Homeownership squared; UCC, with city help, is boosting numbers in Walker Square area

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) | Date: May 8, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

In the south side neighborhood surrounding Walker Square, everyone knows Fernando Campos.

"Wherever I go El Rey, the Square, even a bar people will say, This is the man who helped me buy my house,' " Campos, 47, said with a broad grin. "Sometimes they buy me a beer."

Campos has spent almost a decade helping Hispanic families to pursue the dream of homeownership.

He is the neighborhood development coordinator for the Centro de la Comunidad/United Community Center.

"I see my job as more than helping people buy homes. It's really economic development. The neighborhood stabilizes and creates ...

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