Community Organizations
An ever-expanding list of awesome local groups and organizations providing vital services in Milwaukee. Storytelling the Environment uses this list – in addition to MIAD's community partners – to learn about, and serve, our community. We do this by speaking with community members, sharing stories, making creative work and volunteering.
WaterMarks: An Atlas of Water for the City of Milwaukee
Helping us understand the significance of water in our everyday lives
Full Circle Healing
Farm, Healing Center, Apothecary, Social Justice Programming
Victory Garden Initiative
Grassroots movement: Move Grass. Grow Food.
Peace Garden Project, MKE
Committed to Promoting healthy neighbors and healthy neighborhood spaces
Alice's Garden Urban Farm
Providing models of regenerative farming, community cultural development, and economic agricultural enterprises for the global landscape.
Unity Orchard
Connecting the community through shared park space
HOME GR/OWN
Empowering residents to transform neighborhoods by transforming vacant lots into community assets
Adams Garden Park
A thriving environmental hub promoting clean air, pure water, healthy land, and green jobs in Milwaukee
Walnut Way Conservation Corp.
Building a vibrant community center and pathways to meaningful employment
Groundwork Milwaukee
Sustained regeneration, improvement and management of the physical environment through community-based partnerships
Branch Out Milwaukee
Campaign to maximize the benefit of Milwaukee's tree canopy by focusing on equity, environmental health and resilience
Teens Grow Greens
We Grown More Than Plants!
Milwaukee Water Commons
Helping catalyze Milwaukee as a true model Water City
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Protecting public health and the drinking water supply for millions of people
Coalition on Lead Emergency
Creating a sustainable lead safe environment in Milwaukee
FORGE
Trauma-informed, research based and empowerment-focused support for trans folx, their families and their allies
Walker's Point Youth and Family Center
Providing FREE & confidential counseling and housing to runaway & homeless youth in MKE
Pathfinders MKE
Ensuring all youth are safe, healthy, independent and valued
The Middle Ground
Engaging Youth, their families & the community to Break poverty mindset, reduce violence, juvenile injustice & unemployment
The PEAKÂ Initiative
Fostering exploration and discovery for young people through experience-based learning
Tracking our Truth
Providing Access to Advocacy Driven Medical Forensic Care
Hmong American friendship Association
Envisioning a healthy, educated, and empowered Southeast Asian community
Liberate MKE
Authentic conversations with residents to find out what a liberated Milwaukee looks like to them
Gees Wellness Clinic
Barbershop initiative that builds on the trust and strength of the barbershop among African American men
The Harbor District Initiative
Building a vibrant and productive waterfront
Bronzeville Collective MKE
Features over 25 local brands, focused on creatives of color
Latinas Unidas en las Artes (LUNA)
Supporting and empowering Latinx women and nonbinary artists by creating opportunities and paying equitable wages
Sherman Park Community Association
Helping to make Sherman Park an attractive, interesting neighborhood where people of all races, religions, and national origins come together
Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC)
Working to ensure a high quality of life and access to opportunities for members of the Black community in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin
VIA Community Development Corporation (VIA CDC)
Working towards a healthy built environment, equitable economic opportunity and grassroots community leaders in Milwaukee's near South side
Metcalfe Park Community Bridges
Joining with neighborhood and citywide partners in considering how resident engagement could contribute to the improvement of Milwaukee’s Metcalfe Park neighborhood
Urban Underground
A place where young people find their voice and pursue their dreams
Wisconsin Black Cowboys Association
On a mission to prevent violence and drug use in the city and to promote healthy lifestyles for urban children
Safe & Sound Inc.
Belives that improvements in public safety require the combination of law enforcement, community organizing and youth development
Milwaukee LGBT Community Center
Further developing our vibrant lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in the greater Milwaukee area
Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee
Supporting prisoner resistance in Wisconsin, the state with the greatest racial disparity for Black men in America
Mercado MKE
Shop Latino. Support Local.
Kinship Community Food Center
On a mission to "come together around food to relieve hunger, improve lives and grow community well-being".
Amaranth Bakery and Café
Create a warm, welcoming gathering space where neighborhood folks can congregate to relax, work, and visit with one another
Tricklebee Café
A pay-what-you-can community café that offers healthy meals, food-service training, & spiritual nourishment
Fondy Farmers Mart
Increasing access to healthy, local food and economic opportunity across greater Milwaukee
Sherman Phoenix Market Place
25+ small black-owned businesses and a magnetic atmosphere, visitors enjoy fair-priced products and services, and community events
Zócalo Food Truck Park
A place for diversity in food, providing a space for creative, unique, and singular food entrepreneurs and guests
Courage MKE
Providing housing, resources, and services needed for displaced and homeless LGBTQ+ youth in Milwaukee
The Guest House
Providing shelter, housing, education, and services to Milwaukee's homeless who seek to transform their lives with dignity and purpose
Our Next Generation
Providing academic tutoring, enrichment programming, and social support to thousands of students in the heart of one of Milwaukee’s most challenged communities, with tangible results
Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity
Together with people in our community, we help families build and improve places to call home
ACTS Housing
Provides homebuyer and financial coaching, lending and real estate services, and home rehab coaching
Franciscan Peacemakers
Providing a pathway to a sustainable healthy, safe and productive life for women engaging in prostitution due to trauma, human sex trafficking or drug addiction
St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care
Intergenerational, community-based health and educational services for children, adults, frail elders and people with disabilities
MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary
Creating a daytime sanctuary and multi-resource center for homeless and at-risk homeless adults
Project RETURN
Walking alongside ex-incarcerated people by providing assistance with employment, housing, and counseling
Wisconsin Decarceration Platform (WDP)
Providing resources for justice-involved persons, returning citizens, and families impacted by incarceration
Running Rebels
Providing Milwaukee’s youth with positive alternatives to gangs and substance abuse, such as education and recreational opportunities
Islands of Brilliance (IOB)
Offering learning experiences developed specifically for children and young adults on the autism spectrum
Milwaukee Public Library
Library services & events
Legal Action of Wisconsin
Providing free legal services to low-income people who would be denied justice without our help
ImagineMKE
Envisioning a future inspired by arts and culture
Jewish Museum Milwaukee
Exploring the history of the Jewish community in Southeastern Wisconsin
America's Black Holocaust Museum
Building public awareness of the harmful legacies of slavery and Jim Crow in America and promotes racial repair, reconciliation, and healing