Pathfinders Milwaukee, Inc.

Pathfinders Milwaukee, Inc. is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered at 4200 N Holton St #400 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that has been registered in SAM.gov since November 2, 2004. The organization specializes in providing comprehensive support services to vulnerable youth populations, particularly those experiencing homelessness, housing instability, and victimization. Through federal grant awards, Pathfinders Milwaukee delivers emergency shelter, counseling, case management, housing assistance, and trauma-informed care to runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth in the Milwaukee area, working to prevent these young people from entering law enforcement, child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems.

Pathfinders Milwaukee has received multiple prime federal grant awards across several key programs and funding agencies. The organization holds active prime grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, including a $350,000 Basic Center Program award (CFDA 93.623) running through September 29, 2028, which provides emergency shelter, counseling, food, clothing, and health care referrals to youth under 18; a Transitional Living Program award providing safe housing for ages 16-21 for up to 18 months with comprehensive life skills and educational services through September 29, 2029; a Runaway and Homeless Youth Prevention Demonstration Program cooperative agreement operating a drop-in center through September 29, 2027; and a Street Outreach Program award targeting youth under 22 at risk of sexual exploitation and human trafficking. Additionally, Pathfinders received an $856,612 Services for Trafficking Victims grant (CFDA 16.320) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime, active through September 30, 2027, providing housing support and trauma-informed care to youth survivors aged 18-25. The organization also administers Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, which supports coordinated community approaches to preventing and ending youth homelessness through housing, rental assistance, and supportive services. Furthermore, Pathfinders received a Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking Against Children and Youth award from the Office on Violence Against Women through September 30, 2026, providing trauma services, law enforcement training, and prevention programming for youth impacted by violence. The organization also receives numerous sub-award allocations from the State of Wisconsin Department of Children & Families, the Department of Justice Wisconsin, and the City of Milwaukee for runaway and homeless youth services and anti-violence advocacy programs serving youth survivors of sexual violence, exploitation, and trafficking in the greater Milwaukee area.