Nonprofit of the Year-Large Winner
Milwaukee Rescue Mission
830 N. 19th St., Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Rescue Mission has been providing homeless men, women and children in the Milwaukee community with emergency aid, food, shelter, clothing and recovery resources for almost 125 years.
In 2016, the organization provided more than 298,000 meals and 97,000 nights of safe lodging to Milwaukee’s homeless.
The Milwaukee Rescue Mission relies fully on the generous support of individuals, churches, businesses and other organizations in the community. It receives no government funding.
“We couldn’t do the work that we do if it weren’t for all of you.”
— Patrick Vanderburgh, president, Milwaukee Rescue Mission
At its core, the organization strives to address the root cause of homelessness, providing long-term rehabilitation programs for education, job training, counseling, addiction recovery, biblical instruction and life skill classes through Safe Harbor, a program for men and Joy House, a program for women and children.
The organization also provides education for children in some of the most needy communities in the city through programs like Equip, its Child Enrichment Center and Cross Trainers Academy. Cross Trainers Academy, opened in 2006, helps equip at-risk children with academic, social, emotional and spiritual tools for life.
