• Dental Clinic - Provides affordable dental care for patients with HIV and AIDS.
• Food Pantry - Facilitates health education by offering nutritious food to families and individuals living with HIV and AIDS.
• Lifepoint - Keeps the rate of HIV below national averages for injection drug users and therefore reduce the rate of new infections.

• Disaster Recovery- Ensures that people in our community receive the help they need to begin the recovery process after a disaster strikes.
• Educational Services - Provides educational and training programs that prepare individuals to prevent or respond to emergency situations.
• Homeless to Housing - Reaches out to individuals who are homeless and mentally ill, helping them obtain safe housing.

• Elder Service - Assists the elderly in maintaining their homes, offer support for physical, emotional and financial challenges.
• Family-Based Services - Promotes self-sufficiency for families with limited resources through strength-based counseling and community support services.
• Milwaukee Mental Health Consultants - Provides training and consultation to mental health and social services agencies.
• Project Hope - Assists senior homeowners in managing their finances and maintaining financial stability to remain in their homes.

• Aurora Adult Day Center - Enables the elderly to remain living safely in the community through services that increase self-sufficiency.
• Aurora VNA Ziber Family Hospice - Creates the highest level of comfort possible through compassionate end-of-life care.
• Home Health Services - Provides health care solutions that enable people to remain independent citizens.

• 50+ - Provides community support for elderly people through physical activity, support groups and social events.
• Family and Children - Provides education, physical fitness and creative activities for children and teens while providing community support for parents.
• Food Pantry - Provides a nutritionally balanced packet of food to individuals and families in need in southeastern Milwaukee County. Educational programs and referrals help enable families to become food secure.

• Community Mentoring - Nurtures positive growth for at-risk children and teens through long-term adult mentors.

• MATCH ME - Establishes healthy one-on-one relationships between youth and adult mentors.

• Career Development Exploration - Provides youth with opportunities to learn about different career options.
• Scoutreach - Helps urban students develop career goals through vocational counseling.

Safety Net

• School Achievement - Inspires young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.
• Youth Employment - Strengthens youth job-seeking skills, competency and confidence through valuable employment experience.

Breaking The Cycle of Poverty

• Individual Development Accounts - Utilizes matching funds from the federal government and the private sector to provide individuals an opportunity to set up savings accounts for purchase of a home or postsecondary education.
• SMART Girls - SMART Girls Addresses the issue of sexual violence against girls in Milwaukee. SMART Girls utilizes a small group setting and a combination of informational and experimental learning activities to help girls learn about sexual violence and prevention strategies and develop healthy attitudes and
  lifestyles.
• Passport to Manhood - Addresses several key areas of development while stressing and promoting positive values and behaviors. Passport consists of 14 sessions, each of which concentrates on a specific aspect of manhood, including showing respect towards women and girls.
• Spheres of Proud Achievement in Reading for Kindergartners (SPARK) - Improves literacy among kindergartners through the three spheres of a young child's life including the school day, after school hours and evening family time.

• Women's/Women with Children Center - Provides safe housing to women and families in an effort to end homelessness for women and families one life at a time.

• Behavioral Health Services - Helps families experiencing challenges in any phase of life through professional, outpatient guidance.
• In-Home Support Services - Improves the quality of life for elderly through in-home companionship and services like cleaning or running errands.
• Outreach Services - Meets needs of the poor in our community through social ministry.
• Pregnancy and Parenting Support Services - Helps birth parents develop tools to make successful and thoughtful plans for their family.

• Early Intervention - Assists children in achieving developmental milestones such as crawling, walking and talking.  

• Intervention Services for Children and Elderly - Develops language skills for children and elderly for better communication and self-sufficiency.

