Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity reveals plans to revitalize new neighborhood

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity on Tuesday, July 11th  revealed plans to revitalize a new neighborhood in Milwaukee.

After working primarily in the Washington Park neighborhood since 2013 as part of a holistic neighborhood revitalization strategy, more than 215 families now have safe, affordable homes in the neighborhood and crime has decreased 48% on the blocks where we’ve built, according to Habitat for Humanity.

Habitat will look to replicate those successes in the Harambee Neighborhood-- an area of the city where the average family makes about $20,000 a year and the need for affordable housing is great.