Joy House programs
1Regroup
For women experiencing life-altering setbacks or traumas, Regroup offers relief — and the first step toward starting over.
Regroup addresses immediate needs to offer comfort and assistance to women leaving a situation that caused anxiety, despair or difficulty. This program provides a safe, clean environment for a woman or a single mother with children to work with our team and set goals for transitioning to a life of stability.
Our program goals are to:
- Provide a safe and comfortable environment
- Meet immediate needs — including food, shelter, and clothing
- Display and share the love of Christ
- Offer opportunity to grow
2Renew
Once immediate needs are met, Renew provides the time and space for women to consider next steps so that a restorative process can begin.
This program is designed to help women examine what they know now so they can replace old habits of doing and thinking with new ideas of healthy productivity and emotional wellbeing. Case Managers and coaches will guide women through finance, parenting and/or life classes, and will help them establish goals for their progress.
Renew promotes physical, spiritual and emotional learning experiences through the Transformed curriculum (personal development), Her Journey (abuse recovery groups) and the Genesis Process (relapse prevention).
Our program goals are to:
- Provide time for restoration
- Explain our identity in Christ
- Assist in setting goals
- Provide accountability
3Revive
Revive exists to help women continue the transition from surviving their circumstances to flourishing in spite of them.
This program is designed to strengthen women and families and build confidence in the new things they’ve learned. Our aspiration is to encourage the continued growth of each participant and help her wisely care for herself and/or her family — helping her establish a steady income, a healthy living situation and the means for a productive life outside of Joy House.
Our program goals are to:
- Strengthen families
- Build confidence
- Encourage growth
- Establish caring communities
Cross Trainers Academy
While not part of Joy House, Cross Trainers Academy serves some of the children whose moms are in our programs. The Cross Trainers Academy’s Christian-based environment gives at-risk kids the additional education, love and support they need to succeed. They learn more than just academics; they’re taught valuable lessons about morals and character.
Transformed Lives
How Joy House has helped these women find new life and a fresh start.
Tragedy, chaos and homelessness followed Shawnna for much of her life. Disappointment and heartache were all too familiar. It didn’t start out that way. “I had the best mom ever,” she says. “Homemade meals, she protected me, every day she said she loved me, she was awesome.” But Shawnna’s self esteem suffered as she…
“As a teenager, I was angry, confused, afraid and full of self-doubt,” says Dakara, a 22-year-old single mother with three children at Joy House. “There was no love in my family. You couldn’t call it a home. I didn’t have a father in my life, and I experienced a lot of abuse. There were a…
Jenise vividly remembers that day in 2015: She was riding a bus, overwhelmed with fear and hopelessness. She had been diagnosed with uterine cancer, and she didn’t know if she would survive. And what would happen to her 10-year-old daughter? Then she saw him — a complete stranger moving directly toward her. “I was…
These are just a few of the inspiring stories of women that have found new hope and strength through the Milwaukee Rescue Mission. Check out more inspirational stories of transformation.
