Family Promise of Waukesha County

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A nonprofit organization initiated by local
citizens as a response to homeless children
and their families in Waukesha County.

Family Promise of Waukesha County provides a cost effective and sustainable way to offer hospitality, providing shelter, meals, and support services for homeless children and their families while transitioning them into stable housing.

10/29/2026

💙💛💛💙 Supporters of your World Series Champions!

💙💛💙💛💙💛⚾️

10/27/2026

Introducing our November Spin for a Cause partners! 🎶❤️

This month, we’re supporting:
💙 Family Promise of Waukesha – in recognition of Homelessness Awareness Month
🐾 Wisconsin Humane Society

Stay tuned for our upcoming Guest Spinner sets! A portion of the proceeds during each set will go to the nonprofit chosen by that spinner.

Come enjoy some vinyl, grab a drink and help us give back to our community! ✨

10/26/2026

What happens when working costs more than a family can afford?

Over the past few years, we've seen an increase in requests for rent assistance during the month of August. One of the challenges families face is the exorbitant cost of childcare during the summer months.

For a single-income household already struggling to make ends meet, paying for summer childcare can make working financially impossible. Parents are left facing an incredibly difficult choice: continue working while falling further behind on bills, or stay home with their children and risk losing the income they need to keep a roof over their heads.

There's a myth that people can budget their way out of poverty. You can't create a budget with money you don't have.

Family Promise of Waukesha County we're increasingly focused on helping families grow their earning potential. But that takes time. Transportation, training, and childcare costs can all stand between a parent and a job that pays enough to support a family.

The problem isn't how a family manages its money. It's that the money simply isn't enough.

If we want families to achieve lasting stability, we need to look beyond the budget and address the barriers that make it so difficult to get ahead.

10/24/2026

If you look closely you may see some of your friends from Family Promise of Waukesha County

10/23/2026

Today seems like a good day to say thank you to the Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Brewers Community Foundation for their partnership with Family Promise of Waukesha County and support for families experiencing homelessness.

The Brewers understand what it means to win for our community and that when children and families are housed it’s a win for them, our community and the future. Without housing children struggle with nutrition, education, mental and physical health and economic stability.

The Brewers know that winning on and off the field allows our community to thrive and celebrate with joy!

Go Brewers!

10/22/2026

One of the reasons we can send a few staff members to the national conference is because we have such a strong staff. Thank you to Courtney, Hilary, Mila, Alma, Celestina, Irialis and Tim for being in the office and directly serving families this week!

10/22/2026

A few staff members attended Tomorrow’s Promise the Family Promise national conference. (In the photo are Emily Willert, Cassidy Glover, Kaitlin Kelly, Melissa Smith, Tasha Berillo, and Joe Nettesheim.)There were workshops and seminars on leadership, board development, programs, advocacy, administration, HR and all manner of things important to having an effective and efficient non- profit serving families experiencing homelessness.

One of the focuses was on the unmet need. While the Family Promise philosophy of providing community based trauma informed care is effective, most affiliates are falling short of being able to serve a growing need. Most affiliates have seen tremendous growth and still like us have capacity to help only 30% or 40% of those with housing instability.

The conference was beneficial because it allowed us to exchange ideas, learn from others and test out ideas to expand our capacity. It was energizing and now we come back with lots of ideas we want to implement. One thing mentioned a number of times was don’t be afraid to fail. Just make sure to adjust quickly when it is apparent an idea isn’t working.

So be on the lookout 👀 for the innovative ways we will continue to try to end family homelessness!

Address

139 E. North Street
Waukesha, WI
53188

Telephone

+12629682321

Website

http://familypromisewaukeshawi.org/

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