Note: A gift to the Safety Net Services Impact Area will benefit each of the following programs.
Advocates of Ozaukee Partner Since 1980
(262) 284-3577
- Domestic Violence - Works to end family violence by providing prevention, intervention, and emergency services for adults and children.
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AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin Partner Since 1993
(414) 273-1991
- Dental Clinic - Offers affordbable preventive and restorative dental care for patients with HIV and AIDS.
- Food Pantry - Provides nutrition education along with wholesome food to families and individuals living with HIV and AIDS through pantry services and direct delivery.
- Lifepoint - Faciilates HIV prevention outreach and testing for injection drug users to reduce the rate of HIV infection.
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American Red Cross in Southeastern Wisconsin Partner Since 1961
(414) 342-8680
- 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.
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Aurora Family Service *100 Year Partner
(414) 342-4560
- Elder Service - Assists older adults with limited income in maintaining their independence; offers support for physical, emotional and financial challenges.
- Family Enrichment - Provides parents with the resources, support, and guidance they need to make the best choices for themselves, their new baby and their family.
- Project HOPE - Helps older adult homeowners in managing their finances and maintaining financial stability in order to remain in their own homes.
- Systemic Family Counseling - Promotes self-sufficiency for families with limited resources through strength-based counseling.
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Aurora Visiting Nursing Association of Wisconsin *100 Year Partner
(414) 327-2295
- Aurora Adult Day Center - Enables older adults and individuals with disabilities 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 a variety of health care solutions that enable people to remain at home and independent.
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Bay View Community Center Partner Since 1980
(414) 482-1000
- 50+ - Provides community support for older adults through physical activity, support groups and social events.
- Family and Children - Strengthens family support networks, encourages parenting skills and enhances the healthy growth and development of families and children through a Family Resource Center, parenting programs and activities for youth.
- Food Pantry - Provides nutritionally balanced food, educational progams and referrals to help individuals and families in need in southeastern Milwaukee County become food secure.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Milwaukee, Inc. Partner Since 2005
(414) 258-4778
- Community Mentoring - Nurtures positive growth for at-risk children and teens through professionally supported, one-to-one mentoring relationships with long-term adult mentors.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ozaukee County Partner Since 1978
(262) 377-0784
- MATCH ME - Establishes healthy one-on-one relationships with at-risk youth and caring adult mentors who take an active interest in their welfare as friends and role models.
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Boy Scouts of America - Milwaukee County Council Partner Since 1949
(414) 774-1776
- Learning for Life - Provides youth with opportunities to learn about different career paths.
- Scoutreach - Helps urban students develop career goals through vocational counseling.
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Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee *100 Year Partner
(414) 267-8100
- 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.
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The Cathedral Center, Inc. Partner Since 2007
(414) 831-0394
- 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.
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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Inc. Partner Since 1922
(414) 769-3435
- Behavioral Health Services - Assists individuals and families experiencing challenges in any phase of life through professional, outpatient therapy.
- In-Home Support Services - Improves the quality of life for older adults and individulas with disabilities through in-home companionship and services such as cleaning, laundry assistance, meal preparation and help with errands.
- Outreach Services - Meets needs of the families with a limted income in our community by connecting them to family, health and social services.
- Pregnancy and Parenting Support Services - Helps birth parents develop tools to make successful and thoughtful plans for their family.
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Center for Blind and Visually Impaired Children, Inc. Partner Since 1978
(414) 355-3060
- Early Intervention - Assists children through educational intervention in achieving developmental milestones such as crawling, walking and talking.
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Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Inc. Partner Since 1949
(262) 604-2200
- Adult Aural and Communication Rehabilitation - Older adults coping with hearing loss recieve therapy, adovacy and communication skills training to help them maintain their independence and quality of life.
- Kellogg Child and Family Program - Children indentified with hearing loss, may at birth, receive intervention services to help them develop language, the key to learning and becoming productive members of our community.
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Child Development Center of St. Joseph Partner Since 1967
(414) 645-5337
- Education - 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.
