Groundwork Milwaukee

07/15/2025

Pick N Save closes this Friday July 18th and we won’t let it happen quietly.

Join us Friday morning, July 18th between 9:30AM -10AM at Metcalfe Park Community Bridges (3624 W North Ave) for a march, rally, and press conference.

We’re demanding better: access to fresh food, medicine, and resources.

Then from 2-5PM, pull up to our Mutual Aid Afterparty: BBQ, diapers, hygiene supplies, and more.

Scan the QR codes to RSVP and take action now.

06/05/2025

We've been working hard as we get back out there with ya! Now we're hiring to add an amazing community program leader that will help us take the work to the next level. Please share with your network or apply yourself!

Join Groundwork Milwaukee's team as their Senior Programs Director (learn more or apply ➡️ tinyurl.com/bk8wvfh) in . $63K-$65K salary + PTO—apply now for this important opening!

06/03/2025

🏵️It’s not too late to rent your garden bed at ! LIMITED BEDS AVAILABLE - 20 REMAINING!

🥦Are you looking for a space to grow your own veggies, flowers, herbs, and more? Rent a bed (or two) at Kilbourn Community Garden!

🍓Started in April 2009, Kilbourn Community Garden has grown to over 140 raised garden beds, each tended to by an individual, family or organization in the Milwaukee community. Most of the beds are four by eight feet - which can supply enough produce for 1-2 adults!

➡️Click here to rent your garden bed to start planting TODAY! groundworkmke.org/kilbourn-reserve/8zb4ttq7rjuyah3ptxhfx1eaag7co0

➡️Learn more about and , here: groundworkmke.org/kilbourn-garden

04/22/2025

We're excited to work in support of gardens like Nia 'Purpose' who serve their neighbors everyday through community gardening! We were ecstatic to plant our first trees of the year in the garden alongside Mommy Beautiful Sunrise Inc and team!

04/15/2025

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The Heart of Metcalfe Park Beats Here.

This aerial view of the Metcalfe Park Black Joy Farm says it all—our farm is the heart of our community. It’s where we gather, grow, connect, and build what we need to nurture and sustain one another.

Join us, Tuesday April 22 or Wednesday, April 23 as we keep building this space with love. We’ll be adding a greenhouse, garden beds, fruit trees, and more—plus cleaning and beautifying the neighborhood we call home.

Let’s keep our heart beating strong. RSVP to volunteer:
bit.ly/BJFBIGCLEAN

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02/19/2025

So proud to be a part of this powerful, talented, and committed collaborative. Follow our group's new page to learn more about our amazing work with our young environmental leaders in Milwaukee!

02/19/2025

Love that our partners are out here doing big things in Sherman Park to make it a more sustainable and resilient community! Shout out to Sherman Park Community Association, Milwaukee Environmental Collaboration Office - ECO, Daybreak Fund, Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, and all the other participating houses of worship in Sherman Park!

Cant wait to be out there with you all again this Spring!

The project shows churches, businesses and multifamily apartment owners how they can reduce their carbon impact.

09/18/2024

So excited to see our partners out here making BIG things happen in their community! Many blessings Metcalfe Park Community Bridges!

🚧 Exciting news for Milwaukee and Metcalfe Park! 🚧 The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded us a transformative $25 million grant to revamp a two-mile stretch of Center Street, from Sherman Boulevard to Teutonia Avenue. This historic investment is set to enhance safety in a high injury zone, including one of our most dangerous intersections.

For decades, our city’s corridors and high-traffic roads in the inner city have seen little to no investment since the 1940s-1960s. This project is our first step in reversing that neglect. Our Executive Director has worked hand-in-hand with the Department of Public Works and our Alderman Russell Stamper to ensure this grant will not only upgrade infrastructure but also integrate community design and input.

As we rejuvenate Center Street—once a bustling hub of businesses and resources—we’re committed to building a Milwaukee that prioritizes green infrastructure, walkable, bike-able, and drivable roads, and beautified streets. This initiative reflects our dedication to community-led development rooted in social justice, ensuring that all residents are at the table and they benefit from these improvements.

Stay tuned for community input sessions in the coming year for updates as we work together to build safer, more vibrant roads for everyone.

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05/19/2024

05/08/2024

One thing about our volunteers is they will always show up and show out for our community! They have worked through rain and snow, and have seen us at our highs and lows - and we appreciate them for it!

Do you have a favorite memory of working with Groundwork Milwaukee? If so, comment below!

Want to make some memories as a volunteer this summer? Click the link here: https://linktr.ee/GroundworkMKE

05/06/2024

We can't celebrate 25 years of the Milwaukee Garden Grows Network without giving flowers to the dynamic duo that are currently leading the charge in maintaining our network!

Grian and Selena lead the work on creating spaces for community garden leaders within the network to be successful in their own urban gardens. This includes working with over 200 community members!

To learn more about their work and how you can support: https://linktr.ee/GroundworkMKE