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We remain a beacon of hope

Our call is to alleviate the suffering of the most impoverished members of our community.

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Shining throughout Milwaukee’s south side

We build, strengthen and enrich our south side community through life-affirming programs and supportive services that help move people beyond the challenges of poverty.

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Invest in the future

Our anniversary allows us the opportunity to honor our history while we celebrate 95 years of empowering local communities and changing lives. Your donation helps us to continue our meaningful work, strengthening the fabric of Milwaukee’s near south side neighborhoods. We are all in this together, neighbors helping neighbors.

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A history of compassion

We trace our roots back to 1921 and the establishment of the South Side Christian Center. The Woman’s American Baptist Church Home Mission Society appointed missionary Mamie Passolt MacKinney to develop a center to serve the needs of newly arrived immigrants and the poor living in Milwaukee’s south side neighborhoods. Now, the Milwaukee Christian Center is a multi-faceted social service and neighborhood development agency that serves families, youth and elderly regardless of ethnicity, gender, economic status, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Notably, Passolt MacKinney pioneered the first Head Start-style program in Milwaukee for preschool youngsters—44 years before the Federal Head Start program began in 1965. Other firsts for MCC include the first Golden Age Club and the first Elderly Nutrition Program in the county.

95 Years of Empowering Communities, Changing Lives

We continually adapt to meet the changing needs of the Milwaukee community. Today, the Center maintains its mission of developing and sustaining community-based programs that bring aid and comfort to residents throughout Milwaukee’s south side neighborhoods.

We operate the only south side Emergency Food Pantry open five days a week that is a Choice Pantry. Choice Pantries allow families to choose culturally appropriate food that will best suit their needs. We also offer Neighborhood Improvement Projects, which include housing production, the YouthBuild skill development program, and the Building Neighborhood Capacity Program.

We also operate several programs for at-risk youth including the Youth Development Program at the Kosciuszko Community Center, Safe Place at Forest Home Elementary School and Violence Free Zone and Young Professionals Academy for students at area high schools.

We currently employ approximately 100 full-time and part-time staff members, and rely on nearly 50 volunteers.

807 S. 14th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204
Phone: (414) 645-5350
Fax: (414) 645-1859

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Homes For Sale

Milwaukee Christian Center's community-based, affordable housing programs build reasonably priced standard housing that is for sale to qualifying homeowners.

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Violence Free Zone Schools

Bay View High School
2751 S Lenox St., Milwaukee, WI 53207

Bradley Tech High School
700 S 4th St., Milwaukee, WI 53204

Casimir Pulaski High School
2500 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53215

James Madison Academic Campus
8135 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218

South Division High School
1515 W. Lapham Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53204

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Milwaukee Christian Center (MCC) complies with the equal opportunity policy and standards of all applicable state, federal and local rules and regulations regarding nondiscrimination in employment and service delivery. Milwaukee Christian Center is committed to equality of opportunity in its employment practices without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, arrest or conviction record, the use of lawful products or military participation.

Milwaukee Christian Center is committed to providing equal opportunity in all service delivery and prohibiting discrimination based upon protected group status. Equal opportunity in service delivery means: equal access to program services; equal benefits from program services; and equal treatment within program services.

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