Tsim Kev Muaj Zog Rau Zej Zog Ib Ncig, Txhawb Nqa Kev Ruaj Ntseg Rau Khoom Noj Haus thiab Lwm Yam: Lub Khoos Kas Muab Nyiaj Pab Txhawb Nqa Zej Zog Ib Ncig Hauv Xyoo 2025 Ziag No Qhib Lawm!
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Txij li tam sim no mus txog Lub Ob Hlis Ntuj Tim 18, 2025, cov pab pawg me uas muaj li tsib leeg nce sauv uas nyob ua ke, cov chaw teev ntuj, cov koom haum tsis vam nyiaj paj ntsig, cov koom haum hauv zej zog thiab lwm pab pawg ua hauj lwm hauv zej zog tuaj yeem thov rau Lub Khoos Kas Muab Nyiaj Pab Rau Zej Zog Ib Ncig txhawm rau los pab txhim kho me ntswb me ntsis rau hauv cheeb tsam los sis rau cov koom haum.
Lub khoos kas tau ua qhov lag luam txij li xyoo 1999 los lawm thiab tau muab nyiaj pab rau ntau dua 350 lub khoos kas uas tau pab kho cov chaw ncig ua si, tsim kho tej kev taug tawm mus los kom zoo nkauj, tsim cov chaw rau sawv daws tuaj koom ua si ua ke los sis tawm phiaj xwm npaj rau yav tom ntej. Lub khoos kas no muab nyiaj pab li $25,000, feem ntau lwm yuav yog $1,000 txog $5,000.
Lub Nroog Madison Tus Tawm Phiaj Xwm Txhim Kho Nroog hu ua Linda Horvath tau hais tseg tias “Lub Nroog muab nyiaj pab me ntsis thiab, tab sis nws cov neeg nyob koog zej zog ib ncig txoj kev mob siab rau qhov chaw lawv nyob thiab txaus siab yuav los ua kom nws zoo dua qub tuaj, uas yuav los pab ua kom lub khoos kas no ua tiav hlo”.
Nyob rau sab qaum teb, cov zej zog xav tsim kom muaj qhov txiaj ntsig zoo.
Justin Markofski nyob hauv Northside Planning Council (NPC) tau hais tseg tias “Nws tau pom tseeb lawm hais tias muaj ntau tus neeg nyob hauv thiab cov neeg nyob ib puag ncig muaj kev ntshai, hnov tau tias lawv nyob ib leeg thiab tag kev cia siab txog kev koom tes thiab kev koom tes hauv pej xeem kev ua lub neej uas muaj tsawg lawm zuj zus, suav nrog hauv cov zos feem ntau ntawm cov zej zog”.
Hauv kev pab, NPC tau siv nws Cov Nyiaj Pab Rau Zej Zog Ib Ncig hauv xyoo 2024 txhawm rau los sib sau cov pab pawg hauv zej zog los noj mov ua ke uas lawv tau kawm paub txog kev siv zog tam sim no los txhawb thiab txhawb kev noj qab haus huv, kev nyab xeeb thiab kev noj qab nyob zoo ntawm cov zej zog thiab lawv pib los tawm phiaj xwm npaj cov koob tsheej thiab tes dej num los tsim kom muaj kev nkag siab ntawm qhov chaw, tawm tswv yim pab rau cov teeb meem yuav tshwm sim thiab tsim kev sib raug zoo tshiab.
Hauv plawv nroog ntawm Zej Zog Ib Ncig Greenbush, Lub Chaw Pab Cuam Zej Zog Ib Ncig Tsev (Neighborhood House, NH) tau npaj lub khooa kas thiab kev pab cuam tseem ceeb hauv zej zog los tau ntau xyoo lawm. Hauv xyoo 2024, NH tau txais Nyiaj Pab Rau Zej Zog Ib Ncig txhawm rau los pab txo tej kev muaj khoom noj haus tsis txaus thiab ntxiv tej kev kos duab rau lub zej zog. Lawv lub khoos kas cuam tshuam nrog kev tsim cov thawv ntoo zoo nkauj hu ua Little Free Pantries thiab lub laub thauj khoom noj haus. Lawv tau nruab ob qho tib si hauv zej zog thiab tab tom npaj khoom noj haus pub dawb rau cov neeg nyob hauv.