Safety Net Services

• Before and After School Program - Offers fun and educational care for children.
• Teen Outreach Program and All Stars - Encourages volunteer community service and positive youth development to discourage teen pregnancy. This
  community-based program targets at-risk Hispanic high school students, as well as after-school and summer youthprogram participants in middle school grades.
• Senior Program - Promotes social interaction, good health, education and recreation for the elderly.
• Youth Empowered to Succeed - Develops healthy lifestyles, physical fitness, team-building skills, positive social interaction and increase self-esteem through organized recreational activities.

Breaking The Cycle of Poverty

• Leyendo juntos - Increases literacy for four- and five-year-olds, many of whom speak Spanish as a first language, through culturally suitable activities that bring reading into the home.

• Child Day Care - Helps children and youth succeed by developing the whole child and supporting families as they seek to provide a nurturing, safe and educationally stimulating environment for their children.

• Scholarship Project and Operation Fix It - Teaches children the importance of health, safety and injury prevention through field trips, presentations and curricula that support the principles of nonviolence.

• Pregnanct Counseling and Resources - Provides counseling, support, and resources for pregnant women..
• Counseling for Children and Families - Addresses problems and resolve social and emotional difficulties within families.
• Volunteer Respite Care - Offers assistance for parents caring for a child with special needs.

• Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities - Creates and supports long-term relationships between volunteers and people with developmental disabilities. 

• Plain Talk - Teaches parents and other adults the skills and tools they need to communicate effectively with their children and other young people about abstinence, healthy relationships, and sexual concerns and behaviors. This phase of the project focuses specifically on boosting the saturation of the community intervention (Home Health Parties), increasing contraceptive care to teens (access), a qualitative assessment of the reproductive health needs of Hmong residents, and community mapping in Metcalfe Park.

Safety Net Services -

• Early Childhood Education - Ensures that all children achieve age-appropriate developmental milestones and are prepared for school.
• Group Work – Camping - Provides special activities for bilingual youth including sports, art, music, drama, team- building and leadership training.
• Youth and Family - Develops a safe and nurturing environment for children while addressing many issues of importance to today’s families.

Breaking The Cycle of Poverty

• Parent Involvement and Child Literacy Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters in Milwaukee (HIPPY) - Establishes parents as the first teacher and the home as the first learning environment so children enter school with age-appropriate skills.
• Safe Relationships - Delivers comprehensive sexual violence prevention programming to children and teens in a variety of settings. This program is a partnership with Illusion Theater of Minneapolis and Milwaukee Public Theatre, utilizing theater to teach young people about sexual violence and healthy relationships. Additionally, COA implements the evidence–based Safe Dates Curricula.

• Case Management - Provides case management for mentally ill , homeless individuals.
• Emergency Support / Advocacy Continuum - Prevents and reduces homelessness in our Advocacy Continuum community for low-income individuals through services for people in need.
• Milwaukee Women's Center-Emergency Shelter - Provides safe housing, clothing, advocacy, information and referrals to women and children leaving violent relationships.
• Milwaukee Womens’ Center-Nevermore Batterer's Treatment - Provides education and support for individuals addressing abusive and controlling behaviors in their intimate partner relationships.

• Comprehensive Community Care - Maintains independence for people with disabilities through in-home services.

• COPE Hotline - Hotline provides professional assistance for people experiencing crisis.

• Comprehensive Community Services - Empowers the Milwaukee Hispanic Community through education, housing and social services to help families and individuals overcome social, economic and cultural barriers.
• Special Living Arrangements - Assists those in the Hispanic community in need of secure, safe living arrangements.

• Germantown Prevention - Decreases substance abuse through education and information about the effects and consequences of chemical use, abuse and misuse.

Safety Net Services

• Counseling and Group Program - Provides mental health care and support for those in Milwaukee unable to afford services.
• The Pathfinders for Runaways - Offers comprehensive services for runaways and homeless youth, providing shelter, street outreach, counseling, case management and HIV prevention.

Breaking The Cycle of Poverty

• Hand in Hand - Uses the evidence-based Sexual Assault Risk Reduction (SARR) curriculum in Milwaukee area middle and high schools, while also providing child and adolescent treatment groups. Hand-in-Hand reaches young survivors of sexual abuse, and includes outreach to the community-atlarge through a variety of methods including “classroom” instruction, speakers, and outreach activities.