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Children’s Service Society of Wisconsin Partner Since 1949
(414) 453-1400
- Counseling for Children and Families - Addresses problems and resolves social and emotional difficulties within families to reduce conflict and strengthen family ties.
- Pregnacny Counseling and Resources - Provides counseling, support and resources for pregnant women.
- Volunteer Respite Care - Offers assistance, support and guidance for parents caring for a child with special needs.
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Citizen Advocacy of Washington County Partner Since 1980
(262) 334-3384
- Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities - Creates and maintains long-term relationships by volunteers who support and advocate for people with developmental disabilities.
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COA Youth and Family Centers Partner Since 1934
(414) 263-8383
- Early Childhood Education - Nationally accredited program ensures that all children achieve age appropriate developmental milestones and are prepared for school.
- Group Work – Camping - Facilitates overnight youth camp experiences including environmental education, sports, art, music, drama, team-buiding and leadership training.
- Youth and Family - Provides a safe, nuturing and educational environment for children as well as family support services and parental involvement programming to address important issus facing today's families.
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Community Advocates Inc. Partner Since 1982
(414) 449-4777
- Case Management - Provides support, guidance and case management for individuals with mental illness and without a home.
- Emergency Support/ Advocacy Continuum - Leads a coalition of service providers dedicated to improving the lives of people who have no home through efficient coordination of services and strategic innovation.
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Community Care Organization, Inc. Partner Since 1982
(414) 385-6600
- Comprehensive Community Care - Assists people with disabilities to maitain their independence through in-home services.
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COPE Services, Inc. Partner Since 1980
(262) 377-1477
- COPE Hotline - Provides information and referal services, emotional support, intervention and professional assistance through a 24-hour hotline available to people experiencing crisis.
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Council for the Spanish Speaking, Inc. Partner Since 1975
(414) 384-3700
- Bilingual Social Services - Empowers the Milwaukee Hispanic community through bilingual social services to address the issues of education, housing and immigration, as well as develop greater self-suffciency to overcome social, economic and cultural barriers.
- Special Living Arrangements - Assists those in the Hispanic community in need of safe living arrangements.
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The Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse of Washington Co. Partner Since 1986
(262) 335-6888
- Germantown Prevention - Decreases substance abuse in youth ages 12-17 through education and information about the effects and consequences of chemical use, abuse and misuse.
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Curative Care Network Partner Since 1919
(414) 259-1414
- Adult Day Services - Promotes independence and community integration for adults developmental disabilities in safe, stimulating quality day programs.
- Outpatient Therapy Services - Provides outpatient rehabilitation for children with physical, cognitive, communication, and sensory disabilites. Services include physical, occupational and speech therapy, early childhoood education and family service coordination.
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Fondy Food Center Partner Since 2008
(414) 562-2282
- Fondy Farmer's Market - Provides sustainable solutions to the problems of hunger, malnutrition and lack of economic opportunity in Milwaukee’s central city through a thriving farmer's market.
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Friedens Community Ministries Inc. Partner Since 2006
(414) 289-6030
- Emergency Food Pantry - Provides emergency food relief for those at risk of hunger.
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Friends of Abused Families Inc. Partner Since 1980
(262) 334-5598
- Domestic Violence Project - Provides emergency shelter, 24-hour crisis intervention and advocacy service to victims of domestic abuse in Washington County.
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Girl Scouts of Manitou Council Partner Since 1964
(920) 565-4575
- Girl Scouting - Builds confidence, courage and character in girls as they develop into women.
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Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast Partner Since 1941
(414) 476-1050
- Youth Development - Develops self-confidence, creativity, values and a sense of community responsibility for female youth.
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Grand Avenue Club Inc. Partner Since 1993
(414) 276-6474
- Grand Avenue Club - Provides people who have experienced mental illness with support though assistance with job preparation and placement, education, recreation and cultural activities.
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The Guest House of Milwaukee Partner Since 2009
(414) 345-3240
- Emergency Shelter - Provides shelter, emergency services and support services for men in Milwaukee without a home.
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Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center Partner Since 1958
(414) 964-4444
- Older Adult Seniors - Provides services to assist older adults in day-to-day activities.
