksgiving.

​They are looking for new or clean gently used items including socks, gloves, hats, scarves, coats and any other winter apparel. Items may be dropped off at the Dominican Center, 2470 W. Locust St.

If you would like to help by donating, volunteering or passing along the event information, please contact Amanda Clark or the Amani Youth Council, or call Dominican Center at 414.444.9930
'REMEMBERING TAY' MOODY PARK BASKETBALL COURT RE-DESIGN
CONTACT Amanda Clark, amanda@dominican-center.org to make arrangements to pick up your design booklet and return it by Sept. 4. Click here to see the booklet.
The Amani Youth Council, along with neighborhood partners, are revitalizing Moody Park and bringing art to the park and the community in an effort to remember community advocate Quanita "Tay" Jackson.

To celebrate Tay’s life and work towards peace, she will be honored through the renovation of the Moody Park Basketball Court. This community project will allow the community to participate in the celebration of her life. 

The goal is to Activate our community’s youth through this call to action: submissions to design and through a Sport of Art at home workshop. This booklet guides youth through the process of developing and designing their own unique piece of art. 

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE COUNTY BUDGET SHOULD LOOK LIKE?

Milwaukee County is facing a budget crisis. For years, the gap between the cost of services and the funds available to provide those services has been widening, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the situation - especially for communities of color. This year, Milwaukee County is starting with a budget gap of $42.5 million. 
 
While the county works to establish the 2021 budget, they are gathering input on priority areas for the community. To do so, the county has launched a Balancing Act tool that allows County residents to “balance the budget” and communicate which services are most important to them and where they would decrease spending. 
2020 ANNUAL APPEAL

HELP DC SUPPORT CONNECTION IN AMANI

Dear Friend,

As this chaotic year winds down, Amani is uniting to become stronger than ever. The need for donor support has increased across the board. The Dominican Center continues to offer vital programs and support services to Amani residents.

Through your generosity, Dominican Center will continue to support Neighborhood Safety, Housing & Economic Development and Education & Family Well-being for more than 8,000 Amani residents. 

In times like this, we’re reminded of how interconnected we all are. Thank you for being part of our community. With your help, we will continue to be a support for Amani residents.

Gratefully, The Dominican Center
OUR MISSION
The Dominican Center works with Amani residents and partners to build a better future.

We support a resident-led revitalization effort to foster social change, partnering with Amani residents to increase access to quality education, improve health outcomes within the community and contribute to economic development.

We are a resource for residents in the areas of adult education, housing and building neighborhood capacity, offering them support in a welcoming, compassionate and responsive environment.

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