Spotlighted Organizations

Catholic Charities Refugee Integration Services provides direct immigration legal services; access to free, up-to-date, multi-lingual and easy to understand information through various social media platforms; individual citizenship tutoring and; one-to-one mentoring to help immigrants navigate the myriad facets of their new home and tutoring to assist immigrants who are trying to become United States citizens.

The International Crane Foundation (ICF) is a non-governmental, non-profit conservation organization that works worldwide to save the fifteen species of cranes and their habitat by providing experience, knowledge and inspiration to people.  Cultivating harmony between humanity and nature is the quest of 50 men and women working directly for ICF, which is headquartered on a 225-acre site in Baraboo, Wisconsin, and is directly involved in over 40 projects in 22 countries.

NewThreads of Hope is a Milwaukee based not for profit corporation which provides support and a renewed sense of hope to individuals through the innovative use of gifts-in-kind, principally apparel, footwear, bed and bath, and household items, aimed at breaking the cycle of dependency.  Valuable surplus and returned merchandise collected from the business sector is redistributed to non-profit agencies that care for the needy, the ill, the elderly and children.

Notre Dame School of Milwaukee is a Catholic school for girls founded by the School Sisters of Notre Dame as an extension of their commitment to educate the poor and foster leadership skills in girls.  In a biliterate, bilingual setting, students from the heavily Hispanic near south side of Milwaukee become fluent in both English and Spanish.

Red Cloud Indian School is a Catholic Institution dedicated to educating 600 Lakota students in its schools, ministering to thousands across the Pine Ridge Reservation through its parishes and sustaining Lakota cultural identity through the work of the Heritage Center.  Their mission is to be a thriving and renowned community of learners grounded in Lakȟóta and Catholic beliefs, values and practices.

Seton Catholic Schools’ mission is to provide a transformational educational network committed to overcoming academic and social challenges, empowering students, families, and educators to attain their God-given potential. Their vision is to strengthen their communities through the effective engagement of the students, schools, and parishes in urban life and ministry.  Their schools serve the youth of Milwaukee — some of whom have the most difficult paths to lifelong success.