• Adult Day Services - Promotes independence and community integration for adults with severe developmental disabilities through a safe, stimulating day program.
• Outpatient Therapy Services - Improves functional activities, personal well- being and independence for children and adults with physical, cognitive, communication, or sensory disabilities.

• Fondy Farmers Market - Provides sustainable solutions to the age-old problems of hunger, malnutrition and lack of economic opportunity in Milwaukee’s central city.

• Emergency Food Pantry - Provides emergency food relief for those at risk of hunger.

• Domestic Violence Project - Provides emergency shelter, 24-hour crisis intervention and advocacy service to victims of domestic abuse in Washington County.

• Girl Scouting - Builds confidence, courage and character in girls as they develop into women.

• Youth Development - Develops self-confidence, creativity, values and a sense of community responsibility for female youth.

• Grand Avenue Club - Provides people who have experienced mental illness with help through job preparation and placement assistance.

• Older Adult Seniors - Provides services to assist older adults in day-to-day activities.
• Special Needs – Chaverim - Provides social services for those with special needs.
• Special Needs – Shiluv - Provides school-age special needs children a fully integrated day camp experience.

• Great Girls, Great Women - Partners with Task Force on Family Violence and Walker’s Point Youth and Family Center to reduce sexual victimization among high-risk girls. This project increases motherchild communication about sexual violence. Many participants share similar social characteristics identified in “If Truth Be Told” that place them at a higher risk for sexual victimization and teen pregnancy. Activities include mother/daughter retreats, 6 week support groups for girls and women, individualized follow-up and an annual graduation event.

• Prostart - Provides intense, innovative hands-on training program designed to train and prepare participants to obtain entrylevel careers in the food service and hospitality industry.

• Southeast Asian Gang Diversion - Offers alternatives to gang membership.
• Southeast Asian Job Training and Retention - Provides job training and retention skills along with job placement and work to break down language and culture barriers for participants and potential employers.
• Southeast Asian Refugee Resettlement - Improves the quality of life for Hmong and resettlement program Laotian refugees by bridging culture and language barriers to identify resources and meet the needs of low-income residents.

• Nursing Career Development - Trains and mentors underprivileged individuals to gain employment as certified nursing assistants.
  Note: Not a "Donor Choice" option, funded through the Community Impact Fund.

• Children's Programs - Assists women and their families, who have been touched by trauma and/or addiction, to develop and achieve positive life goals.

• Post-Purchasing Counseling - Assists families in becoming successful home owners and sustaining home ownership.

• 2-1-1 @ IMPACT - Maintains a 24-hour central access point for information and health/social service referrals.
• Assessment and Referral - Provides drug and alcohol assessment, referral, intervention and case management services for individuals seeking help for themselves or a loved one.
• Peers with IMPACT - Recruits and trains teens to educate and present age-appropriate information about drugs and alcohol to elementary and middle school students.

• Attendant Referral - Helps people with disabilities learn how to partner with personal care attendants.

• Employment - Assists with job-seeking activities, training, and employment leads for job seekers over the age of 50.
• Family Caregiver Support Network - Provides assistance, information and support for family members who provide care for elderly loved ones.
• Neighborhood Outreach - Pairs volunteers with isolated, older adults to help them maintain personal well-being through daily check-ins, visits and help with chores.

• Immigration and Naturalization Services - Assists individuals & families through the immigration and refugee resettlement process.

• Family Counseling - Counsels children, adults, families and couples through professional evaluation and diagnosis, and psychotherapeutic services.
• Older Adult Services - Provides counseling and case management services to elderly clients in-office or at-home.

Safety Net Services

• Crisis Nursery - Provides a safe and nurturing environment to children and families.
• Hispanic Early Learning Program - Provides parenting education in group support sessions, home visitation and an on-site learning lab.

