We are working to make our dreams come true one donation at a time!Who We Are
Repairers of the Breach is Greater Milwaukee's grassroots homeless outreach, provider of the area's only daytime shelter and resource center for homeless people.
Established in 1991 as a 501(c)(3) advocacy organization, we acquired our first daytime homeless shelter in 1994. We purchased our current shelter facility, our sanctuary, in Milwaukee's Central City, in 1997.
The true solution to homelessness starts here, building on the principles we’ve followed since 1989:
- Homeless members govern our center, creating an atmosphere of dignity and respect.
- Homeless members help each other, drawing on our many programs to create a healing path specific to the individual.
- Telephone, message and mailing services give our members a lifeline to jobs, living quarters and social service programs.
- Showers, toiletries and seasonal clothing enhance personal care.
- Free programs and services help the 130 – 150 members who come to our center each day reach out, reconnect and transform their lives. We offer more than 40 life saving services, some of which are one-of-a-kind in the social service system.
Join us in helping Milwaukee’s homeless experience hope and transformation.