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Our community thrives when we work together for good. Discover how your help furthers our cause and supports our vital programs. Learn how we helped 64,401 people in 2024.


  • People Helped by Our Basic Needs Division in 2024

    42,932

  • Energy Assistance Applications Processed in 2024

    26,186

  • Individuals Received Milwaukee Women's Center Services in 2024

    2,165

  • Job Seekers Found Free Clothing in the Bottomless Closet in 2024

    500

Our Mission

Community Advocates provides individuals and families with advocacy and services to meet their basic needs so they may live in dignity. With your help we can make a difference. Learn more and get involved.


News & Notes

Many of our Milwaukee Women’s Center guests will be warm this winter thanks to winter coats and gear donated at Café Hollander’s Annual Chili Weather Coat Drive on November 15.

In August, on the 90th anniversary of FDR's signing of the Social Security Act, PPI's Senior Fellow David Riemer announced the release of a pathbreaking research report, "How a Work-Based Policy Package Can Reduce US Poverty."