Metcalfe Park Community Bridges

Metcalfe Park Community Bridges Our mission is to cultivate resident-led community development rooted in social Justice. Practice leadership with, rather than over, each other.
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In 2012, five Metcalfe Park resident leaders formed the Metcalfe Park Community Action Team (MPCAT) to join with neighborhood and citywide partners in considering how resident engagement could contribute to the improvement of Milwaukee’s Metcalfe Park neighborhood. The same year, Metcalfe Park was chosen as a site for the Building Neighborhood Capacity Program (BNCP), a federally-funded program th

at provided the financial resources and support for residents and partners to catalyze resident-driven neighborhood revitalization. Resident and partner involvement in the BNCP yielded a vision, mission and values for change, and led MPCAT to become Metcalfe Park Community Bridges. We welcome all residents to join in developing and implementing Metcalfe Park Community Bridges’ work. It is only in coming together to achieve our priorities – safety and placemaking, connectedness and cultural vibrancy, civic engagement, intergenerational wealth and opportunity, and health and wellness – that we can lift up our collective power to make progress toward our long-term vision of a robust and thriving community. Our Values

In our work with partners and each other, we commit to:

Put the community first. Ensure Metcalfe Park residents are active participants in and beneficiaries of its development. Engage youth and residents as equal partners in decision-making and co-create opportunities with them in mind. Work together over the long term to redevelop and reinvigorate Metcalfe Park. Metcalfe Park is a robust and thriving community.

🌿 The Grapevine: Vol. 8 is here! 🍇Check out this month’s edition of The Grapevine, your monthly roundup of what’s happen...
09/05/2026

🌿 The Grapevine: Vol. 8 is here! 🍇

Check out this month’s edition of The Grapevine, your monthly roundup of what’s happening in & around Metcalfe Park! 💚

From upcoming events, eco team updates, all things community defense and more Vol.8 is loaded.

Take a few minutes to catch up, share it with your neighbors, and stay plugged into everything happening in our community!

Link to full newsletter below and in our story:
https://canva.link/7rgk0u1q612276g

Want to subscribe to the newsletter? Email subscribe to: [email protected] . Printed copies are being delivered over the weekend to every Metcalfe Park household.

Beloved Community 💛Due to today’s weather, the Mutual Aid Shed will be closed today.We’ll be back open on Thursday, Sept...
09/03/2026

Beloved Community 💛

Due to today’s weather, the Mutual Aid Shed will be closed today.

We’ll be back open on Thursday, September 17th from 2–5 PM.

DM to volunteer 🤏🏽

Check out some photo highlights from our final We Outside Health & Wellness Fair that happened on August 28th🤞🏾❤️This su...
08/31/2026

Check out some photo highlights from our final We Outside Health & Wellness Fair that happened on August 28th🤞🏾❤️

This summer, 1,000+ community members/ households showed up in person, and we reached 4,000+ people with food, resources, wellness, and connection.

As pharmacies, grocery stores, clinics, and other resources continue to leave our communities, we’re committed to being outside with and for our neighbors, while building and restoring community-owned solutions that keep resources, power, and care in our community.

Thank you to everyone who showed up, supported, partnered, volunteered, and made We Outside possible.

will be back next summer. The WE OUTSIDE MOVEMENT is growing 🔥


Since the closure of our only grocery store in Metcalfe Park, we launched the countywide Food Justice Collective in the ...
08/31/2026

Since the closure of our only grocery store in Metcalfe Park, we launched the countywide Food Justice Collective in the summer of 2025.

Since then, the Food Justice Collective has birthed some amazing things. It has become an active space to connect, strategize, build policy, develop community-led solutions, and imagine the future of food sovereignty.

One of the powerful visions emerging and led by the Kingdom Kitchen & Grocery Group, a group of Food Justice Collective members working to bring a community-owned, community-controlled, and community-run grocery, food, and pharmacy to life.

This is what food justice looks like: building solutions with the people most impacted, creating community ownership, and reimagining what our neighborhoods can have and control.

Read more about the vision, the work, and what Kingdom Kitchen & Grocery Group is building.

You can support by donating through the go fund me link in our comments and bio.

Full story: bit.ly/3Sf2I9e

TOMORROW WE OUTSIDE!Metcalfe Park Community Bridges is bringing you another We Outside Health & Wellness Fair, and you d...
08/27/2026

TOMORROW WE OUTSIDE!

Metcalfe Park Community Bridges is bringing you another We Outside Health & Wellness Fair, and you do not want to miss it!

Join us tomorrow, Friday, August 28, from 4–6 PM at Metcalfe Park Rising, 3401 W. Center Street.

We’ll have:

* FREE fresh groceries
* FREE bookbags and school supplies
* FREE BBQ
* Live music
* Community resources
* Health and wellness resources
* And so much more!

FREE GROCERIES

We’ll have a variety of grocery staples and fresh produce, including:

* Milk
* Oat cereal
* Oat bars
* Peaches
* Applesauce
* Peanut butter
* Pancake mix
* Chicken noodle soup
* Canned chicken
* Instant potatoes
* Mixed vegetables
* Green beans
* Chicken drums
* Green beans
* Sweet corn
* Green bell peppers
* Apples

School-aged children must be present to receive a bookbag and school supplies, and we recommend arriving early while supplies last.

If you’re coming for groceries, please bring bags if you can. We will be loading you up!

RSVP now and pull up tomorrow. We Outside! RSVP NOW 👉🏽 bit.ly/4edQzJR

Volunteers are still needed
Sign-up to volunteer 👉🏽 bit.ly/3RAEDcl

The Metcalfe Park Mutual Aid Shed is open now from 2- 5pm. We are located at 2620 N 34th street, 53210 (between Center a...
08/20/2026

The Metcalfe Park Mutual Aid Shed is open now from 2- 5pm. We are located at 2620 N 34th street, 53210 (between Center and Clarke) come grab what you need or drop off items you wish to circulate. (We are in need of hygiene kits/cleaning supplies)

*Items are first come first serve. If it rains or if we run out we will close up early and update on socials.*

****The shed is open every other Thursday 2-5PM. The full calendar is attached.




THE METCALFE PARK LIBERATION HUB IS MOVING FORWARD! ✊🏾Yesterday was another major milestone for the Metcalfe Park Libera...
08/18/2026

THE METCALFE PARK LIBERATION HUB IS MOVING FORWARD! ✊🏾

Yesterday was another major milestone for the Metcalfe Park Liberation Hub. The rezoning needed to bring this vision to life passed the City Plan Commission (CPC) unanimously!

This vote brings us one step closer to transforming the Liberation Hub into a community space rooted in food, housing, economic opportunity, culture, and collective care.

And we’re already moving. Deconstruction and lead removal have already begun, bringing us closer to full-scale rehabilitation and construction of Phase 1 of the Metcalfe Park Liberation Hub.

NEXT STEPS:

➡️September 15th: Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee (ZND)
➡️September 22nd: Common Council
➡️Next: Mayor for signature

We want to give a HUGE thank you to every community member, partner, friend, comrade, and supporter who sent letters of support, showed up in person, joined virtually, testified, and helped move this vision forward.

As State Representative Kalan Haywood said during yesterday’s hearing:

“What is happening with Metcalfe Park Community Bridges, or Metcalfe Park as a whole, is truly inspiring … Residents are taking action. They’re not waiting for someone to come and save them.”

“I wish I could take what’s happening in Metcalfe Park and use it around the county, use it around the state. This is the blueprint.”

We’re not waiting to be saved. We’re building what our community deserves.

Check out the rest of this article capturing yesterday’s hearing and this historic moment:

bit.ly/4zoSZ0t

The next DIY Air Cleaner Workshop is tonight. Today, Tuesday 8/18 happening in Metcalfe Park at 3624 W. North Ave, Milwa...
08/18/2026

The next DIY Air Cleaner Workshop is tonight.

Today, Tuesday 8/18 happening in Metcalfe Park at 3624 W. North Ave, Milwaukee WI 53208.

🍃Learn about indoor air quality
🔥Prepare for wildfire smoke season
💠Build a DIY air cleaner to take home

Doors open at 5pm.

A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR METCALFE PARK! Yesterday, the Metcalfe Park NID #13 was on the City Plan Commission (CPC) agenda,...
08/18/2026

A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR METCALFE PARK!

Yesterday, the Metcalfe Park NID #13 was on the City Plan Commission (CPC) agenda, and our community showed up! Residents participated in person, virtually, sent letters of support, and signed the petition.

The NID passed unanimously! 🎉

Yesterday’s milestone brings Metcalfe Park one step closer to community control, a participatory co-governance structure designed by them, and pooled resources that are directed by the people who live here.

But we’re not done yet. Here are the next steps and public hearings:

➡️September 10th: Community Economic Development (CED) Committee
➡️ Next: Full Common Council
➡️ Then: Mayor’s signature
➡️Final: Elections

We’re moving forward, one step closer to a community-led NID #13.

Read more about yesterday’s hearing:
bit.ly/4hH2lyn

Metcalfe Park is building community power.

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3624 W North Avenue
Milwaukee, WI
53208

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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