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AJA Counseling Center is a community-based social service agency created in 1997 with the goal of serving children and families. Our vision is “to assure that all children in our care are safe, healthy, staying out of trouble, in school and have strong connections with their families and communities.”

Connecting Youth, Inc. empowers at-risk youth and families to reunite and make healthy choices through a temporary nurturing environment, life skills, educational and employment support. They accomplish this through their group homes for teen boys, transition program following placement in the child welfare system and summer programs for at-risk youth.

Since 1976, Community Advocates has maintained and strengthened its mission to provide basic needs advocacy and services to low-income and at-risk Milwaukee families and individuals by offering more than 30 specialized programs, including health care advocacy, case management, protective payee services and energy assistance. The agency also assists in SSI appeals for those with disabilities and mental illness, is a recognized leader in providing services to the homeless, provides services to victims of domestic violence and their abusers, oversees programs for children, youth and their families that help prevent teen pregnancy, child abuse and neglect, violence, gang involvement and alcohol and drug abuse.

God’s Care Child Center is a Christian child care facility that believes in bringing exceptional education to all children no matter their ethnicity and whatever their learning style, through Spanish and sign language and other methods of advanced learning. With unique education they are all dedicated to instilling their motto within all who come through our doors; “God’s Care gives us the ability to achieve anything we (children) set our minds to believe.” For more information, call (414) 562–9130 or fax (414) 562–9198.

IMPACT’s mission is to change lives. For good. By identifying the needs of individuals and their connection to other life crises, we are able to take a different, practical approach to solving problems such as alcohol and other drug abuse. We provide comprehensive evaluation of complex issues and easy access to the appropriate resources.

Jabez Transitional Center (Committed to Restoring Lives) provides Individual/Family Services job readiness skills and substance abuse prevention treatment to women returning to everyday living from incarceration. For more information, call (414) 462–5532.

MargaretAnn’s Place is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the distinctive needs of grieving children and their family members. Their Mission: Creating awareness, education and support for children and their families who are grieving a death. They are one of over 300 centers for grieving children nationwide - the first of its kind established in the state of Wisconsin.

The Mental Health Matters for Violence Prevention Project is an initiative designed to empower individuals and families to be part of problem-solving. A traditional view has persisted to suggest that law enforcement, public officials, psychiatrists, counselors and others should be held more responsible than others — average citizens — for improving lives and changing communities most affected by violence. Instead of depending on so-called ‘experts,’ the project offers:

• resources and telephone contacts,
• educational workshops on mental health and violence prevention,
• learning from the experience of families affected by violence,
• access to articles and educational materials,
• and encouragement to youth and adults to participate in a creative contest to promote nonviolence.

Positive Development Inc. provides family reunification services and housing for teenage girls. For more information, call (414) 447–1080.

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Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee supports local organizations that work to build social and economic equity and a healthy environment by connecting donors with issues they are passionate about.

Established in 2000, IOU Sports mission is to provide sports education, fitness opportunities, career information, and charitable assistance to girls and women who participate in all levels of sports. Our overarching goal is to empower girls using sports as an avenue that instills discipline, teamwork and physical fitness to create well-rounded individuals. IOU Sports produces seminars, workshops, reading programs, and other educational events that are open to the public where ideas, opinions and other concerns relating to girls and women in sports can be expressed and shared with others in the community. In addition, they developed instructional camps and clinics that will feature community and national women leaders that will show the true meaning of role models.

For over 60 years, Neighborhood House has been an anchor of Milwaukee’s near west side. Neighborhood House is a leading neighborhood center/settlement house providing a number of social, educational, and recreational activities/programs. These programs and activities are all designed to support and empower children, youth, families, and individuals.

The mission of the Western Dairyland Community Action Agency is to alleviate poverty-related conditions and provide opportunities, which enables people to advance economically and socially. The agency works with individuals as well as community organizations to improve the quality of life for all.

The Women’s Center is an independent, non-profit human service agency founded in 1977. Its mission is to provide safety and support to women and their families and to facilitate their development. The Women’s Center provides free and comprehensive services designed to address the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse.

The Wisconsin Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) is a grassroots organization working hard to bring about equality for the women of Wisconsin. Our objectives are comprehensive, ranging from ending racism, sexism and homophobia, to securing reproductive rights and ending all forms of violence against women.

The YWCA’s Transitional Housing Program has been in operation since 1988 and serves about 35 families each year in a 17-unit apartment building and duplex in the central city. Each furnished apartment provides up to two years in a home, assisting with basic needs while offering services to break the cycle of homelessness. The women are given work-related education, parenting training, AODA treatment, mental health consultations and interpersonal skill building.