Located between Milwaukee’s Riverwest, Harambee, Brewer’s Hill and Beerline neighborhoods, COA’s Kadish Park is a remarkable example of vision, transformation, and community building. Kadish Park is a vibrant urban green space in an area that was once litter-strewn and crime-ridden. COA added a sports field, established a summer day camp, created a large community garden space, and added community programming.

In 2007, COA Created the free, family-friendly Skyline Music Series to bring the diverse community together on summer evenings to enjoy music, picnics, views of the Milwaukee skyline, and each other’s company. Sponsored by Allen Silvertstein Law Offices with additional support from community-minded businesses and groups, COA’s Skyline Music is the only free, family-friendly weekly concert series serving Riverwest and surrounding neighborhoods.

With generous support from Sue and Allan (Bud) Selig, Bonnie and Leon Joseph, the families of Richard and Susan Folz, and the City of Milwaukee, COA’s Selig-Joseph-Folz Amphitheater brings high-quality performing arts programming to the community. In 2013, the Amphitheater received the Mayor’s Design Award, which honors design projects that contribute positively to the urban landscape of Milwaukee. In 2012, the Amphitheater was one of only 30 projects in the state of Wisconsin to receive the honor of being named among Wisconsin’s Top Projects.

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Creating a great new urban green space is an important step in COA’s efforts to transform the Amani Neighborhood. On August 29th, 2014, COA broke ground on the new Moody Park, converting the space into a safe, family-friendly park for Amani neighborhood residents. Adjacent to COA’s Goldin Center at 24th and Burleigh, the new Moody Park, together with the new clinic, Family Resource Center, and new neighborhood association are transforming what was once one of the most distressed areas of Milwaukee.

COA revitalized Moody Park to include a splash pad, basketball courts, sports fields, community gardens, a picnic pavilion, and a 3,000 square foot community building.  The park officially opened for use in 2015, and is now home to a wide variety of programs including Simba Soccer, intergenerational arts, Social Fitness Club, yoga/dance, Kohl’s Wild Theatre performances, senior programming and the Summer Meals program which served 5,617 meals in June – August. COA also hosted the Safe Summer Kickoff, Stories in the Park, Skechers Shoe Giveaway, and Heal the Hood events in Moody Park.