Nyob rau hauv Zej Zog Ib Ncig Summit Woods, cov tib neeg tab tom tsim kev sib raug zoo nrog zej tsoom hauv ntau txoj hauv kev nrog lawv cov nyiaj pab hauv xyoo 2024 suav nrog kev npaj lub rooj sib tham “Back to School Ice Cream Social”, Koob Tsheej Halloween thiab “Snow Moon” mus raws txoj kev caij tsheb kauj vab Summit Woods. Yuav muaj ntau yam dej num fab zej tsoom uas tshwm sim tom ntej no, nrog rau kev tshawb fawb kom paub seb tus tib neeg saib qhov twg muaj txiaj ntsig siab tshaj thiab lawv xav hloov dab tsi.
Tsis tas li ntawd hauv xyoo 2024, Zej Zog Lake Edge tab tom txhim kho zej zog ib ncig kom zoo nkauj dua qub tuaj thiab nrhiav chaw nyob rau tsiaj hav zoov, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog rau cov tsiaj nqus paj. Txhawm rau ua qhov no, lawv hloov thaj tsam ntawm cov nyom li 280 feet nyob rau ntawm lub kaus mom kawg ntawm Lake Edge Boulevard kom los ua ib qho chaw cog xyoob ntoo.
Hlob Bentley Wolfe Tus Lwm Thawj Coj Ntawm Lub Koom Haum Zej Zog Ib Ncig Lake Edge tau hais tseg cia “Peb zoo siab tau pom cov paj tawg nyob rau lub caij nplooj ntoos hlav tom ntej, thaum peb tawm phiaj xwm npaj los qhib ib lub koob tsheej cog xyoob ntoo hauv zej zog nyob rau Hnub Tiv thaiv Ntiaj Teb hauv xyoo 2025”.
Cov neeg tawm phiaj xwm npaj hauv Lub Nroog Madison tau pom tias cov nyiaj pab me ntswb me ntsis no tuaj yeem muaj txiaj ntsig ntau heev rau kev txhim kho lub zej zog.
Angela Puerta Tus Tawm Phiaj Xwm Txhim Kho Lub Nroog Madison tau hais tseg cia tias “Cov neeg zej zog ib ncig tuaj koom ua ke thiab kev sib txuas uas lawv tsim thaum ua kev zoo nkauj rau lawv ib puag ncig los sis tsim lawv cov kev txawj ntse, yog qhov muaj txiaj ntsig zoo tshaj plaws,” .
Hauv xyoo 2023, Bayview Koom Haum Pab Nyiaj Dawb tau siv nws cov nyiaj pab txhawm rau los tsim cov vaj tse tshiab nyob rau ntawm lub ces kaum ntawm Regent Street thiab West Washington Avenue kom zoo nkauj thiab nrog rau cov duab lo phab ntsa uas ua rau zoo nkauj uas hu ua “Kev Cia Siab Hauv Kev Nrhiav Vaj Tse”. Muaj peb tus neeg ua yeeb yam hu ua – Amy Zaremba, Sharon Tang thiab Alicia Rheal – tau raug xaiv los ua hauj lwm nrog cov neeg zej zog hauv kev kos duab rau phab ntsa. Cov cuab tam no tau tsim thiab ua tiav nrog cov tswv yim thiab kev ua yeeb yam ntawm ntau tshaj 100 tus neeg nyob hauv.
Alexis London Tus Thawj Tswj Hwm Saib Xyuas Nyiaj Pab Dawb ntawm Bayview tau hais tseg cia tias “Ntawm qhov kev sib tshuam ntawm txoj kev tsheb loj no muaj tsheb ntau heev los ntawm Capitol, cov phiaj xwm duab lo phab ntsa no qhia kom pom txog cov neeg nyob hauv Bayview qhia txog lawv yog leej twg thiab Bayview muaj txiaj ntsig zoo li cas rau Lub Nroog Madison,”.
