Repairers of the Breach

04/01/2022

When did you first learn about Repairers of the Breach? Have you ever used our services? Or volunteered? Or donated? Share a special memory about ROTB with us.

03/21/2022

Spring has sprung! A special thank you to our Members services staff who worked many, many hours ...both days and overnights... even shorthanded... to ensure our emergency warming room was open to anyone who needed it. You are truly heroes!

03/09/2022

St. Mary's @ Hales Corners

Thank you to the 8th graders at St. Mary's!

https://www.repairers.org/blog/st-marys-hales-corners

Thank you to the 8th graders and their families at St. Mary's, as well as That's Amore, for serving delicious chili, fruit, salad, bread, and dessert to our Members! We look forward to your return in...

03/04/2022

Thank you all for being Repairers of the Breach.

02/25/2022

LAST CHANCE -You only have until February 28 to donate your new or gently used shoes, sneakers, boots and new socks to @stansfitforyourfeet Stan’s Share-A-Pair Shoe and Sock Drive running throughout February. This year Repairers of the Breach be receiving a portion of their collection. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far!
Please consider dropping off new socks and new or gently used shoes for men, women, or kids at Stan’s Fit For Your Feet in Glendale, Brookfield or Greenfield or New Balance Milwaukee in Greenfield or Brookfield. In return for your donation you will receive $10 off your regular price men’s and women's shoes purchase valid through the end of February at any Stan’s Fit For Your Feet or New Balance Milwaukee location. You’ll also be able to round up your purchases to benefit our organization.
For more details visit: stansfootwear.com/shareapair

02/17/2022

Share-A-Pair Shoe Drive | Stan's Fit For Your Feet

It’s Random Acts of Kindness Day, and if you would like to do something good today consider dropping off new socks and new or gently shoes, sneakers, or boots at @stansfitforyourfeet in Glendale, Brookfield or Greenfield or @newbalancemilwaukeein Greenfield or Brookfield.
Repairers of the Breach will be receiving some of the new socks and new or gently used shoes collected this year during Stan’s Share-A-Pair Shoe and Sock Drive running throughout the entire month of February.
In return for your donation you will receive a coupon for $10 off regular price men’s and women's shoes valid through the end of February at any Stan’s or New Balance Milwaukee location. You’ll also be able to round up your purchases to benefit our organization in-store or online.
For more details visit: www.stansfootwear.com/shareapair

Now you can help these people by simply clearing out the excess shoes in your closet, and participating in this year’s “Share-A-Pair” shoe drive hosted by Stan’s Fit For Your Feet and New Balance Milwaukee shoe stores. The drive runs from Sunday, February 1 through Saturday February 28, 2015...

02/08/2022

You know that feeling you have after you take a hot shower and put on fresh clothes? That, "I can conquer anything!" feeling? That feeling where not only are germs washed away, but so is the stress from yesterday? You know... THAT feeling?
Our Members feel it, too, every time they take a shower and put on fresh, donated clothes at ROTB.
Showers are more than a physical necessity, they are a mental necessity, as well. Everyone deserves to feel clean, radiant, and confident.
Thank you for helping make this possible.

02/01/2022

Share-A-Pair Shoe Drive | Stan's Fit For Your Feet

It’s Share-A-Pair at @Stansfitforyourfeet and we are excited to announce that Repairers of the Breach will be receiving some of the new socks and new or gently used shoes, sneakers, and boots collected this year! Donate now through the end of February at any Stan’s, Vionic or New Balance Milwaukee location or shop online! Donate new socks and new or gently used shoes to Stan’s Fit For Your Feet in Glendale, Brookfield or Greenfield or New Balance Milwaukee in Greenfield or Brookfield. BONUS, you’ll receive a coupon for $10 off regular price men’s and women's shoes valid through the end of February at any Stan’s or New Balance Milwaukee location. You’ll also be able to round up your purchases to benefit our organization. #StansShares
For more details visit www.stansfootwear.com/shareapair

Now you can help these people by simply clearing out the excess shoes in your closet, and participating in this year’s “Share-A-Pair” shoe drive hosted by Stan’s Fit For Your Feet and New Balance Milwaukee shoe stores. The drive runs from Sunday, February 1 through Saturday February 28, 2015...

