Happy Mother’s Day from Meta House
“All I wanted was Mom – but that was something I didn’t get to have.” On her own after being denied a relationship with her own mother, Kesha began searching for the acceptance and connection she deeply needed. She found it in the form of drugs and alcohol.
When a physically abusive relationship left her permanently scarred, Kesha summoned the last of her strength to find Meta House. While here, Kesha found an important key to long-term recovery: Kimyatta, her baby girl. Healed and healthy, today Kesha works and has returned to school for medical billing and coding, and her daughter Kimyatta will be graduating from the first grade in June.
“I really didn’t think it was possible for people to truly care and push for me. Meta House heard my story and they never gave up on me.” Meta House is dedicated to providing women with the treatment they need to reclaim their lives from the disease of addiction.
As Mother’s Day approaches, you are surely thinking of the influential women in your life. Please remember the women and children at Meta House today with a donation. Your generous gift will help rebuild families across Milwaukee. Click here to donate. Thank you!
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“I’m always grateful; Meta House gave me back my chance to be a great Mom.” ~Kesha
Join us & invite others to
June Meta Moments:
Surviving Trauma, Healing Addiction
Thursday, June 17, 2010
12:00-1:00 PM
Meta House Residential Facility
2626 N. Bremen Street
in Riverwest, Milwaukee
Meta Moments are casual events held three to four times a year, intended to give a glimpse of Meta House’s work to those who are unfamiliar with it. After enjoying a free lunch, guests hear from Meta House staff and graduates about the chosen topic. On Thursday June 17th, Meta House will present ‘Surviving Trauma, Healing Addiction.’
Verbal Attacks. Physical Violence. Sexual Assault. Suffering from any one of these experiences as a child can leave emotional scars that linger long after a little girl becomes a woman. They show up in the form of anxiety, depression, nightmares, and/or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Both national and Meta House statistics show that the majority of women who seek substance abuse treatment turn to alcohol and drugs to numb emotional pain.
Creating a safe place where women and their children can learn to cope with the symptoms of trauma is one of the things that make treatment at Meta House unique. At Surviving Trauma, Healing Addiction, find out how Meta House is addressing the link between trauma and addiction and hear from a woman who survived her distressful journey about how she is using new tools to cope with her past.
Call Wendy at 414.977.5807 for event details or visit metahouse.org
Riverwest Currents
As you may remember, Meta House moved its outpatient and administrative offices to Riverwest last year, joining its residential facilities in a campus-like setting. We were thrilled to get even more involved in the neighborhood this month by being prominently featured in the May issue of the Riverwest Currents! If you’re in Milwaukee, please pick up a copy at one of the many stores and restaurants around town that provide copies of this free publication.
Current Priorities from our Wish List
Baby Items
- Bassinets Bedding – crib & toddler
- Bottles, nipples
- Car seats (must be new)
- Clothing
- Crib Bumpers
- Diapers (esp. larger sizes!)
- Pull-Ups/Nighttime diapers for ages 3-7
- Rectal thermometers & petroleum jelly
- Sippy cups
- Wipes
Children’s Items
- Art supplies, including paper
- Backpacks
- Car seats (must be new)
- School supplies
- Tickets/passes to children’s events
- Craft & Hobby Supplies
Household Items
- Dishes (esp. plastics and serving bowls)
- Dressers
- DVD players
- End Tables
- Pots & pans
- Serving bowls w/ lids
- Window A/C units
Personal Care Items
- Feminine hygiene products
- Hair products for African-American women
- Maternity clothing
- Pantyhose
- Socks & Underwear
- Toiletries
Incentive Gifts
- Tickets to museums, events, parks, festivals
- Bath & body kits
- Journals
- Gift certificates to restaurants/fast food
To donate items please contact Carryn at 414-977-5802 or csami@metahouse.org.
Items may be new or gently used.
Thank you to all participants and sponsors of A Day for Meta House – it was a great success!
On April 16th, at Pier Wisconsin/Discovery World, there were about 310 people at the breakfast and 360 at the lunch. We also enjoyed a fun Tweetup that evening at iPic Entertainment. Our Tweetathon went very well, with over 1,100 tweets and retweets about #Day4MH. Manpower sponsored $1 per tweet and gave us the maximum of $1500 to congratulate Meta House on a successful day! Our A Day for Meta House initiatives raised over $60,000 after expenses, financial donations which will benefit our critical programming for women and children in this community.
Please visit our Facebook page to see pictures from the day’s events.
Watch the video from A Day for Meta House – One Family’s Story: Nicole’s Addiction and Recovery:
Thank you to our A Day for Meta House sponsors: Clear Verve Marketing, the Falk Group, Flowers by Jan, Godfrey & Kahn, iPic Entertainment, IVIZE, Jack and Lucy Rosenberg Foundation, 94.5 Lake FM, Life Productions, Manpower, M&I, MGIC, Reinhart Boerner Van Dueren S.C., and Robert W. Baird & Co. Foundation.
Meta House graduate Bobbie giving testimonial at the A Day for Meta House lunch, with her sister Joyce and friend Sylvia.
About Us
Meta House is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women through the progression of drug and alcohol abuse recovery. Founded in 1963, we are a leader in gender-responsive treatment and have been nationally and internationally recognized for our unique substance abuse program. We were also one of the first programs in the nation to include children in the residential treatment setting. Learn more about us and what we are doing by visiting our website: www.metahouse.org.