homelessness

Pathfinders' Power of Paths Youth Action Board is helping the organization find solutions to youth homelessness with help from the people who best understand the problem — young people themselves.

The Walker's Point Youth and Family Center has received federal support for its youth shelter since 1970s. Without warning, this funding was pulled, leaving Milwaukee with half its capacity for homeless youth shelter.

When Milwaukee's King Center opened almost 50 years ago, it was designed to serve the entire community. And for so long it has. But the narrative around the center changed a few months ago with a police killing.

The Veterans Community Project plans to build a village of tiny homes in Milwaukee for at-risk and homeless veterans.

The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development recognized Milwaukee County as having the lowest unsheltered homeless population in the nation, per capita. Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley shares more about how Milwaukee made that happen.

Courage MKE houses and helps LGBTQ kids struggling with homelessness. The organization's group home opened in 2019 and since then has dealt with its share of challenges. Executive director Brad Schlaikowski reflects on the last few years, and what the future may hold for the organization.

Street Angels, an outreach group in Milwaukee serving unhoused people, recently had one of their buses filled with supplies set on fire. The second bus was affected but is still drivable and running. Eva Welch is one of the co-executive directors for Street Angels Milwaukee Outreach and shares more about that night and how the community has responded.

The Guest House is more than shelter. The organization also provides clinical and recovery services, case management, housing, and wrap-around coordinated care services to help ensure their client’s future success and achieve a vision of erasing homelessness in Milwaukee. Mike Williams is the Guest House president and CEO, and he shares what makes them unique.

Lake Effect contributor, Jan Wilberg shares her experience volunteering in homeless outreach, and an interaction that left her reflecting on herself and what it means to be homeless.

Milwaukee County is bucking a national trend and seeing a decline in homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic.