MANDI People's Choice Award Voting
Winners receive $1,000 and the Wells Fargo People's Choice Award at the Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation on August 15th. Click on any of the nominees to learn more via profiles written by LISC.
MANDI Awards 2024
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Hmong American Friendship Association
The Hmong American Friendship Association has been serving the Southeast Asian community since 1982. We are delighted to have been nominated for the 2024 MANDI award in quality health care. HAFA held COVID-19 clinics and workshops, and through its work, was able to prevent COVID-19 from becoming an epidemic in the SEA communit
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Vivent Health
Originally known as the AIDS Resource Center of WI, Vivent Health provides comprehensive, integrated prevention, healthcare, and social services to all people affected by HIV, regardless of ability to pay. Vivent Health envisions a world without AIDS and strives to ensure everyone with HIV can thrive.
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Community Development Alliance (CDA)
The Community Development Alliance is a coalition of residents, funders, implementors, and allies from the public and private sector advancing racial equity by providing a quality affordable home for every Milwaukeean. CDA focuses on people and policy to create homeownership systems that build intergenerational wealth for Black and Latino families.
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Teens Grow Greens
Teens Grow Greens offers hands-on learning experiences that cultivate teenagers' skills, resources, and opportunities. This year TGG will employ 110 teenagers from Milwaukee through our paid internships (exposing them to culinary, horticultural, urban planning, and entrepreneurial training) and apprenticeships (further training them in horticulture, entrepreneurship, marketing, and education). Through this skill-building employment, the Teens develop self-efficacy, a genuine sense of belonging, and a robust resume of skills and connections.
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Community Advocates, Inc.
Community Advocates supports Milwaukee individuals and families through over 40 programs across four divisions: Basic Needs, Behavioral Health, the Milwaukee Women’s Center, and the Public Policy Institute. Prioritizing household stability, we assist 50,000 people annually with their housing, utilities, employment, behavioral health, relationship safety, and advocacy needs.
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Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee Graduation Plus Program
Graduation Plus College Access & Success Services’ mission is to assist students and young adults on their path to and through college. Graduation Plus provides students with academic support services, tutoring, ACT Prep, college tours, college scholarships, career readiness & exploration training, academic advising, financial literacy training, assistance with college applications, leadership lessons, and personal development.
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Plazita Verde
Plazita is a green space in the Muskego Way Neighborhood that was transformed from a longtime vacant lot into a vibrant neighborhood asset through community-led collaboration. In addition to features like a pergola, community-made seating, musical instruments, garden beds and art installations, Plazita has become a hub of education, advocacy and cultural exchange.
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Hunger Task Force Farm
The Hunger Task Force Farm grows half a million pounds of produce annually for the express purpose of feeding the hungry. This unique public-private partnership with Milwaukee County ensures access to fresh and culturally appropriate foods at local pantries and senior centers, collectively serving 50,000 people. The Farm is 100% supported by donors and over 5,000 volunteers.
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Outreach Community Health Center
Outreach Community Health Centers provides high quality health care throughout Greater Milwaukee - maintaining its founding mission to serve the homeless, extremely impoverished and uninsured. For 40 years, OCHC has grown, providing a strong continuum of services for the whole life needs of our patients, and deliver services at five locations.
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ThriveOn Collaboration
ThriveOn Collaboration is dedicated to eliminating racial, health, economic and social disparities in Milwaukee through generational investments in the well-being of its communities. This commitment is reflected in the Collaboration’s catalytic investment in ThriveOn King, the restoration and redevelopment of the iconic Gimbels-Schuster’s building in the Historic King Drive district.
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BIZSTARTS Milwaukee
The BizStarts Institute offers an exciting 6-week bootcamp for nontraditional entrepreneurs, including deaf and hard of hearing, Latino, Afro Caribbean, Black, and Brown individuals. It focuses on fundamental skills for launching and growing ventures, emphasizing bootstrapping, and fostering an entrepreneurial mindset. The program is credentialed by the University of Notre Dame and Florida State University.
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Near West Side Partners/BID #10
Near West Side Partners (NWSP) works to revitalize Milwaukee’s seven Near West Side neighborhoods by developing entrepreneurs, retaining and scaling businesses, and improving commercial corridors while addressing safety concerns, promoting housing opportunities, and engaging neighbors and employees in creating a vibrant and thriving community.
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La'Ketta Caldwell
La'Ketta Caldwell is a dedicated advocate for youth and women, a mentor, playwright, and author with over 20 years of experience working with youth. She uses art to bridge teams, coach, and inspire social change. An alum of Southern Illinois University, NYU, and the African American Leadership Program, she serves on various committees and is a proud TEMPO member. La'Ketta attends Unity Gospel House of Prayer and is best known for advocating that her "babies" have the best.
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Tarik Moody
Tarik Moody, born in 1973, is a versatile professional with backgrounds in architecture and military service. As Radio Milwaukee's Digital Director and HYFIN's Creative Director, he leads an Urban Alternative station celebrating Black culture. Tarik's work spans digital media, technology, and community engagement, focusing on amplifying underrepresented voices, fostering creativity, elevating Black enterprises, and championing social progress.
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