Committed to a healthy Milwaukee
About Hope House
Hope House was originally created in 1987 by a collaborative effort of five local churches to address homelessness on Milwaukee’s south side; Hope House has evolved from a short-term shelter into a long-term housing facility and community center that offers numerous programs and activities to assist men, women and children suffering with homelessness. Hope House utilizes diverse, multi-disciplinary approaches to address the problems of homelessness and poverty. It is the mission of Hope House to end homelessness and create healthy communities within the city of Milwaukee.
Ending Homelessness & Creating Healthy Communities
Hope House is a non-profit emergency homeless shelter and rapid rehousing facility and community center located in the near south side of Milwaukee. Opened in 1987, Hope House was created to provide a safe, temporary refuge for people needing a place to sleep.
Over the years, Hope House has evolved into a complete provider of services for homeless and low income individuals.
In addition to residential services, Hope House provides community outreach to individuals needing health care, food distribution, financial assistance, and educational opportunities for adults and children. Hope House provides services that aim to end homelessness and create healthy communities.
Our Mission
The mission of Hope House is to end homelessness and create healthy communities. Our vision is a community that houses and values all of its people.
Annual Reports
Read about our previous years efforts and see our statistics in the fight on homelessness.
Making An Impact In Milwaukee
As our services grow, so does our impact. Hope House has forged new partnerships in recent years resulting in a collaboration with the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County with their Family Flex Fund. This new program provides much needed resources for families that are timing out of other programs and are in imminent danger of running out of other options.
Additionally, in September of 2021, we were given the largest gift in the history of our organization when Mercy Housing gifted us the St. Catherine Residence on Knapp Street. We continue to provide the services that the St. Catherine Residence is known for as well as adding new programs to this 164 unit building.
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Meet the Team
Leadership
Wendy Weckler
Executive Director
Jim Farrell
Development Director
Julia Swanson
Program Director
Kaitlan Devine
Finance Director
Board of Directors
Jennifer B. Atkins, President
Advocate Aurora Healthcare
Christopher Schuele, VP
Reinhart Boerner Van Duren SC
Sean Miller, Treasurer
Clifton Larsen Allen
Lisa Christiansen, Secretary
Rockwell Automation, retired
Rose Morby
Consultant & Fundraiser
Dan Brenton
Town Bank
Roanne Osborne, MD
Medical Management
Sarah McNally
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Richmond P. Izard
Milwaukee Public Schools
Jasmin Treske
Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition