Upcoming & Ongoing Events
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Amani United Community Meetings
Amani residents and partners are encouraged to attend the following monthly meetings to discuss opportunities in our neighborhood:
Call in: 1-312-626-6799 Meeting ID: 857 6704 2626
Meeting ID: 843 8565 1538 Passcode: 461878
Call in: 1-312-626-6799 Meeting ID: 843 8565 1538 Passcode: 461878
Call in: 1-312-626-6799 Meeting ID: 842 0032 8123 Passcode: 274438
For more information on Amani United events and activities, visit Facebook.
Amani residents and partners are encouraged to attend the following monthly meetings to discuss opportunities in our neighborhood:
- 1st Saturday (Amani residents only), the first Saturday at 8:30 a.m. virtually on Zoom.
Call in: 1-312-626-6799 Meeting ID: 857 6704 2626
- Amani Ambassadors Council, the first Saturday at 10 a.m. virtually on Zoom
Meeting ID: 843 8565 1538 Passcode: 461878
Call in: 1-312-626-6799 Meeting ID: 843 8565 1538 Passcode: 461878
- Friends of Moody Park and Education & Family Well-Being, third Thursday at 4:30 p.m. virtually on Zoom
Call in: 1-312-626-6799 Meeting ID: 842 0032 8123 Passcode: 274438
For more information on Amani United events and activities, visit Facebook.
Past Events
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Amani's Active Street/Traffic Calming Project
Learn about initiatives in Amani to bring safety to drivers and pedestrians. Amani's Active Streets is a City of Milwaukee program aimed at addressing reckless driving and improving community engagement through events and public art projects. The Amani Traffic Calming Project comes after speed studies at 25th & Locust. POP-UP! Outreach Days
Dominican Center and partners believe that residents in Amani should have everything they need – in their own neighborhoods. That is why we partner with organizations to bring resources to the places where residents live. Amani Day
A day to Celebrate Amani and its people! Join us at Dominican Center for food, family and fun! We'll have a visit from Bango from the Bucks, the Milwaukee Fire Department and the Milwaukee Urban Cowboys will provide horse rides. We'll have free food and snacks, a bounce house, lawn games and MORE! Community Design Workshops
Be involved in conversations with the artist for the new murals at Cawker Park. The park will be renamed after Milwaukee Native Al Jerreau. Artist Tia Richards will create a fence mural and will partner with Activate to revitalize the basketball courts. Bike Week Block Party
Join partners Dominican Center, Amani United, Wisconsin Bike Fed, Milwaukee Walks and Northside riding for a party celebrating community and active transportation! Bring your bike for tune-ups and repairs. We'll also have resources about active transportations. Safety Meeting
Dominican Center, Amani United and Alderman Russell Stamper will hold a listening session about Milwaukee's Alert Neighbor Program. Bloom & Groom
We're hosting a flower, plant and mulch sale! Pre-orders are encouraged for best selection. We'll have plants grown in our hydroponic lab as well as local favorites to beautify your yard. Walk My Block with Alderman Russel Stamper
Join 15th District All Russel Stamper for a neighborhood walk. This is your opportunity to speak directly with your alderman and access concerns in your neighborhood. City departments, MPD and more will be there to walk and talk. Housing Meeting: As a Renter, YOU have Rights!
Legal Aid Society, Housing Resources, DC, Amani United, COA and Safe & Sound present an informational meeting about renters' rights. 70% of Amani residents are renters. Join your neighbors and make sure you know your rights. Green & Growing 2023
You're invited to Green & Growing, Dominican Center's annual fundraising luncheon at the Wisconsin Club! Enjoy a delicious meal, entertainment, raffles & auctions and MORE! All proceeds support our mission of working with Amani residents and partners to build a better future. 2nd Annual Amani Earth Day Cleanup
Join DC, Amani United, Welcome Home Milwaukee, AARP Wisconsin, volunteers and Amani residents as we clean up the neighborhood in anticipation of Earth Day! Winter Warm-Up Giveaway
Winter is not over yet, so Dominican Center and Amani United, thanks to partners Northwestern Mutual and United Way, are hosting a Winter Warm-Up Giveaway event. Stop by and get a soup kit, winter essentials kit, hygiene items and an art supplies kit. Amani Traffic Calming Project
Come join your neighbors and local businesses to learn about the recent traffic study at 25th & Locust streets and hear about both temporary and permanent solutions to calming traffic and improving pedestrian safety. See what safety measures in your neighborhood might look like. Thanksgiving Giveaway
Dominican Center is partnering with Aurora Health Care, Amani United, #Dreams Never Expire, and A.L.I.V.E. to bring families in Amani a free Thanksgiving food box. The box includes holiday staples, a gift card and fresh greens grown in the Dominican Center hydroponics lab. Starting Your Business: 10 Steps to Success
Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee and lawyers from von Briesen will present at the Amani United Education & Family Well-Being meeting about how to start your own business. . Fall Frolic
Join Dominican Center as we thank Amani residents and members of Amani United for all they do in the neighborhood. We'll have dinner catered by Funky Fresh Spring Rolls, games, fellowship and prizes. Free Smoke Detector Installation
Neighborhood partners and joining the Milwaukee Fire Department and Milwaukee Police Department to check existing smoke detectors and replace and give away new smoke detectors to help save lives in Amani. |
Pop-Up Outreach Days Community Resource Fair
Join Amani United, Dominican Center, Safe & Sound and COA Youth & Family Services for our Pop-Up Outreach Days Community Resource Fair! There are two dates and each will feature information and resources, free food, a neighborhood clean up and more. A great time for neighborhood partners to engage residents.