Breaking The Cycle of Poverty

• La Causa Early Literacy Program - Helps Young Children acquire the literacy skills they need to achieve in both their academic experience and throughout their lives.

• Civil Division - Provides advice, represents and resolves civil legal problems affecting low-income individuals.

• Individual and Family Clinics - Provides a wide range of community-based services for health, legal, and family issues.
• Keefe Family Resource Center - Offers neighborhood children and parents a supportive network through after-school programs, home visitations and job skill evaluation.
• Kinship Mentoring - Provides children with positive adult role models to build support and friendship.
• Ozaukee Counseling - Provides free, confidential counseling for birth parents and extended family members experiencing unplanned pregnancy.
• Pregnancy Counseling / Foster Care - Trains, licenses, monitors and supports foster families as they care for infants and children in metropolitan Milwaukee.

• Restorative Care - Ensures access to the full range of quality oral healthcare services for impoverished adults and children.

• Mental Health Advancement and Access - Promotes mental health and well-being through education, advocacy and support.

• Teen Pregnancy and Violence Prevention Program - Provides pregnancy and sexual violence prevention education to a high-risk population–children of women
  with substance abuse disorders–using two evidence-based programs: Safe Dates and Becoming a Responsible Teen (B.A.R.T.).
• Transitional Living - Addresses substance abuse with support services that are safe, culturally competent, financially accessible and effective.

• Elderly Adult Support Services - Maintains senior independence through meal programs, recreational activities, health clinics, educational and support services.
• Emergency Food Pantry - Provides families with a three-day supply of ethnically appropriate food, household products and referrals to community services.
• Youth Risk Prevention - Encourages children to make good decisions, refrain from negative behaviors, improve their social interaction skills and contribute to the community in positive ways.

• Project Q Health & Wellness - Provides quality educational services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth aged 24 and under throughout the Milwaukee area.

• Campaign for African American Achievement - Educates students about college preparation and scholarships, encouraging student excellence through recognition of achievements.
• Employment Assistance - Provides assistance with resume preparation and job search skills, leading to consistent income and self-sufficiency.

• Youth and Family Services - Improves the quality of life for youth and families through weekly social and recreational activities.

Safety Net Services

• Each One Reach One - Promotes positive growth and development for youth by providing prevention activities.
• MLK Social Services - Provides parenting classes, crisis counseling and information and referral services.
• PATHS - Provides parents and children – alone or together – individualized family life education.

Breaking The Cycle of Poverty

• Let's talk About It - Uses the evidence-based Safe Dates curriculum, supplemented by a 2-session internet safety program. The program serves mother (or caregiver)/daughter pairs, who in turn are trained as facilitators of future groups. Activities include overnight retreats and a community rally to raise awareness of sexual violence against teens.

• Supporting Families Project - Assists low-income parents in finding and keeping jobs through the Next Door Foundation individual support services that include civil legal and comprehensive employment services.
  Note: Not a "Donor Choice" option, funded through the Community Impact Fund.

Safety Net Services

• Employment Readiness - Teaches low-income adults academic and technology skills to advance their careers.

• Organizational Training and Technical Assistance - Offers consultation to nonprofits on business management.
• Volunteer CenterClearinghouse - Connects nonprofits with interested volunteers.

• Neighborhood Development - Provides food assistance and referrals to adults and families leaving the WIC program.
• Youth Development - Furthers youth development through after-school, weekend and summer programming.

• Prevention / Intervention - Provides classroom presentations and counseling to students on crisis management, eating disorders orders, strangers and date/acquaintance rape.

Safety Net Services

• Parenting Education and Support - Provides support to parents through a 24-hour parent helpline and home visits for parents of newborns.

Breaking The Cycle of Poverty

• RELATE + Images - Aims to eliminating sexual violence against girls. The program is implemented over a five-week period in area schools. Gender-specific groups are facilitated by Peer Educators who are a year or more older than the participants. Through a combination of educational presentations, discussions, activities, and surveys, the RELATE Project helps participants examine core beliefs, attitudes and influences that contribute to sexual violence.