01/27/2022

Donate to Repairers of the Breach

Hello, Milwaukee!

A friendly reminder that our emergency warming room is open at 7pm overnight whenever the temperature is 32 or below. We repurposed some rooms and hired 3 additional staff to ensure we have enough room for social distancing.

If you can, please help us with our expenses. Every little bit helps!

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8D7BW7N9YLYZW

Help support Repairers of the Breach by donating or sharing with your friends.

01/24/2022

Generosity

Thank you all for your generosity over the last couple of months. It is because of you that we can do what we do! Check out a couple of our recent donors!

https://www.repairers.org/blog/generosity

Thank you to Town Bank and its employees who raised and matched over $4,000 to keep us up and running, and thank you to Diane Milner and the Alzheimer's Association for providing us with hand...

01/18/2022

Hello, Repairers!

Shout out to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, who once again came out on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr day to support us. Lunch was delicious!

Check out the photo below, taken by Yvonne Kemp.

01/17/2022

Thank you to Kaprice and Access Wireless who provided our Members with free cell phones!

01/10/2022

Repairers of the Breach - Milwaukee, WI

Hello, Repairers! Brrrrr... it's cold out there! If you would like to donate, but are wondering what, visit our website at: www.repairers.org to see our needs list. We would definitely be grateful for thermal underclothes and super warm clothing!

Welcome to Repairers of the Breach 1335 W Vliet St Milwaukee, WI 53205 (414) 934-9305 Milwaukee’s only daytime shelter and resource center for the homeless.

01/07/2022

ATTENTION:

Our emergency warming shelter is now open when the temperature is 32 degrees or below. Thank you!

01/04/2022

***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Due to lack of staffing, we cannot currently accept clothing donations and our Emergency Warming Room is closed. This is temporary.

01/03/2022

30 Years of Serving the Homeless

https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2022/01/01/30-years-of-serving-the-homeless/

Started in 1991, Repairers of the Breach serves 80 people per day.

12/30/2021

New Years has a special meaning to our Members, because it means a fresh start. Fresh coffee helps, too, and you can find both at Repairers of the Breach. Whether a Member yourself, staff, volunteer, donor, or visitor, all are welcomed here. Come get your fresh coffee and fresh start!

12/28/2021

On this snowy day, let us think of better times... like Christmas! Here at the Breach, our Members chose gifts like socks, undergarments, sweatshirts, hats, gloves, scarves, boots, watches, blankets, backpacks, and jeans. In addition, coats were given away, and there was also a raffle for every 10 Members that came through (numbers limited to 10 at a time for COVID safety). What did our Members win? Gift cards!

12/21/2021

302 Found

Today is winter solstice, and tonight is our longest night of the year. It's also Homeless Persons' Memorial Day, when we remember those who have died while experiencing homelessness. In 2020, that number was estimated to be 15,600 people.

It is with reverence to those who have passed, and a commitment to those without shelter now, that we announce that our emergency warming room will now be open at 32 degrees instead of 20 degrees.

Help keep us open. No one should freeze due to lack of housing.

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=8D7BW7N9YLYZW

12/13/2021

Imagine going to a job interview in clothes that you've been wearing for days. Imagine your hair disheveled, despite doing your best to straighten it. You sit there, in a waiting room, along with other applicants in clean suits and polished shoes. Think about your confidence level. Think you'll get the job?
Now, imagine being freshly washed, hair combed, and you, too, are looking dapper in a clean suit and polished shoes. Where is your confidence level now?
That's what our Refuge and Resource Center program -clothing room and shower services do for someone. They level the playing field, so that you have just as much chance for the job as the others.
Thank you to all the donors and volunteers who make this possible.

12/06/2021

Marquette Giving

Thank you to all who supported us for Giving Tuesday! And thank you to the Marquette students who visited us on Saturday bringing delicious bag lunches!

https://www.repairers.org/blog/marquette-giving

Thank you to the Marquette students who brought bagged lunches to us on Saturday! You helped repair the breach between homelessness and hopefulness. Thank you for being Repairers!

