H I S T O R Y

 

Hebron House of Hospitality, Inc. incorporated in July 1982, and opened the doors of the Hebron House shelter on August 1, 1983. Hebron House of Hospitality, Inc. focuses on serving families and single women experiencing homelessness for emergency shelter. All of the programs and services Hebron House of Hospitality, Inc. develops and provides have evolved through improvements made based on client input and needs.

Hebron House of Hospitality, Inc. designed and started a no-interest loan program and a housing education program in February 1986 that continue to operate to date under the Housing Services Programs.

In 1988, Hebron House of Hospitality, Inc. purchased the building and assisted in coordinating the centralization of emergency services through the Cooperating Congregations of Greater Waukesha. At that time the M and M Building offered free legal aid, furniture, moving services and the Waukesha Food Pantry was located in the campus. Hebron House of Hospitality, Inc. gave ownership of the building to Cooperating Congregations of Greater Waukesha for one dollar ($1) when they became fiscally able to accept the financial responsibility.

In 1991, Hebron House of Hospitality, Inc., in collaboration with the Community Housing Initiative (CHI), started a Case Management program with two houses for families.

In 1992 Hebron House of Hospitality Inc. provided, through an agreement with Waukesha Housing Authority, case management for twenty-five families.

In 1993 Hebron House of Hospitality, Inc. started providing Case Management services to Cornerstone Apartments. Cornerstone Apartments is a housing development with forty-one units of affordable housing for homeless single adults with special needs. The project is a collaborative effort with for profit and not for profit investors.

In 1997, Hebron House of Hospitality opened the Jeremy House Safe Haven that provides emergency shelter and support services to single men and women experiencing homelessness and mental health issues. Jeremy House Safe Haven is a collaborative project with the Mental Health Association and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill as partners.

Hebron House of Hospitality opened a second emergency shelter, Siena House, in April 2000, due to the fact that the demand for shelter was exceeding the available resources by four to one. This was made possible by a grant from United Way in Waukesha County and a grant for renovation by Community Development Block Grant.

In 2002 Hebron House of Hospitality purchased through a Department of Housing and Urban Development Supportive Housing Program grant and Community Development Block Grant funding, two-four unit apartment buildings for permanent housing for persons with co-occurring special needs.

Helping families in our community since 1982

 

 

All of the programs and services provided have evolved based on client input and needs.

 

 

Administrative Office - 1601 East Racine Avenue, Suite 103 Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:262-549-8720       Fax: 262-549-8730