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Walkers Point Youth and Family Center, Inc.

Shelter. Safety. Understanding.

Milwaukee, WI   |  www.walkerspoint.org

Mission

Walkers Point Youth & Family Center's mission is to meet the needs of runaway, homeless and other troubled youth and their families from Milwaukee's diverse communities by providing services to empower youth, help them resolve personal and family problems, strengthen family relationships and support safe and stable homes.

Ruling year info

1977

Executive Director

Audra O'Connell

Main address

1123 N. Water Street Suite 400

Milwaukee, WI 53202 USA

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EIN

39-1247541

NTEE code info

Temporary Shelter For the Homeless (L41)

Other Housing Support Services (L80)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Since 1976 Walker's Point Youth and Family Center has helped young people and their families resolve conflicts and overcome strategies by providing emergency shelter to 11-17 year olds, free mental health counseling, and a transitional housing program for young adults experiencing homelessness. Our programs focus primarily on youth and young adult homelessness, and mental health wellness.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Walker's Point Youth & Family Center

WPYAFC offers a free 24-hour Crisis Hotline (414-647-8200), crisis individual and family counseling, and temporary emergency shelter for youth ages 11-17 years old. WPYAFC also offers a transitional living program for homeless youth including long-term shelter and support services, and apartments and other community settings for youth ages 18-25 years old.

Population(s) Served
Adolescents
Young adults

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of youth who demonstrate that they have developed positive relationships

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Walker's Point Youth & Family Center

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

This is the percentage of young people who report (at exit) that they have developed a new supportive relationship with at least one caring adult. Note - this is a percentage and not client count.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

For fiscal year 2023, board and staff committees are working on:
-Operational sustainability related to human resources (retention and growth, review/document/improve outsourced services & operations model, succession planning)
-Effective communications (mission & vision relaunch, communications plan with segmentation and tracking, and increasing visibility with youth outreach and strengthening relationships with partner organizations)

-Increasing capacity for these goals using board and subject matter expert volunteers as necessary
-Establishing clear measurable goals for each strategic priority identified in the FY23 plan
- Assigning staff who are responsible for goals and board member counterparts who are accountable
-Weekly check-ins with staff and manager and at least quarterly check-ins with committee

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Walkers Point Youth and Family Center, Inc.

Board of directors
as of 07/31/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Meg Pasternak

Todd Witt

Justin Bielinski

Meg Pasternak

Elizabeth Bickley

Chrissy Ficks

Will Ward

David Moldavsky

Amy Boerst

Maria Bozmoski

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Not applicable
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Not applicable
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 7/31/2023
info Candid has made improvements to the race and ethnicity options.

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 09/03/2019

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
Policies and processes
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.