WHO WE ARE
The Love Your Block (LYB) program is supported by the City of Milwaukee and Cities of Service, an international nonprofit. LYB provides grant opportunities for community members and organizations to engage residents in revitalizing their neighborhood through grant-funded block projects. Additionally, LYB provides technical assistance, planning resources, and funding opportunities to community members. In its second year, the City of Milwaukee is looking to implement an array of grant-funded projects throughout Milwaukee neighborhoods.
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CITIES OF SERVICE
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Cities of Service is a nonprofit organization that helps mayors build stronger cities by changing the way local government and citizens work together. Cities of Service helps coalition cities tap into citizens' insights, skills, and service to identify and solve critical public problems. Founded in 2009 by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Cities of Service supports a coalition of more than 250 cities, representing more than 73 million people across the Americas and Europe. Learn more at citiesofservice.org and follow on Twitter @citiesofservice.
Since 2009, over 9,000 community members across dozens of cities have revitalized more than 2,200 blocks. They have removed 5.6 million pounds of trash over 70,000 square feet of community space, and maintained over 730,000 square feet of public space.
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AMERICORPS
AmeriCorps provided two staff members, Miles Schuller and Leah Cashaw, to administer year 2 of the Love Your Block program for the City of Milwaukee. AmeriCorps is a network of programs that are designed to improve lives and foster civic engagement by addressing a wide variety of community needs including increasing academic achievement, mentoring youth, fighting poverty, sustainability efforts, etc.
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THE LOVE YOUR BLOCK MKE TEAM
Leah Cashaw
Leah is a recent Mount Mary University Graduate. She majored in Art Therapy and minored in Business. She is excited to gain valuable hands on experience working with different neighborhoods within the City of Milwaukee. Leah hopes to use this experience as a way to further develop her skill set and vision to give back in a creative and compassionate capacity. During her free time she enjoys listening to music, Netflix, selling jewelry at craft fairs and painting.
Miles Schuller
Miles recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison with a degree in Community and Nonprofit Leadership. A proud MPS alum, he joined Love Your Block MKE with the hopes of creating space for positive change in his city. On the weekends, you can find Miles reading books and spending time with his family.