Youth Create Murals of Hope
The Westlawn Community Garden is home to a new mural created by neighborhood youth through a program conducted by Safe & Sound with Silver Spring Neighborhood Center and supported by Potawatomi Hotel & Casino's Heart of Canal Program. The teens worked with youth organizer Joshua Jenkins and artist Tia Richardson to design the mural to express their hopes for the community. The six panels of the mural reflect positive attributes, such as peace, communication, teamwork, and he
Preparing Westlawn Gardens for Spring
On Saturday, April 29, area residents joined community leaders and volunteers from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Alumni Association, the UWM College of Nursing, and the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee to prepare the Westlawn Community Gardens for Spring!
Despite the chilly weather, there was a great turnout and volunteers prepped more than 30 raised garden beds for spring planting as part of UWM's Alumni Community Engagement Month of Service. #WestlawnC
Help Us Spruce Up For Spring
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) Alumni Association, UWM College of Nursing and the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) are hosting a community gardens prep day on Saturday, April 29 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at the Westlawn Community Gardens. Are you interested in joining residents, UWM alumni, and their families as they clear, repair and refill garden boxes to prepare them for vegetables and fruits to be planted or help plant trees and perennials arou
