The Acts Impact – What does your gift do?
Vision so big it makes your stomach hurt Our financial goal for the Longest Neighborhood Table – Impact Edition is to raise $450,000 – our largest target yet. Acts Homebuyer Program Manager Dee often says, “there’s so much vision on this team it makes my stomach hurt!” We think that’s a good thing, and hope […]
Required Listening: By Every Measure (Housing Episode)
By Every Measure Last year, 88Nine Radio Milwaukee launched the fantastic, award-winning podcast series, By Every Measure. Co-hosted by data expert & research journalist Reggie Jackson and Radio Milwaukee’s Director of Digital Strategy & Innovation Tarik Moody, each episode focuses on systemic racism in a different sector of Milwaukee (health, education, etc.), using data to […]
Leading by Example: The Alexander Family
What Happens When The Home You Rent Goes Into Foreclosure? At the core of everything Acts does are the families we serve. Each family’s story is different, and all month long as we celebrate Longest Neighborhood Table 2021, we’re sharing some inspiring, true stories of homeownership! Allow us to introduce you to the 2020 Acts […]
Homeownership is Music to Our Ears!
The Homeownership Journey in Song Our goal for Longest Neighborhood Table – Impact Edition was to tell the Acts story as many ways as possible, to connect with as many people as possible. For those who connect to the world through music…today is your day. Over the last year the Acts team has gone digital. […]
Building Family Wealth Through Homeownership
Generational Wealth Did you know? The average homeowner has 40 times the household wealth of a renter. Wealth created by homeownership is the single biggest contributor to an increase in net worth across all income groups. And let’s be clear: When we say “wealth,” we aren’t talking about making millionaires or billionaires. We’re simply talking […]
Reviving Milwaukee’s Near West Side
Reclaiming Neighborhoods One House at a Time At the core of the work are the families we serve. Each family’s story is different, and all month long as we celebrate Longest Neighborhood Table 2021, we’re sharing stories of strong, resilient, empowered families. How do you reclaim a property that’s become a burden for an entire […]
The Trinidad Family’s Pre-Christmas Miracle
Building Their Own Space At the core of the work are the families we serve. Each family’s story is different, and all month long as we celebrate Longest Neighborhood Table 2021, we’re sharing stories of strong, resilient, empowered families. For many new homeowners, any work that’s done to restore or update their home is left […]
Evicted Book Give-Away
Evicted Book Give-Away In what has become required reading around here, the critically acclaimed and award-winning Evicted “follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads,” giving us a greater understanding of poverty, providing ideas for solutions, and reminding us how crucial “home” can be to every other […]
The Truth + Acts Housing = Closing the Black Homeownership Gap
Act Right Behind Acts Homeowners are an incredible team – professionals who care deeply about the families, neighborhoods, and cities they serve. As we celebrate Longest Neighborhood Table 2021, we don’t want you to miss the flavor of the team behind the curtain. Dee Kemp joined the Acts team in 2019 as Homebuyer Coaching Manager […]
Generational Impact – The Ferguson Family Story
Generational Impact At the core of everything, Acts is all about the families we serve. Each family’s story is different, and all month long as we celebrate Longest Neighborhood Table 2021, we’re sharing some of our favorite stories of strength and empowerment. The Ferguson family isn’t just one of our oldest success stories. (They purchased […]