Community Advocates
4906 W. Fond du Lac Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53216
414-449-4777
Provides services designed to address the range of housing and housing-related issues facing low income families. Addresses the needs of families who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless and provides supportive services to help families maintain suitable housing. The Department of Neighborhood Services Relocation Program assists people who are living in substandard housing to find affordable housing. Referrals must come from the Department of Neighborhood Services. The Security Deposit Guarantee Program works with prospective tenant and landlord to allow tenant to make installment payments on their deposit along with their rent. The Rent Abatement program assists tenants living in substandard housing whose landlords are not making timely repairs by negotiating repairs or rent compensation. Tenant and Landlord Counseling provides information and referral service regarding rental rights and responsibilities for tenants and landlords. The Homeless Prevention Program assists in making payment arrangements with landlords (limited availability).
Department of Neighborhood Services
841 N. Broadway Street, First Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202
414-286-2268
Works to resolve service requests from citizens about problems with existing buildings; educates people in the effective management of their property; and assists neighborhood groups in maintaining a stable environment.Many service requests or complaints can be resolved with a phone call to the owner. Exceptions to this may occur when an owner has a history of not complying, or the conditions are such that they cannot be corrected within a short period of time (typically significant maintenance issues). Various sections within DNS handle a wide range of problems based on the type of building and nature of the problem. The common factor for DNS complaints is that the complaint be building or property related.
Hampton Supportive Care
4615 W. Hampton Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53218
414-771-4595
Offers residential, supportive care for adults coping with chronic mental illnesses.
Independence First
600 West Virginia Street, 4th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53204
414-291-7520
www.independencefirst.org
Provides housing-specific information and referral including lists of accessible housing; affordable housing; and information on subsidized housing. In addition, people with disabilities can obtain referral information for tenant/landlord or discrimination issues and home modification needs.
Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc
2000 Bluemound Road
Waukesha, WI 53186
262-896-3446 or 800-216-3437
www.lsswis.org
LSS has a number of residential programs for children and adults. Services are provided to older adults; people with developmental disabilities or chronic mental illness; teens; and many others. Residential settings can range from private residences where LSS provides support services to group homes and apartments. Call the South Regional Office for programs offered in the Milwaukee area.
Metro Milwaukee Fair Housing
600 E. Mason Street, Suite 200
Milwaukee, WI 53202
414-278-1240
www.fairhousingwisconsin.com
Promotes fair housing throughout the State of Wisconsin by guaranteeing all people equal access to housing opportunities and by creating and maintaining racially and economically integrated housing patterns. Conducts intake of fair housing complaints from the general public and counsels complainants on their options for administrative or judicial remedy; provides investigative services for persons who allege housing discrimination; and conducts systemic investigations of institutional discrimination.
Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division
Service Access to Independent Living Services (SAIL)
9455 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226
414-257-8095
Comprehensive network of mental health and substance abuse services for adults. Includes access to a network of services; care coordination; case management; residential; day treatment; outpatient; and a wide variety of ancillary support services. Individuals must be referred to the SAIL program by a mental health professional, preferably a psychiatrist, who has had a history of working with the person.
New Samaria
6700 W. Beloit Road
West Allis, WI 53219
414-328-0800
www.tricorphousing.org
A supportive housing facility managed as a room and board for individuals who are mentally or physically disabled and live in a mildly structured environment. All residents must be supported by a network of case managers, social workers, or medical personnel.
Social Rehabilitation and Residential Resources, Inc.
9330 W. Lincoln Avenue, Suite 21
West Allis,
WI
53227
414-546-6880 x111
Offers private pay supported apartment services for persons with a severe and persistent mental illness. Services include medication monitoring; payeeship; budgeting; case coordination; housing support and shopping; and daily living task training. Crisis intervention, wellness, and community living plans are developed for each participant.
St. Catherine's Residence
1032 E. Knapp Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
414-272-8470
www.stcatherineresidence.org
Transitional Housing for low-income women in the midst of change provides a safe place to study, work, and learn to master the challenges of gaining independence and self-sufficiency. Right Start assists pregnant, single women over 18 who can stay until their baby is one year old. Next Step is a service for homeless women who are also in treatment for an addiction or a behavioral health diagnosis.
Transitional Living Services
1040 S. 70th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53214
414-476-9675
www.tlservices.org
Residential treatment programs emphasizing case management; resource referral; and independent skills training to help adults with mental illness live successfully in the community. Community support and targeted case management programs assist those who reside independently in the community.
