Housing

Find local emergency shelters and food pantries. 

Find maternity homes, transitional living, and safe housing from domestic violence. 

Find baby pantries and programs that offer family items needed.

Transitional Programs & Housing for Mothers and Babies

Place of Refuge 
10107 Good Hope Rd. Milwaukee WI, 53224 or 7624 W Hampton Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53218
Home for pregnant women and unborn children.  
For more information or placement please call: (414) 476-6333

St Catherine's Residence
1032 E Knapp St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Transitional housing for single women and first time pregnant women. ​
For more information or placement please call: (414) 272-8470

Lissy's Place 
6200 W. Center St. Milwaukee, WI 53210
Transitional living for single women 18-29.
For more information or enrollment call (414) 445-2340

The Elizabeth House
1350 MacArthur Rd. Madison, WI 53714
Transitional living for single mothers 18-30. 
For more information or enrollment call: (608) 259-1606

Connections Program of Lad Lake
225 W. Capitol Dr. Milwaukee, WI 53212
Transitional living for those ages 18-21 who have been in foster care at some point in time. 
For more information or enrollment call: (414) 332-2690

The Crossing of Manitowoc
419 Park St. Manitowoc, WI 54220
Transitional living for single mothers at least 16 years of age. Offers housing and non-residential program components.
For more information and details of all program components call: (920) 973-4657

Outreach Community Health Centers
711 W. Capitol Dr.. Milwaukee, WI 53206
Transitional living for women and children.
For more information call: (414) 374-2400

Salvation Army
1730 N 7th St. Milwaukee, WI 53205
Housing for men, women, and families.
For information about enrollment call: (414) 265-6360

Emergency Shelters

Casa Maria
1131 N 21st St. Milwaukee, WI 53233
Emergency shelter for homeless families, mothers, and children. 
For information call: (414) 344-5745

Cathedral Center
845 N. Van Buren St. Milwaukee, WI 53202
A shelter for single women and families. 
Call for appointment: (414) 831-0394

Hebron House of Hospitality 
111 E. Main St. Waukesha, WI 53186
Homeless Shelter. 
Call for information: (262) 549-8720

Joy House
930 N. 19th St. Milwaukee, WI 53223
A shelter for singe women and women with their children.
For information on availability call: (414) 344-3774

Family Promise of Waukesha County
543 A J Allen Cir D. Wales, WI 53183
A shelter for single women and women with children. 
For information on availability call: (262) 968-2321

Safe Families for Children 
Emergency living for children for up to one year. Child(ren) remains in the parent's custody and families act as guardians. Child(ren) can remain in safe home for up to a year. 
For more information call the main office: (414) 345-8715
In a crisis call 24 hr hotline: (855) 240-6604

Housing for Domestic Violence

Daystar, Inc 
Transitional living for adult women leaving abusive relationships (no children). 
For information call: (414) 385-0334

Milwaukee Women's Center
Homeless shelter for women with children and domestic violence shelter for single women or women with children.
For more information and availability call: (414) 385-0854
Crisis line call: (414) 671-6140

Sojourner Truth House
Shelter for women leaving abusive relationships with there children. 
For information and availability (414) 933-2722


Housing for ADDA

Meta House 
2626 N. Bremen St. Milwaukee, WI 53212
Treatment shelter and transitional housing for women with ADDA issues and their children. 
For information call: (414) 962-1220