Center Resources

Here are the many and varied resources offered at the Repairers of the Breach Center:

• Sanctuary - a daytime refuge offering safety, solutions, sobriety and spiritual renewal;
• Living Room - a welcoming environment to reconnect with self and others;
• Community - a community of homeless men & women in transformation;
• Center "Ownership" - governance by homeless leaders & members, being ambassadors to visitors;
• Internship Program - members gain valuable work experience as temporary center associates;
  
• Women's Safe Haven - separate 4-room suite for women only, including a bathtub for pampering;
• Breach Café - licensed soup kitchen offering a continental breakfast and warm mid-day meal;
• Personal Care - showers, towels, toiletries, seasonal clothing and footwear;
• Free Clinic - diabetes & blood pressure screening, free referrals for vision, dental care & more;
• Communication Service - a “lifeline” offering telephone and voicemail (soon: PCs for e-mail access);
• Mail Service - a “lifeline” for receiving mail, an address for voting;
• Voter Initiatives - voter registration, transportation to polls, non-partisan voter education;
• Birth Certificates - free application to replace lost or stolen ID;
• Support Groups - AODA recovery, including AA, men's & women's issues support groups;
• AODA Services - screening and intake for placement in recovery programs (when available);
• Counseling Services - grief & general counseling, access to psychiatric nurses;
• Holiday Support - linkages to other holiday programs;
• Violence Reduction - anger management sessions, weekly topical sessions (when available);
• Learning Center - drop-in program for adult basic education (resuming in 2014);
• Employment Assistance - job preparedness, search and placement, training for workforce entry;
• Leadership Development - skill development while assisting with center operation, speakers bureau;
• Family Reunification - initiatives centering on family and life skills development (when available);
• Spiritual Fellowship - optional group scripture/prayer sessions - we are interfaith;
• Emergency 24-hour “warming room” when wind chill temperatures reach 10 degrees or below;
• Veterans Outreach - powerful weekly presence of Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative;
• Stress Management - various topics, help with relationships, forgiveness, reconciliation (when available);
• Pain Management - healing sessions for chronic pain, physical therapy;
• Time & Money Management - skill development workshops (beginning in 2014);
• Talent Development - participation in choir, Women's Chorus, drama, arts & crafts;
• Linkages - to overnight shelters and other social services;
• Sleep Support - blankets and sleeping bags, sleeping area for third-shift homeless workers;
• Alumni Support - clothing & furniture for members who get housing, special activities and opportunities