- School Aged Special Needs – Shiluv - Provides school-age special needs children a fully integrated day camp experience.
- Special Needs – Chaverim - Assists adults with developmental disabilities in increasing their social activities, community awareness and informing peer relationships.
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Hmong American Friendship Association Inc. Partner Since 1988
(414) 344-6575
- Southeast Asian Gang Diversion - Provides Southest Asian alternatives to gang membership by offering healthy diversions, as well as gang resistance education training in addition to case management and referral services.
- Southeast Asian Refugee Resettlement - Improves the quality of life for Hmong and Laotian refugees and the community by bridging culture and language barriers to identify resources and meet the needs of low-income residents.
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Horizons Inc. Partner Since 1980
(414) 342-3237
- Family Programs - Assists women and their families who have been touched by trauma and/or addiction, to revitalize their family bond and achieve postive life goals.
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Housing Resources, Inc. Partner Since 2005
(414) 461-6330
- Post-Purchasing Counseling - Assists families in becoming successful home owners and sustaining home ownership.
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IMPACT Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services Inc. Partner Since 1965
(414) 256-4808
- 2-1-1 @ IMPACT - Maintains a 24-hour central access point for information and referral for people who need assistance with family, health and social services.
- 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.
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IndependenceFirst Partner Since 1985
(414) 291-7520
- Attendant Referral - Helps people with disabilities increase their skills by working with a personal care attendant to maximize indepedence at home.
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Interfaith Older Adult Programs Partner Since 1979
(414) 291-7500
- Employment - Provides job-seeking activities, occupational training, and assistance with developing employment leads for job seekers over the age of 50 and displaced homemakers.
- Family Caregiver Support Network - Provides assistance, resources, support and respite to family members who provide care for older adults as well as grandparents raising grandchildren.
- Neighborhood Outreach - Links older adults with services they need by paring them with volunteers to help them maintain personal well-being through daily check-ins, visits and help with chores.
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International Institute of Wisconsin Partner Since 1936
(414) 225-6220
- Immigration and Naturalization Services - Assists individuals and families through the immigration and refugee resettlement process.
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Jewish Family Services Inc. Robert & Mimi Habush Family Center Partner Since 1930
(414) 390-5800
- Family Counseling - Counsels children, adults, families and couples through professional evaluation, diagnosis, and psychotherapeutic services.
- Intensive Case Management - Disabilities- Provides intensive case management services to clients with developmental disabilities and severe, persistent mental illness in-office or at home.
- Intensive Case Management-Older Adults - Provides counseling and case management services to older adult clients, in-office or at-home.
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La Causa, Inc. Partner Since 1986
(414) 647-5980
- Crisis Nursery - Provides a safe and nurturing environment to children during times of family crisis or when parents are in need of respite to prevent or reduce incidents of abuse and neglect.
- Hispanic Early Learning Program - Provides child development assessments and parenting education through group support sessions and home visits to support family stability and a positive growing environment.
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Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee Inc. Partner Since 1916
(414) 727-5300
- Civil Division - Provides advice, representation and resolution of civil legal problems affecting individuals and families with limted incomes.
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Lutheran Social Services of WI and Upper Michigan Partner Since 1979
(414) 281-4400
- Individual and Family Clinics - Provides a wide range of community-based counseling and therapy services for health, legal, financial 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 mental health services on a sliding fee scale to individuals in the community who have untreated mental health and/ or substance abuse problems.
- Pregnancy Counseling/Foster Care - Provides support, education, and guidance to birth parents experiencing an unplanned pregnancy; trains, licenses, monitors and supports foster families as they care for infants and children.
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Madre Angela Dental Clinic Partner Since 2006
(414) 326-2077
- Restorative Care - Ensures access to the full range of quality oral healthcare services for adults and children with limited income.
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Mental Health America of Wisconsin Partner Since 1971
(414) 276-3122
- Mental Health Advancement and Access - Promotes mental health and well-being through education, advocacy and support.
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Meta House Partner Since 1973
(414) 962-1200
- Transitional Living - Addresses women's substance abuse with support services that are safe, culturally competent, financially accessible and effective.
