Northcott Neighborhood House, Inc

Established in 1982, The Guest House of Milwaukee is the largest nonprofit and publicly-funded emergency shelter in Milwaukee. The center provides housing and educational services to homeless men. It provides shelter for up to 80 adult homeless men. The Guest House of Milwaukee offers emergency shelter, meals, hygiene supplies, and mail and message services. The center operates more than 140 units of scattered-site supportive permanent housing units for homeless people with disabilities. It provides transitional housing and substance abuse treatment programs. The Guest House of Milwaukee additionally offers behavioral health and psychiatric care services. The center is a member of the Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee.

Neighborhood House of Milwaukee provides social, educational and recreational programs for children and families. Its learning center offers various classes that focus on speaking, listening and reading skills. The organization s youth and family services department provides parenting, teen and summer day programs. Its early childhood services are approved by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The organization s teen program offers a variety of activities, such as canoeing, fishing, rock climbing, ice skating and snowshoeing. Located in Milwaukee, Neighborhood House of Milwaukee also operates a more than 30,000-square-foot outdoor habitat center that includes butterfly gardens, art sculptures and pizza gardens.