What is Hope House? Check this out! W. Greenfield Ave.
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Hope House goal is to end homelessness and create healthy communities. For more information visit hopehousemke.org
W. Orchard St. S. 2nd St.
HOPE HOUSE
209 W. Orchard St. Milwaukee, WI 53204 N
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Also, feel free to call them at 414.645.2122 E
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Q: What types of services does Hope House provide? A: Hope House Milwaukee, as an organization, is a “transitional living facility” and “community center.” Their primary service is to provide temporary housing for struggling families who need a place to stay while they get back on their feet. Those who occupy the provided housing maintain a weekly chore and rotate cooking duty between each other, as well as attend weekly “life skills classes which cover topics such as parenting, basic budget management, and stress management.” They also offer the “Thresholds Program” which provides emergency shelter for local homeless men. They are allowed to live at Hope House for up to 60 days and work with a case manager to find permanent employment and housing. The Angel of Hope Clinic is Hope House’s health care service offering medical treatment for adults and children who qualify as having low or no income. I served in the tutoring center (under the Shining Stars Youth Program) where I provided academic aid for students ranging between elementary and middle school. Hope House also recognizes the importance of giving back to the community it resides in, so it also works to host and facilitate neighborhood events, forums, clean-ups, and seminars. Their mission statement is simple, and succinct: “To end homelessness and create healthy communities.” Hope House is having an amazingly positive effect on our Milwaukee community and is succeeding as an organization.
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MIAD BRIDGE
Painting Murals
Q: Are you willing to initiate something new in the world? What would you create with others? A: I want to assist others in providing platforms for creativity, expression, opinions, and progress. I’m still working with the film festival I started a few years ago with a couple of friends that supports the arts and donates funds to our local homeless shelter in my hometown. A lot of people just need a venue to be able to speak their minds – once one is provided, people are enabled to do things that they might have not thought themselves able to do before. I want to facilitate this. I’m willing to be misunderstood, misrepresented, and mistreated if it means that others are empowered and healthy communities are nurtured. I consider the well-being of the community as a whole more important than my own comfort. I realize that this all might seem vague or silly or naive, but I truly believe these things and am actively dictating the small choices I make everyday to follow in accordance with my beliefs.