Milwaukee Community Assembly

Milwaukee is facing rising housing costs and a limited supply of affordable housing. These issues are connected and complex. Solving them requires multiple perspectives and voices. This is why we want to hear from the people who call Milwaukee home.

We invite Milwaukee residents to be part of Milwaukee’s Community Assembly on Housing on November 14. This is not your traditional public meeting. It is a nonpartisan, facilitated process that will bring together a representative group of Milwaukee residents to learn about local housing challenges and develop concrete recommendations for the City of Milwaukee.

The process

36 Milwaukee residents will be chosen by lottery to take part.

• You do not need to be an expert to participate. Your experience as someone who lives in the community is what matters most.
• If selected, you’ll receive $100 for full participation.

You don’t need to be an expert

Whether you’ve lived in Milwaukee your whole life or arrived more recently, your experience as a community member is exactly what this process needs. As a participant, you will:

• Learn about Milwaukee’s housing challenges and possible solutions;
• Hear a range of perspectives from fellow residents;
• Deliberate in small groups to weigh options and trade-offs; and
• Help develop recommendations to guide the City of Milwaukee

Hosts

Sponsor: City of Milwaukee

Organizers: UW-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs and the Division of Extension Community Development Institute, and Leadership Wisconsin