Join Amani United, Dominican Center, Safe & Sound and COA Youth & Family Services for our Pop-Up Outreach Days Community Resource Fair! There are two dates and each will feature information and resources, free food, a neighborhood clean up and more. A great time for neighborhood partners to engage residents.
Mobile Food Pantry & Available Resources
Dominican Center, Feeding America and Amani United are holding Mobile Food Pantries on three dates throughout the summer. Events will be held from 12-2pm on June 28, July 26 and Aug. 23.
Each day, we'll have nonperishables, veggies, meat, milk and a limited supply of diapers, wipes and hygiene items for the whole family. We'll also have other resources available to the community.
Dominican Center, Feeding America and Amani United are holding Mobile Food Pantries on three dates throughout the summer. Events will be held from 12-2pm on June 28, July 26 and Aug. 23.
Each day, we'll have nonperishables, veggies, meat, milk and a limited supply of diapers, wipes and hygiene items for the whole family. We'll also have other resources available to the community.
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Dominican Center's Spring Plant Sale
Dominican Center will hold a spring plant sale with a variety of flowers and vegetable plants grown in DC's hydroponics lab. Hydroponics is a way of farming using equipment that allows us to grow plants in water in less time and less space than traditional gardening. It also helps us bypass the harmful chemicals like lead found in Amani's soil. Rock the Block Event
Dominican Center, along with Amani residents, volunteers and Block by Block partners, will hold a Rock the Block to clean, repair and beautify the 2800 block of N. 22nd Street in support of the Block by Block housing revitalization initiative. Walk & Clean Up with Ald. Stamper
Join neighbors, Amani organizations, City of Milwaukee departments (DNS, DPW, MPD Diet. 5), and 15th District Alderman Stamper for a neighborhood walk. Express your concerns of safety, dumping, street repairs or anything else you'd like to talk about with your alderman. For more information, email Jerusa at jerusa@dominican-center.org |
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Earth Day Clean-Up
Celebrate Earth Day this year with a total neighborhood clean up! Join Amani United, Dominican Center, Wisconsin Voices, Boardwalk Realty, Welcome Home Milwaukee, Captain Save-A-Home and Premier Point Realty to clean up Amani. Volunteers are needed and can sign up HERE. |
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Feeding America Mobile Food Pantry
We're partnering with Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin and Northwestern Mutual to bring fresh food to Amani. Join us from 11am-1pm on Aug. 24 at Dominican Center, 2470 W. Locust St. Refrigerated trucks will bring healthy, fresh food for all to enjoy. Please bring reusable shopping bags, boxes or carts to carry your food. |
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Ice Cream Social in Honor of Sr. Patricia
Join us outside at Dominican Center for an Ice Cream Social in honor of Sr. Patricia Rogers! We'll be serving individual cups of ice cream in the lot (enter parking lot off of ally off of 24th place) for you to enjoy as you wish Sr. Patricia well in her retirement! Click here for a sharable flyer. |
Dominican Center's Virtual Fundraiser
Save the date and join us on Thursday, June 3, 2021, at 7pm for our annual fundraising event! This year, we'll be going virtual so you can sit back and enjoy the celebration.
Click here to donate
Save the date and join us on Thursday, June 3, 2021, at 7pm for our annual fundraising event! This year, we'll be going virtual so you can sit back and enjoy the celebration.
Click here to donate
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Amani's End of Summer Bash
Help us put the final touches on an Amani block beautification project. Learn more about the Pilot Block and future plans for the BLOCK by BLOCK initiative. We'll have flowers to plant on the Pilot Block, an open house to showcase the work that's been done, four local food trucks to choose from, voter registration and tasty treats from Sherry's Chicago Lunchroom Butter Cookies! Volunteers are welcome. Please contact Dominican Center at 414-444-9930 for more information or to get involved with the event. |
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Virtual Candidate Forum
Join us for a virtual candidate's forum on Wednesday, Sept. 23 from 6pm to 8pm. Register to join a virtual candidates' forum with Wisconsin's Senate District 6 candidates: Sen. LaTonya Johnson (D) and Alciro Deacon (R) and Wisconsin's Assembly District 16 candidates: Rep. Kalan Haywood (D) and Dennis Walton (I). The moderator for the forum will be Fred Royal, President of NAACP Milwaukee Branch. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions during the forum.