Thaum kev kis kab mob muaj kev cuam tshuam loj rau tej lag luam, Tara Wilhelmi tau thov thiab tau txais nyiaj pab sawv cev tam li Ujamaa Business Association. Thaum muaj kev txwv rau cov kev kis kab mob, ces Ujamaa tau siv nws cov nyiaj pab txhawm rau los txhawb cov neeg muag khoom hauv kev xa lawv cov khoom mus muag rau Madison Night Markets thiab Carts in Parks. Lawv kuj muaj peev xwm ntxiv tau ntau tshaj ob npaug ntawm lawv cov tswv cuab thiab tuav ntau tshaj 100 yam nrog kev pab los ntawm lawv cov nyiaj pab.
Ib qho kev muaj zog ntawm lub khoos kas yog lub peev xwm los txhawb kev koom tes hauv zej zog. Nws pab txhawb nqa lub koom haum thiab zej zog ib ncig thiab yog li ntawd, pab ua kom qhov chaw nyob xis nyob dua qub tuaj. Brian Andersen ntsib qhov no txhua zaus uas nws cov neeg nyob ze ntawm Sunset Village taug kev mus rau lub vaj txiv hmab txiv ntoo uas lawv tsim nrog cov nyiaj pab hauv ntau lub xyoo dhau los lawm.
Andersen tau hais tseg cia “Nws ua kom peb los sib ntsib thiab peb tuaj yeem mus rau qhov ntawd thiab pom seb muaj dab tsi loj hlob, saib seb hom txiv hmab txiv ntoo twg tab tom loj,”.
Cov kauj ruam hauv kev thov cov nyiaj pab uas muaj nyob rau hauvlub nroog lub vev xaib. Uas yuav suav nrog kev sib tham nrog tus thawj coj ntawm cov neeg nyob ib puag ncig thiab kev sib tham ua ntej thov yam tsis raws cai nrog cov neeg ua hauj lwm ntawm Feem Hauj Lwm Tawm Phiaj Xwm. Hnub kawg ntawm cov ntawv thov tag ua ntej Lub Ob Hlis Ntuj Tim 18 thaum 4:30 teev tsaus ntuj.
On the northside, neighborhoods want to build capacity.
“It has become apparent that many residents and neighborhood groups are feeling fearful, isolated and discouraged about the waning level of engagement and participation in public life including at the most local level of neighborhoods,” the Northside Planning Council (NPC)’s Justin Markofski said.
In response, NPC used its 2024 Neighborhood Grant to gather neighborhood groups for a meal where they learned about current efforts to strengthen and support the health, safety and well-being of neighborhoods, and they started planning events and activities to create a sense of place, advocate around issues, and build new relationships.
In the heart of the Greenbush Neighborhood, the Neighborhood House Community Center (NH) has provided important community programs and services for decades. In 2024, NH received a Neighborhood Grant to help alleviate food insecurity and add art to the community. Their project involved building brightly decorated wooden boxes called Little Free Pantries and a mobile food cart. They installed both in the neighborhood and are stocking them with free food for residents.
In the Summit Woods Neighborhood, folks are building social connections in many ways with their 2024 grant including hosting a “Back to School Ice Cream Social”, Halloween Party, and “Snow Moon” walk along the Summit Woods bike trail. More social activities are coming up, along with a survey to find out what people value most and what they would like to change.
Also in 2024, the Lake Edge Neighborhood sought to beautify the neighborhood and provide wildlife habitat, particularly for pollinators. To do this, they converted approximately 280 square feet of lawn in the median end caps on Lake Edge Boulevard to a native wildflower planting.
“We are excited to see the flowers bloom next spring, when we plan to host a community weeding activity in the planting beds for Earth Day 2025,” Lake Edge Neighborhood Association President Bentley Wolfe said.
Planners with the City of Madison have seen the big impact these small grants can have.
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