Meet Our 2019 Milwaukee Empty Bowls Recipients

The following organizations were selected to receive funds raised from our 
​2019 Annual Event and other fundraising activities

Street Angels, Inc
Street Angels Milwaukee Outreach is a nonprofit volunteer-based organization that reaches into the community to restore hope by empowering individuals, inspiring others to pay it forward, and providing basic human necessities to those in need.
The Angels beat the streets three nights a week and with community support they are able to offer basic necessities such as food, clothing, blankets, and hygiene items to many of the homeless population in Milwaukee. The team goes where ever they are needed in the city. Working together with other community organizations and other outreach teams, the Street Angels are making a difference in the lives of individuals and the community.
The Angels are able to personally reach out out to hundreds of the most vulnerable population in the city each week and rely on community support to keep the mission going.​

​Groundwork Milwaukee
The mission of Groundwork Milwaukee is to bring about the sustained regeneration, improvement and management of the physical environment by developing community-based partnerships that empower people, businesses and organizations to promote environmental, economic and social well-being.

​Jewish Community Center
The Jewish Community Pantry, an effort co-sponsored by the JCC and the Women’s Philanthropy of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, seeks to provide emergency food to individuals and families in crisis throughout the greater Milwaukee community.  With a focus on connecting clients to community resources, and increasing our community’s awareness of hunger’s impact while educating on how we can alleviate that impact, the pantry is our Jewish communal response to hunger in Milwaukee.  The Jewish Community Pantry reflects our commitment to the values of Tzedakah (justice) and Tikkun Olam (repair the world) and to serving community members in need of Kavod (respect.)
​Just One More Ministry 
Just One More seeks to be the hands and feet of Jesus Christ by caring for Milwaukee's poor in spirit, providing regular nutritious meals for the hungry, and offering those who suffer with addictions a faith based recovery program for creating a fulfilling and God-centered life.

Project Concern of Cudahy​
Project Concern is a non-profit organization serving low income residents of Cudahy and St. Francis with emergency food, clothing, household items and information/referrals.
Help is available because of donations of goods, volunteer services and financial contributions from individuals, churches, businesses, service organizations and the community.
Project Concern is sponsored by six congregations: Changing Lives Assembly of God, Cudahy United Methodist, Nativity of the Lord Catholic, Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic, St. John Ev. Lutheran and St. Mark’s Ev. Lutheran.

Friedens Community Ministries, Inc.
Friedens Community Ministries, Inc. is a network of food pantries building ladders of peace throughout Milwaukee.  We believe that a dependable supply of food is a means of bringing hope and dignity to our community.
At Friedens we bring together a team of people who donate food, finances, time, tears, and talent to help us make sure that people can access the food they desperately need.  At the base of the ladder, we know that without food in ones cupboards one cannot have a real sense of peace.  Our food pantry network is the base of what we do, our foundation.  Yet we believe that if we can help people move up the rungs of the ladder at the same time we can make long term change.  We do this by incorporating local individuals into our volunteer team…  into our community.  Being a part of something more than themselves and tangibly helping others allows people to build job skills, gain a reliable reference, and even raise ones shoulders higher as they know they are making a difference in someone else’s life.