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Milwaukee Christian Center Partner Since 1949
(414) 645-5350
- Elderly Adult Support Services - Maintains older adult 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.
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Milwaukee LGBT Community Center Partner Since 2008
(414) 271-2161
- Project Q - Provides recreational activities, support and counseling and community education to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questing to youth aged 24 and under.
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Milwaukee Urban League Partner Since 1949
(414) 374-5850
- 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.
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Milwaukee Women's Center Partner Since 1983
(414) 449-4777
- Emergency Shelter - Provides safe housing, clothing, advocacy, information, and referrals to women and children leaving violent relationships..
- Nevermore Batterers Treatment- Provides education and support for individuals adressing abusive and controlling behaviors in their intimate partner relationships.
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Neighborhood House of Milwaukee Partner Since 1949
(414) 933-6161
- Early Childhood Services - Provides year-round, early childhood education for pre-school children with evidence-based, creative curriculum and a structured environmental education program.
- Kids Club - Offers after-school and summer programming for youth ages 7-12 with homework and study skils support and educational programs surrounding technology, health and nutrition, leadership and team-building, recreation and environmental education.
- Teen Program - Facilitates after-school programming providing a safe haven for youth ages 13-19 with educational programs surrounding academics, technology, health and nutrition, leadership and team building, recreation and environmental education.
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New Concept Self-Development Center Partner Since 1978
(414) 444-1952
- Each One Reach One - Prepares girls to become self-sufficient adults through homework assistance, prevention, education, group meetings, and activities that support them in achieving their personal goals.
- MLK Social Services - Supports families though parenting classes, crisis counseling and information and referral services.
- PATHS - Provides parents and children – alone or together – individualized family life education.
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Next Door Foundation Partner Since 1985
(414) 562-2929
- GED Program - Teaches low-income adults academic and technology skills to advance their careers.
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Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee, Inc. Partner Since 1979
(414) 344-3933
- Organizational Training and Technical Assistance - Offers consultation to nonprofits on business management.
- Volunteer CenterClearinghouse - Connects nonprofits with interested volunteers, strengthening organizational capacity and encouraging collaboration.
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Northcott Neighborhood House Partner Since 1965
(414) 372-3770
- Emergency Food Pantry - 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.
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Ozaukee Family Services Partner Since 1980
(262) 376-7774
- Counseling Services - Offers confidential, affordable counseling for children, teens, adults and seniors who are underinsured.
- Prevention - Provides classroom presentations to students on stranger awareness, abuse prevention and internet safety.
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The Parenting Network Partner Since 1980
(414) 671-5575
- Parenting Education and Support - Provides support to parents through a 24-hour parent helpline, parenting classes, home visitation, case management assistance and health relationship education.
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Pathfinders Partner Since 1974
(414) 271-2565
- Clinical Services - Provides low cost or free mental health care and support for young people and their families unable to afford services.
- Runaway Homelss Youth Services - Offers comprehensive services for runaways and homeless youth, providing shelter, street outreach, counseling, case management and HIV prevention.
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Penfield Children’s Center Partner Since 1970
(414) 344-7676
- Behavorial Health Clinic - Provides free mental health services for children five years or under who have significant behavior and emotional problems, equipping parents with the knowledge and skills needed to redue challengeing behaviors and emotional problems.
- Early Intervention/ Parent Mentors - Offers speech, physical, and occupational therpay, special education, early childhood education, nurseing services and case management. Provides parents extra support, encouragement and praticial assitance in rasing a child with speicial needs.
- Volunteer Program - Provides education and direct hands-on experience with children with special needs through coordinating special events, as well as art, music and other activities.
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Portal Industries, Inc. Partner Since 1978
(262) 377-4410
- Employment Readiness and Advancement - Prepares individuals with disabilities for future employment leading toward self-sufficiency.
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Pregnancy Support Connection Partner Since 1999
(414) 219-5652
- Childbirth and Infant Preparation Services - Offers pre-natal counseling and coordination of care to women experiencing a crisis pregnancy.
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The Salvation Army *100 Year Partner
(414) 302-4300
- Emergency Lodge - Provides temporary shelter and emergency assistance to individuals and families without homes in Milwaukee County.