• Intervention Services / Volunteer Services / Parent Mentor - Assists children with special needs in reaching their full potential in all areas of development.

• Employment Readiness and Advancement - Prepares individuals with disabilities for future employment leading toward self-sufficiency.

• Childbirth and Infant Preparation Services - Provides prevention education, information, support and access to community resources to address unplanned
  pregnancies.

• Partnership for an Employed Milwaukee - Implements long-tern strategies to build skills of new/ existing workers. Includes metal forming/press operating
  training and soft/life-skills training in this multi-phase program.

• Emergency Lodge - Provides shelter and emergency assistance to homeless individuals and families in Milwaukee County.
• Employment Assistance Program - Provides job development and educational support for unemployed homeless adults.

Safety Net Services

• Community Food Bank - Enables participants to meet their basic needs and support family stability through emergency food, infant formula and clothing services.
• Group Day Care / Family Day Care - Provides an affordable and safe early childhood learning environment.
• Youth Social Development - Promotes healthy relationships, decision and problem-solving skills through social, academic and recreational youth programs.

Breaking The Cycle of Poverty

• Literacy First - Serves one of the most at-risk populations to address literacy development of children through parent / child socialization, school intervention, after-school assistance, teacher development, community programs, and daycare / Head Start initiatives.

• Family Health Care - Improves the well-being of Milwaukee's south side residents by providing high quality, family-based healthcare.

• Family Support Center - Supports homeless families working to regain stability through short and long-term housing assistance, advocacy, and referral services.

• Batterers Anonymous - Beyond Abuse - Enables men and women to effectively manage conflict in their personal relationships.
• Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate - Teaches victims of domestic violence to make informed choices, identify options and manage individual domestic violence crisis.
• Emergency Shelter - Provides a safe and secure domestic violence shelter and effective supportive services for women and their children.

• LEAD - Oversees alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention and early intervention programs and activities in Ozaukee County.

• Advocacy and Education - Empowers people to live a life free from domestic violence through education, advocacy and access to help services.

• Volunteer Development - Trains organizations in volunteer management, focusing on retention through meaningful service projects.

• Runaway and teen Crisis Program - Provides emergency shelter, counseling and other supportive services to runaway, homeless and other youth in crisis.

• Youth Work Learning Center - Provides advocacy and training for youth workers.

Safety Net Services

• Community Reintegration Services - Provides education, training, job placement, and housing assistance to offenders being released from the Milwaukee County House of Corrections.
• Criminal Justice Intervention - Provides treatment to the mentally ill to increase their capacity to live in the community to avoid inappropriate and harmful incarceration.

Breaking The Cycle of Poverty

• Work of Work - Provides intensive employment services to incarcerated Milwaukee County adults considered to be at very high risk for failing in the community.

• Center for Excellence for Skilled Trades and Industries - Provides disadvantaged workers from the central access to careers in the construction industry, including direct placement for qualified workers, pre-employment training for entry-level jobs and apprenticeship preparation programs for skilled trades.
  Note: Not a "Donor Choice" option, funded through the Community Impact Fund.

• Day and Resident Camping - Improves self-understanding and self-confidence for youth through camp experience.
• Sponsor-A-Scholar - Encourages and maintain self-confidence in girls.
• Teen Achievers - Supports and encourages youth in the areas of academics, career exploration and leadership development.

• Nurturing and Parenting Support - Offers a variety of parenting support and educational programs for parents.

• Community Adult Learning Lab - Helps women and their families prosper through job training, skill building, entrepreneurship opportunities, leadership advancement and economic independence.
• Bridging the Gap - Provides pathways for individuals with low wealth to advance their economic goals through a collection of programs.
• Youth Enrichment Services - Offers meaningful opportunities for girls' leadership in order for them to grow into empowered women.