Nonprofit of the Year – Small Finalist
Cathedral Center Inc.
845 N. Van Buren St., Milwaukee
Homelessness and housing insecurity can lead to the splitting up of families. Since its incorporation as a nonprofit organization in 2002, Cathedral Center Inc. has made its mission to ensure families are kept together through crises.
Cathedral Center offers free secure shelter and meals for up to 90 days for single women and families who are homeless, in the process of moving residences or facing eviction. In November 2016, Cathedral Center partnered with social service agency Friendship House, a facility which can provide housing for four women and eight families for up to two years.
Although the Center operates on a modest budget of just more than $2 million annually, it continues to serve a community in need. Cathedral Center’s individually tailored community case management program and Women’s Independence Program, a service which aids individuals in finding stable employment, have helped reduce the number of homeless in the Milwaukee area.Â
