Information about the MEB 2012 Grant Recipients will be posted by June 1, 2012
Our deadline for agencies and organizations to apply for a 2012 MEB Grant has now passed.
Information about applying for a grant in 2013 will be posted by January 1, 2013
Last years 2011 Milwaukee Empty Bowls Recipients
The Cathedral Center
The Cathedral Center provides many services and a safe environment for women and families. In 2009 the Center served 1110 individuals including 135 families with 331 children. The funds will be used to help provide clients with a healthy breakfast and bagged lunch every day.
Central City Churches Outreach Ministry
The CCC Outreach Ministry is part of the Central City Churches, an ecumenical organization of eight congregations located along Wisconsin Ave., west of downtown. The Outreach Ministry seeks to alleviate hunger to all who come, and the CCC Food Pantry has operated for 40 years. A noon meal is served Monday –Thursday. Stock boxes are delivered to seniors. During 2010, nearly 15,000 were served.
Friedens Community Ministries
Founded in 1978, Friedens Community Ministries operates food pantries and develops programs that empower persons to meet their needs as well as improve the quality of life of Milwaukee residents. Currently, Friedens operates three pantries and in 2010 served 9490 families or 24,971 individuals, 11,824 of which were children.
The Gathering of Southeast WI
The Gathering prepares and serves 98,000 free meals annually to Milwaukee’s hungry and homeless. Founded in 1981, the work is done at three locations by over 1500 volunteers. Mental health, medical and legal assistance, and supply distributions are also provided. The grant from Empty Bowls will be used to support the Breakfast Program, serving free hot meals Monday through Friday mornings at St. James Episcopal Church.
Hope House of Milwaukee
Since 1987, Hope House has served the homeless, the hungry, and those in poverty with resources for housing, nutrition and wellness, food, and service referral and linkage. Last year, more than 10,600 people received emergency food distributions. The grant will be used to purchase food during the summer months to support the United Southside Food Pantry located on-site at Hope House.
Repairers of the Breach
Repairers of the Breach is the only daytime homeless refuge and resource center in metro Milwaukee. They offer healing, empowering resources, and help to forge lasting solutions. Repairers provides a continental breakfast and a hot lunch six days each week to an average 130 men and women each day.
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Milwaukee Community Meal & Services
The Vincent Family Meal Program provides hot meals at two locations to provide hunger relief and to decrease social isolation. Over 150,000 meals are served annually. The funds will be used to purchase a commercial microwave for its north site, with the major portion of the funds for supplemental food and supplies for the meals.