Welcome to Havenwoods. A community of wide-open green spaces, affordable living, engaged neighbors and a commitment to celebrating our differences because we know our diversity makes us stronger.

Street Keepers

Havenwoods is a beautiful community, with plenty of trees and nature throughout the neighborhood. But, like many communities, we work hard to keep our community free of litter and debris.

In order to beautify and revitalize our community, we established the Street Keepers Crew. The Havenwoods Street Keepers gives local residents job opportunities, a chance to grow professionally, and maintain our streets, parks, and business. Pairing job opportunities with beautification of our corridors was instrumental in establishing this program.

Every month, the Street Keepers clear illegal dumping sites, removes tires and collects a significant number of bags filled with trash. You’ll find the crew working on Silver Spring and Good Hope Roads and throughout our residential neighborhoods. Be sure to give them a honk or a ‘thank you’ when you see them out!

For more information on the Street Keepers program, contact Kyle at 414-400-9560.

Housing

With wide, tree-lined streets and many homes featuring large yards, Havenwoods has an distinct urban/suburban feel. Our homes are as diverse as our people. Houses in the area range from mid-20th century cape cod and colonial styles to quaint bungalows.

For those that are looking for affordable apartment living, we celebrate the new Westlawn Gardens — a development which features newer, solar-ready homes and a community garden. Homeownership in Havenwoods is accessible to first time home buyers with affordable prices and lower maintenance costs.

Whether you’re looking for a new home or are a current home owner or renter, we’re here to help. From finding available homes, rehab assistance or homebuyer education to sourcing home improvement or maintenance resources help, contact Stephanie Harling at sharling@havenwoods.org.

Community Organizing

Havenwoods residents are fully invested in our neighborhood. HNP is as well and are here to support them in any way we can. HNP helps to organize clean ups, establish and work with block watches and engage with residents in many ways to improve our community.

Safety & Security

Havenwoods Neighborhood Partnership works closely with residents to implement strategies designed to maintain the safety and quality of life in our community. We help establish Block Watches, address nuisance issues and assist in obtaining city services. If you’d like to start a block watch or join an existing one or to find out more about how you can make a difference on your block, please contact JeTaun Taylor at 414-431-2271 or jetaun@havenwoods.org.

Keeping Our Community Looking Good

One of our top priorities is to make sure residents have access to the tools and assistance needed in Havenwoods. Residents have many city resources that are available for them to aid them in the daily maintenance and management of our neighborhood.

The City of Milwaukee’s website, milwaukee.gov, is a gateway to all our important city departments such as Department of Neighborhood Services, Common Council, Department of Public Works and Milwaukee Police Department. Reach out to JeTaun Taylor at 431-2271 or jetaun@havenwoods.org to find out how to use these sites and many more, We’re always here to help.

The Bloom and Groom program provides discounted annual and perennial plants to help beautify neighborhoods and build connections among residents. The sale is held every May. For more information, contact JeTaun Taylor at 431-2271 or jetaun@havenwoods.org.

NIDC offers Community Improvement Project (CIP) grants to support Block Improvements and community projects that engage community members and physically improve neighborhoods. As always, we’re here to help. The application process is simple and can be found HERE. Contact JeTaun Taylor at 431-2271 or jetaun@havenwoods.org with any questions.

Interested in a Neighborhood Clean Up? You can pick a Saturday to host your clean up and we will help in scheduling a dumpster and supply garbage bags. We can also assist in making flyers announcing your planned day of helping keep our community beautiful. Contact JeTaun Taylor at 431-2271 or jetaun@havenwoods.org.