Description:
Cathedral Center serves up to 28 unaccompanied women and 8 families with children in emergency shelter for up to 90 days and 4 unaccompanied women and 8 families with children in flexible housing for up to 2 years. Families include single mothers, single fathers, two parent households, and multigenerational amalgamations.
Today, a combination of full- and part-time staff, comprised of nearly 40 skilled and compassionate individuals, implement the comprehensive programs that include emergency shelter services and the flexible housing program at Friendship House of Milwaukee as well as shelter and community case management and a workforce development program known formally as Cathedral Center’s Women’s Independence Program.
Case Management is the core component of clients’ successful transition from homelessness to safe housing.
Access to Services
Cathedral Center utilizes IMPACT 2-1-1 and their Coordinated Entry for Homeless Services. Individual women and families with children who are seeking emergency shelter and/or case management services should call the 2-1-1 @ IMPACT line (211 or 414-773-0211 from a cell phone). While 2-1-1 @ IMPACT does not have shelter beds, they have a directory of resources available to help problem-solve housing crises or other social service needs.
Off-hours: (414) 831-0394 2153 Shelter between 5pm to 10am,
Main: (414) 831-0394 2107 Reception Desk