NEW CONSTRUCTION & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION HOMES: In 2023, VIA CDC began developing new construction entry-level homes on Milwaukee’s vacant lots. These 3-bed/1-bath 1100 sq. ft. homes have a projected sale price of $105,000 and utilize a neighbor-informed model (copyrighted blueprint) that is tailored to Milwaukee’s vacant lots (with a narrower footprint) and designed for growing families (with plumbed basements and egress windows to add two future bedrooms and a bathroom in the basement). VIA is partnering with LISC Milwaukee and the Community Development Alliance to develop these homes for the Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Home initiative - a project focused on clustering homes around Early Childhood Education centers with the intent of increasing employee retainment by providing childhood educators with affordable housing opportunities. Throughout 2024-6, VIA will develop 20 ECE homes in neighborhoods throughout Milwaukee - Clarke Square (1), Lincoln Village (2), Historic Mitchell Street (3), Muskego Way (2), Silver City (1), Amani (2), Metcalfe Park (4) and Washington Park (5). This initiative responds to the collective goals of Milwaukee’s affordable housing strategic plan, focusing on increasing Black and Latino homeownership and addressing the gap in affordable entry-level homes throughout the city.

Herb Kohl Philanthropies invests $1 Million into homes for Early Childhood Educators in the Harambee Neighborhood. More details of this amazing program at www.housingplan.org/ece.

The Community Development Alliance is committed to advancing racial equity in both outcomes and process. CDA convenes residents, neighborhood organizations, implementors, funders and other allies to build housing strategy. Check out more about the Homeowner Bill of Rights at https://www.housingplan.org/homeowner-bor

Community Development Alliance (CDA) believes that homeownership is a catalyst for dismantling systemic racism and building strong communities. That’s why our work as accomplices with community is centered on people and policy. By working collaboratively with residents, community organizations, elected officials, business leaders, philanthropic leaders, home developers, counseling agencies, and housing allies, we invest in neighborhoods, providing access to quality homes for Milwaukee families and nurturing capacity for Black and Brown families to build generational wealth. What resulted from this work is Milwaukee’s Collective Affordable Housing Strategic Plan, the first of its kind anywhere. The plan brings together a range of collaborators to increase Black and Latino homeownership and create affordable housing for families making $7.25 - $15 / hour. www.housingplan.org

The Community Development Alliance has received a $7.5 Million grant from Wells Fargo's WORTH Initiative to support Black & Latino homeownership

Wells Fargo, The Bank of Doing Working with community leaders to empower 5,000 more homeowners of color in Milwaukee – part of a $390 million donation to support housing affordability solutions. Visit http://www.wellsfargo.com/impact to learn more about ways we are empowering communities. Video Transcript :49 Eileen Fitzgerald : We’re here today to help create 5,000 homeowners of color in the next few years. Cavalier Johnson : I want to thank the Wells Fargo Foundation as well for your generous support. And I look forward to our continued work together so we can move this entire city forward Gigi Dixon : So when you’re doing, it’s going into the market embracing that community, understanding what their needs are, and doing it with them. So when I think of Wells Fargo as the Bank of Doing, we’re doing it together. SUPER : Donated $390 million to support housing affordability solutions SUPER: See how doing gets it done URL: Learn more at wellsfargo.com/impact Bank of Doing lock up #BankOfDoing LEGAL ©2022 Wells Fargo Wells Fargo’s philanthropic support includes contributions from Wells Fargo & Company, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and the Wells Fargo Foundation.

Public-Private Cooperation Milwaukee’s Collective Affordable Housing Plan City of Milwaukee and Community Development Alliance The Community Development Alliance is an affiliation of stakeholders that has collaborated for more than a decade on neighborhood improvement issues in Milwaukee. After narrowing its focus in 2020 to advancing racial equity by providing a quality, affordable home for every Milwaukeean, the CDA and a multisector group of advocates, funders and practitioners that included City of Milwaukee housing officials successfully crafted a Collective Affordable Housing Plan. It is the first of its kind for Milwaukee. Bolstered by a $7.5 million grant from Wells Fargo, the CDA intends to advance the plan through multiple strategies, including by: converting vacant lots into entry-level homes; scaling homebuyer counseling and down payment systems for families of color; and advancing other supportive systems that help increase homebuyer success rates. An additional key objective is to fully fund an $11 million housing acquisition fund, which is intended to disrupt out-of-town investors from buying vacant city lots and homes. Video created by Kane Communications