Co-hosted by: Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Poverty Network, Amani United, and Safe & Sound
Join us for a virtual candidate's forum on Wednesday, Sept. 23 from 6pm to 8pm. Register to join a virtual candidates' forum with Wisconsin's Senate District 6 candidates: Sen. LaTonya Johnson (D) and Alciro Deacon (R) and Wisconsin's Assembly District 16 candidates: Rep. Kalan Haywood (D) and Dennis Walton (I). The moderator for the forum will be Fred Royal, President of NAACP Milwaukee Branch. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions during the forum.
Co-hosted by: Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Poverty Network, Amani United, and Safe & Sound
Amani Youth March Against Gun Violence
The Youth of Amani will join forces with Amani United, Safe & Sound and the Dominican Center and march against gun violence in the neighborhood and through out Milwaukee. They will meet and start their march at 2pm on Friday, July 31. Visit the Facebook event page for more information.
Mobile Food Pantry
A Mobile Food Pantry is coming to Amani on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 10am at the Dominican Center, 2470 W. Locust St.! Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, Northwestern Mutual Foundation, Dominican Center, and Amani United are working to bring healthy food directly to families and individuals. This pantry will be held outdoors. Social distancing protocols will be followed. Please wear a mask or face covering; if you do not have one, one will be provided for you. See the Facebook event page for more information.
Your Vote Matters with Shauntay Nelson
Your vote matters! Join in online on Zoom to hear Shauntay Nelson talk about elections and voting in Milwaukee. In addition, get an update on the City Budget and how it will affect you. Shauntay Nelson is the Wisconsin State Director for All Voting Is Local. Her accomplishments include lobbying for the expansion of early voting locations in Milwaukee, influencing legislative action about automatic voter registration, redistricting, and voting rights, and influencing the outcome of Executive Orders from the Governor’s office in 2019.
Visit the Facebook event page for more information.
21st Annual MANDI Awards Virtual Ceremony
The Dominican Center is up for the BMO Harris Cornerstone Award at the 21st Annual MANDI Awards. This event will be held virtually on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 at 6:30pm. The MANDI Awards are presented by U.S. Bank in partnership with LISC Milwaukee, and the awards recognize individuals, organizations and projects that are improving conditions in Millwaukee's neighborhoods.
(CANCELED) 2020 Bloom & Groom Plant Sale
Join us in May to celebrate new life, new beginnings and the beauty of the Amani community at our annual Bloom & Groom event, an affordable plant sale. We look forward to participating in Bloom & Groom 2021.
The Youth of Amani will join forces with Amani United, Safe & Sound and the Dominican Center and march against gun violence in the neighborhood and through out Milwaukee. They will meet and start their march at 2pm on Friday, July 31. Visit the Facebook event page for more information.
Mobile Food Pantry
A Mobile Food Pantry is coming to Amani on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 10am at the Dominican Center, 2470 W. Locust St.! Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, Northwestern Mutual Foundation, Dominican Center, and Amani United are working to bring healthy food directly to families and individuals. This pantry will be held outdoors. Social distancing protocols will be followed. Please wear a mask or face covering; if you do not have one, one will be provided for you. See the Facebook event page for more information.
Your Vote Matters with Shauntay Nelson
Your vote matters! Join in online on Zoom to hear Shauntay Nelson talk about elections and voting in Milwaukee. In addition, get an update on the City Budget and how it will affect you. Shauntay Nelson is the Wisconsin State Director for All Voting Is Local. Her accomplishments include lobbying for the expansion of early voting locations in Milwaukee, influencing legislative action about automatic voter registration, redistricting, and voting rights, and influencing the outcome of Executive Orders from the Governor’s office in 2019.
Visit the Facebook event page for more information.
21st Annual MANDI Awards Virtual Ceremony
The Dominican Center is up for the BMO Harris Cornerstone Award at the 21st Annual MANDI Awards. This event will be held virtually on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 at 6:30pm. The MANDI Awards are presented by U.S. Bank in partnership with LISC Milwaukee, and the awards recognize individuals, organizations and projects that are improving conditions in Millwaukee's neighborhoods.
(CANCELED) 2020 Bloom & Groom Plant Sale
Join us in May to celebrate new life, new beginnings and the beauty of the Amani community at our annual Bloom & Groom event, an affordable plant sale. We look forward to participating in Bloom & Groom 2021.