How Neighborhood Organizations are Partnering to Improve the Quality of Housing in Milwaukee

Residents joined the Reclaiming Our Neighborhoods coalition in surveying the condition of Milwaukee housing. (Photo provided by Adrian Spencer)

By PrincessSafiya Byers

This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org .

Ramona Curry knows firsthand about the housing conditions of her neighbors.

That’s because Curry was part of a project by the Reclaiming Our Neighborhoods coalition that surveyed the exterior of Milwaukee homes.

The coalition, known as RON, is a partnership between the Milwaukee Christian Center, Muskego Way Forward, Sherman Park Community Association, Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative, Rooted and Rising Washington Park, Riverwor