January Creating Community Campaign Events

Two big events are coming up that you can participate in to work toward increasing affordable housing in Waukesha County. The first event is Advocacy Training on Wed., Jan. 21 at 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Waukesha. Vicky Selkowe, Mobilization Strategies Manager for the Wisconsin Council for Children and Families in Madison, will lead the training. At this educational session, you will learn more about how to advocate for a housing trust fund in the county with the Affordable Housing Task Force. St. Luke's is located at 300 Carroll St., next to the Waukesha Public Library.

The other event, our monthly action for January, is to attend the Waukesha County Park and Planning Commission Meeting on Thurs., Jan. 22 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 255 of the Administration Center of the Waukesha County Courthouse. This meeting is a follow-up on the county's Comprehensive Development Plan, which insufficiently addresses how the county will create more affordable housing over the next 25 years. Come to hold up a sign that we will provide to encourage the commission to strengthen its plans for affordable housing development.

If you plan to attend either event, please RSVP to Heather Dummer Combs,in order to plan for the number of people attending.