An Organization Bringing Hope to Milwaukee's Streets

An Organization Bringing Hope to Milwaukee's Streets

The Street Angels mission is to bring hope to the Milwaukee area.

They do street outreach three nights a week, every week, year-round; providing hot meals, a lunch for later, and survival supplies like tents, blankets, jackets, and hundreds and hundreds of socks.

But that isn’t all.

When they hand someone a hot meal, they're opening a door for them.

They're there to learn their stories and help them take steps to end their homelessness.

Never heavy-handed.

Never bureaucratic.

Their work is friend to friend.

Every year, the Street Angels conduct an awareness and fundraising event called 48 Hours.

Two co-executive directors, Shelly Sarasin and Eva Welch, and a small group of committed volunteers, make themselves homeless for 48 hours.

This year, 48 Hours will be held October 24-26.

During that time, the 48 Hours team will be on their own on the street, facing many of the same challenges as our friends – sleeping outside, finding safe places to be during the day, coping with hunger, and dealing with the kindness, or lack of kindness, of strangers.

They are also implementing a peer-to-peer campaign for supporters to experience for themselves what it might be like by sleeping in their yard for a 24, or 48-hour challenge.

We spoke to Eva and Shelly about the 48 Hour event and the importance their organization has in the Milwaukee Community.

They have been challenged to raise $48,000 in 48-Hours!

If you would like to donate or participate in the event visit www.streetangelsmke.org.