Our Gala was a great success!
The Changing Lives, Changing Milwaukee Gala on November 21, 2009 was a great success. Over 200 people gathered to celebrate Francine Feinberg's 25 years of dedicated service to Meta House and the work of the agency. Read the Journal Sentinel article here, which was also featured here and here.
Advocates working in DC for fair policies This article is about the Rebecca Project and its founder, Malika Saada Saar. Our local Sacred Authority chapter is happy to have them working in Washington DC to reform welfare and criminal justice policies affecting women and children. "It is wrongheaded to incarcerate women whose troubled circumstances have led to drug addiction or prostitution, especially those who have been sexually abused, instead of steering them to treatment options."
Meta House Receives Grant from the Women’s Fund Meta House received a $10,000 grant from the Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee, Inc. to offer the Women’s Advocacy Project. To learn more, click here or read this article from the Milwaukee Courier.
Meta House Executive Director chosen as a 2009 Health Care Hero in Community Service.
Please enjoy this article about Francine Feinberg, our Executive Director. BizTimes Milwaukee honored her on December 10, 2009 at a ceremony for the 2009 Health Care Heroes.
Help Portrait
Clients participated in a wonderful event on December 12th, 2009 called Help Portrait. Local photographers participated in an international phenomenon, taking and giving free portraits of those who otherwise couldn’t afford them. Some women went alone and others got a family portrait; a first for many! Here is Meta House’s Residential Program Assistant, Lindsay Weber, promoting the event on WISN 12.
Grant to Help Keep Children and Mothers Together Safely
The Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare (BMCW) has been awarded $463,961 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support a family-centered treatment program for mothers with substance abuse problems while protecting children. Through the Families Come First program, BMCW will collaborate with Meta House to strengthen these families as the mothers overcome addiction.
See the press release, which was also featured in an article in the Chicago Tribune. Find out more about Families Come First.
Dr. Francine Feinberg:
Changing Lives at Meta House for 25 Years
Our Executive Director was profiled in this article in the October issue of Wisconsin Woman.
Meta House moved to Riverwest!
Meta House moved its administrative offices and outpatient care facility in September 2009 to 2625 N. Weil St. in the Riverwest neighborhood.
Meta House and the economic crisis
Like most nonprofit agencies that depend on donations, Meta House has felt the effects of the current economic crisis. Meta House Executive Director, Dr. Francine Feinberg, shares how in this article.
Volunteers make a difference!
Meta House Volunteers were featured on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee’s new “Make a Difference” series from September 21st to 25th! If you missed it, you can still read about it on their blog and even listen to the radio clips:
Francine comments on the treatment gap Watch the video here. Francine comments on the treatment gap. At a town hall meeting on drunken driving legislation, Meta House’s Executive Director Dr. Francine Feinberg appeared on Channel 12 News. She added that as a treatment provider, “I am not at all opposed to consequences for drunk driving, but I am concerned that there is very limited treatment availability.”
Meta House graduate-turned-advocate speaks out
Lisa recently shared her story in the Journal Sentinel. Read here about her recovery, and her current efforts to advocate and help others.
Dr. Francine Feinberg Reflects on 25 years of Service, Treatment
Meta House Executive Director Dr. Francine Feinberg was recently featured on Milwaukee Public Radio to discuss the unique needs of women addicted to drugs and alcohol and the progression of substance abuse treatment since she first took the helm at Meta House 25 years ago. Hear the full interview hosted by WUWM Lake Effect’s Mitch Teich.
Meta House Leader Wins Women of Influence Award
(MILWAUKEE, April 30, 2009) — Meta House Executive Director Dr. Francine Feinberg has been awarded The Milwaukee Business Journal’s 2009 Women of Influence distinction for nonprofit leadership. View the press release.
Francine Feinberg accepts her Women of Influence award.