- Employment Assistance Program - Offers job development and educational support for adults who are unemployed and without a home.
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Silver Spring Neighborhood Center Partner Since 1960
(414) 463-7950
- 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 making and problem-solving skills through social, academic and recreational youth programs.
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Sixteenth Street Community Health Center Partner Since 1987
(414) 672-1353
- Family Health Care - Improves the well-being of Milwaukee's south side residents by providing high quality, family-based healthcare.
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Social Development Commission Partner Since 1982
(414) 906-2700
- Family Support Center - Supports homeless families working to regain stability through short and long-term housing assistance, advocacy, and referral services.
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Sojourner Family Peace Center Partner Since 2009* (Task Force on Family Violence since 1978, Sojourner Truth House since 1983 - Agencies merged in 2009)
(414) 643-1777
- Advocacy and Education - Empowers adults and children to live a life free from domestic violence through education, advocacy and access to resources.
- Batterers Anonymous Beyond Abuse - Enables men and women to effectively manage conflict in their personal relationships.
- Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate - Empowers victims of domestic violence to make informed choices, identify options and manage individual domestic violence crisis.
- Emergency Shelter - Provides a safe, secure shelter and effective supportive services for women and their children escaping domestic violence.
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Starting Point of Ozaukee Partner Since 1978
(262) 375-1110
- LEAD - Facilitates alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention, as well as early intervention programs and activities with high school students in Ozaukee County.
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United Community Center Partner Since 1970
(414) 384-3100
- After School Achievment - Provides homework help and structured academic activities for struggling low-income students.
- Before and After School - Offers early childhood education and affordable childcare for families.
- Leyendos Juntos (Reading Together) - Increases literacy for four and five-year-olds, many whom speak Spanish as a first language, through culturally-suitable activities that bring reading into the home.
- Senior Services - Promotes social interaction, good health, education, and recreation for the elderly.
- Youth Empowered to Succeed - Develops healthy lifestyles through physical fitness, team-buiding and positive social interaction, in addition to increasing self-esteem through organized activities and academic support for adolescents and teens.
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Volunteer Center of Ozaukee County Partner Since 1991
(262) 377-1616
- Volunteer Development - Trains organizations in volunteer management, focusing on retention through meaningful service projects. Encourages volunteerism and community activism through working with nonprofit agencies to promote and publicize their volunteer needs to the community.
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Walker's Point Youth and Family Center Partner Since 1981
(414) 672-5300
- Runaway Program - Provides emergency shelter, counseling and other supportive services to runaway, homeless and other youth in crisis.
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Wisconsin Community Services Partner Since 1967
(414) 271-2512
- World of Work - Provides intensive employment-based re-entry services to incarcerated Milwaukee County adults who may encounter significant barriers to employement as they returen to the community.
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YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee *100 Year Partner
(414) 224-9622
- Day and Resident Camping - Improves self-understanding and self-confidence for youth through camp experience.
- Sponsor-A-Scholar - Matches high school students with Milwaukee-area professionals who assist in preparing students for college.
- Teen Achievers - Supports and encourages youth in the areas of academics, career exploration and leadership development.
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The Youth and Family Project Partner Since 1993
(262) 338-1661
- Nurturing and Parenting Support Collaborative - Offers a variety of free, weekly, ongoing support and educational programs for parents desiring to improve their parenting skills and reduce parental stress.
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YWCA of Greater Milwaukee *100 Year Partner
(414) 374-1800
- Bridging the Gap - Provides pathways for individuals with low wealth to advance their economic goals through a collection of programs.
- Community Adult Learning Lab - Helps participants increase skills leading to employment or advancement in employment to increase earnings.
- Just Us - Uncovers racism at its roots and addresses internalized sterotypes to assist youth in achieving a positve self-image.
- Skillz 4 Success - Empowers youth to examine career opportunites, prepare them for success in the workplace and develop educational/career plans for the future.
- Partners in Health Care Workforce Development- Provides job readiness, training and placement services to improve job retention and increase career advancement opportunites in the health care sector.
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