11/29/2021

Winter Weather and our Emergency Warming Room

Help support ROTB this Giving Tuesday so we continue offering shelter when the weather becomes deadly.

https://www.repairers.org/in-the-news/winter-weather-and-our-emergency-warming-room

​ Community responds after homeless man likely died of hypothermia in downtown Milwaukee (tmj4.com)

11/25/2021

Gobble, Gobble!

OUR EMERGENCY WAMRING ROOM IS OPEN TONIGHT. Doors open at 7 pm. Special thanks to our staff who worked the morning at ROTB and will come back and work overnights tonight. We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We did at the Breach! Check out our video.

https://www.repairers.org/blog/gobble-gobble

Hello, Repairers! This Thanksgiving was delicious, despite the snow. In addition, we opened our emergency warming room because the temperature dropped to 20 degrees or below. Thank you for all your...

11/18/2021

BRRRR! It's a chilly one today. If you're out in the weather, stop in and grab a hot cup of coffee. We have warm clothes if you need them, too!

11/16/2021

As we begin feverishly shopping for our loved ones, let us remember those who are left out of the festivities because they are too busy looking for their next meal or shelter.

Did you know $8 covers warm coffee, a sustaining breakfast, and a hearty lunch for one person each day at Repairers of the Breach? $25 covers phone services for 2 days? $50 covers our energy bill for a day?

This Giving Tuesday, November 30th, consider the gift of hope.

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=HHWPAX27YVNRG

11/15/2021

Escaping poverty among the physical barriers is difficult, but with the added emotional toll, it’s almost impossible. It’s not as simple as we’d like to think. – Terence Lester

Let's work together to remove as many of those barriers as possible!

11/09/2021

UWM Students

Our UWM students not only learned a lot at our clinic, but they helped a lot, too!

https://www.repairers.org/blog/uwm-students

Thank you to all our UWM medical students who came to ROTB! Marquette University student interns also come work at our clinic, and we also have many partners who offer a wide range of services from...

11/04/2021

Do you, or someone you know, need to brush up on your reading skills? Perhaps you have a GED or HSED test to prepare for. Perhaps you have a form to fill out. Perhaps you simply wish to enhance your vocabulary. Our literacy center is open from 9-noon on Mondays and Wednesdays. Check it out!

10/30/2021

Repairers of the Breach - Who We Are - Board of Directors

Due to COVID-19, we decided a virtual annual meeting would be safer. Check it out below, and don't forget to mark your calendars for a Q&A session with Pastor West on Tuesday, Nov 9 at 1:30 pm.

https://www.repairers.org/annual-report.html

Picture 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.

10/25/2021

Citation for ROTB by State Senator LaTonya Johnson

Senator Johnson visited us! Check it out!

https://www.repairers.org/blog/citation-for-rotb-by-state-senator-latonya-johnson

We were blessed to be visited by State Senator LaTonya Johnson of the Wisconsin 6th Senate District. She also presented us with a citation for our good work, recognizing our 30th anniversary as...

10/18/2021

30 Pounds for 30 Years

It's been some time since 30 for 30 has ended, and Pastor West has done some reflection on the experience. Has he continued his weight loss journey? What has he learned? Find out by clicking below!

https://www.repairers.org/30-pounds-for-30-years.html

In commemoration of Repairers of the Breach's 30th anniversary this year, Executive Director Pastor West has decided to lose 30 pounds... one pound for each year of operation. He knew his weight...

10/11/2021

Do you need a flu shot?

Great news! We will be offering FREE flu vaccines on:

October 13 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
October 19 10:30 am - 1:30 pm

Check it out!

10/08/2021

Thank you, Divine Saviors!

10/07/2021

Repairers of the Breach - Current Needs List

Great news! Our needs list has been updated and we've highlighted our greatest needs. Check it out, and thank you for being Repairers!

https://www.repairers.org/in-kind-needs-list.html

Please drop off your donations at: 1335 W. Vliet Street, Milwaukee Monday through Saturday, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. We encourage you to complete a donation form so we can have a record of...

09/30/2021

Evaluation Survey

Do you have opinions about our programs and services? How much do you know about us? How much do you know about housing instability? Take our quick, 5-question survey today, and help us ensure we are filling the community need.

https://www.repairers.org/evaluation-survey.html

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