Westlawn Gardens has been named the winner of the 2018 HUD Secretary's Opportunity & Empowerment Award by the American Planning Association (APA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). One of the highest honors in the planning profession, the a...
Members of the Westlawn Best Babies Zone (BBZ) coalition traveled to the national BBZ conference in Oakland, CA in January. BBZ is an innovative, multi-sector approach to reducing infant mortality and racial disparities in birth outcomes.
The Westlawn Resident Council's "I Love Westlawn" reunion potluck, held on February 14th, brought together friends and family of Westlawn to celebrate the memories created there and to think about what the future holds for Westlawn Gardens.
HERE! to celebrate the people and places of the Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI) area
The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) and MKE <-> LAX are pleased to announce HERE!, a summer talent search for people and places in the CNI area on Milwaukee’s n...
The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee is beginning construction on 184 apartments and townhomes in the Westlawn Gardens housing campus! In addition to housing projects, the Choice Neighborhood Initiative is working to renew the surrounding neighborhood and att...
Paul Williams has recently been appointed as CNI Coordinator. Paul has served as the Housing Authority's Communications Manager for several years, and he has been instrumental in the CNI effort since its launch. If you see him out and about in the neighborhood, please...
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. Ar...
