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What We Do

Economic Prosperity

We’re collaborating across sectors to bring investment back to the North Avenue Commercial Corridor, employ adults & youth in meaningful green employment, & working to attract housing resources.

Environmental Stewardship

We’re transforming unused spaces into productive gardens, parks & healthy community spaces. We’re addressing lead hazards in backyard gardens & working with neighbors to improve soil quality.

Civic Engagement

We’re creating spaces & opportunity for our neighborhood to participate in caring for our community through workgroups, meetings, events, and programs.

Health & Wellness

We’re supporting a culture of wellness by offering health programs for men and women. We’ve opened the Walnut Way Center to local yoga instructors to offer weekly wellness classes to the community.

Latest News

Community Building Pilot Program Aims to Bring Lindsay Heights Together
Community Building Pilot Program Aims to Bring Lindsay Heights Together
As part of Walnut Way’s Lead From Where You Live Initiative, we are joining forces with Lindsay Heights organization Running Rebels to facilitate space for community building in order to strengthen efforts across the neighborhood. Sponsored in part from LISC’s Advancing Equitable Development in Milwaukee, a Community Capacity Building Grant, Walnut Way and Running Rebels will host a three day Community Building Workshop: From Chaos To Community, Healing The Wounds That Divide.Read More
November 12, 20180
Community Connections Survey
Community Connections Survey
As we work to sustain transformation in Lindsay Heights Neighborhoods through the areas of wellness, work, and wealth, we are constantly striving to make improvements. Can I call on you to take a brief moment to share your feedback with us? Help us know more about you and how we are doing by completing the Community Connections Survey. Your feedback is important to us.Read More
November 1, 20180
The Healspace Caters to Millenial Women of Color
The Healspace Caters to Millenial Women of Color
Walnut Way is partnering with Jay Dean, Founder of Afrowellness, to bring an all new healing circle space for Millenial women of color. The new program is called, The HealSpace, and is a safe community that focuses on the overall well-being of millennial women of color through mindfulness and connection. The idea was birthed by the need to offer quality wellness resources to women of color within the Milwaukee and surrounding area.Read More
October 5, 20180
Healing Circle: Fall Dates Announced
Healing Circle: Fall Dates Announced
The peer led Healing Circle has gathered to plan their fall workshops in self-care for women of color. Women of color are invited to join the Healing Circle of select dates this season! Lindsay Heights residents are encouraged to join the circle.Read More
September 12, 20180
In the Media: 18th Annual Harvest Day and Caring Neighbors Mural Restoration
In the Media: 18th Annual Harvest Day and Caring Neighbors Mural Restoration
Harvest Day has wrapped up but we're still in celebration because the Caring Neighbors Make Good Communities mural is fully restored and lighting up the alleyway next to Walnut Way. The mural gained a lot of attention at Harvest Day and youth, artists, and ArtWorks Executive Director, Terry Murphy, were present to unveil the hard work they did to restore the mural this summer. Read all about it in the latest article by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, Grace Connaster. Click here to read the article.Read More
September 12, 20180
Volunteer with Us
Volunteer with Us
We are looking for a handful of heroes to help in the gardens. Join us on Saturdays from 7am-12pm at the Walnut Way Center to support urban agriculture activities. Activities will mostly focus on supporting gardening, harvesting and produce handling including washing, weighing, weeding, watering, and digging! Some knife handling and cutting produce may be involved.Read More
August 28, 20180

Our Programs

Blue Skies Landscaping Program
Blue Skies Landscaping Program
Growing Youth Leadership Internship
Growing Youth Leadership Internship
Neighborly Events
Neighborly Events
Tours
Tours
Boys 2 Leaders Project
Boys 2 Leaders Project
Men’s Wellness Network
Men’s Wellness Network
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Our mission is to sustain transformation by advancing an economically diverse and abundant community through civic engagement, environmental stewardship, and creating venues for prosperity.
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Our goal is to create a neighborhood that is thriving, cohesive, and innovative! In the Greater Walnut Way community, rebirth will be evidenced by successful businesses run by residents, parks filled with neighbors, bountiful gardens, festivals and art at a neighborhood scale. Residents will have access to quality education, health care, technical support and investment. Elders will be remembered and consulted. Children will be cherished and guided. Innovations to support our earth will be expected. Neighbors will live and serve abundantly.

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“Sharing beauty, strength, love and pride. Becoming healthier in a place of community. Healing through connection to the past and courage to work toward deep understanding. I love your work. Thank you!”

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“The Ethiopian eggplant you guys grow is awesome! Along with everything else :)”

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“Thanks for all you do for our COMMUNITY of Milwaukee! I bought THE BEST produce from you at City Hall – Milwaukee!”

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“One thing I do that many people don’t get the chance to do or simply just don’t do it is give to my community. I am a part of Walnut Way and always will be. I feel like I’m around family and friends here.”

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