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Empowering Milwaukee County residents with the resources to move beyond poverty.
For more than 50 years, the Social Development Commission (SDC) has served as a planner, coordinator, and provider of human service programs for low-income individuals and families in Milwaukee County. SDC was established in 1963 as an intergovernmental commission under Wisconsin State Statute 66.0125. In 1964, the SDC became the only Community Action Agency for Milwaukee County. read more …
New Programs
Milwaukee Emergency Rent Assistance Program
The Milwaukee Emergency Rent Assistance Program, also know as M.E.R.A., is accepting inquiry forms. Click here for more information.
Services & Programs
Emergency Services
Life happens. And we are here to help in your time of need.
Career Services
We provide career pathways to fulfilling work that help people develop skills that companies value.
Education Services
Start down the path to success with us. Achieve your educational dreams.
Financial Services
Money is an important tool. And we offer financial programs to help Milwaukee residents move beyond poverty.
Mental Health & Wellness Services
SDC is committed to making a variety of health and wellness services accessible to children and adults.
Nutrition Services
SDC’s Nutrition Services team is working in the community and providing an important link to critical resources.
Residential Services
SDC provides a variety of home services for qualifying low-income residents in the City of Milwaukee.
Senior Services
For seniors, regular activity and being involved are some of the most important things you can do for your health.
Youth Services
Youth Services helps young people make positive life choices that build character and strengthen families as a whole.
Upcoming Events
Financial Literacy 2.0 | SDC Job Readiness Workshop Series
SDC’s Career Services is offering weekly Job Readiness Workshops in August to help people prepare and find a job.
Join us on August 11th from 11:30am – 1:30pm for the Financial Literacy Workshop. Changing your life through better money management! Finding a job is the first step, but join us as we discuss managing your paychecks to achieve greater financial success.
Save the Date for the 2021 Summit on Poverty!
Realities, Reflections, & Recovery: Surviving & Thriving Through the Year 2020
2020 was a tough year.
The theme for the 2021 Summit on Poverty examines evidence-based strategies and the latest tools for exposing and disrupting the experience of poverty. The Summit on Poverty will also address barriers that impact people in vulnerable communities. If you are interested in being a speaker at the 2021 Summit on Poverty, view the request for proposal here.
CR-Social Development Commission is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Service Provider and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or belief. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. If you need this information interpreted to a language you understand or in a different format, please contact La Toya Jones, Equal Opportunity Officer, at 414-906-2823 or ljones@cr-sdc.org. Callers who are deaf or hearing or speech-impaired may reach us at Wisconsin Relay Number 711.
SDC-Main Office
1730 West North Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53205
414.906.2700
SDC-Teutonia
6850 North Teutonia Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53209
414.963.2684
SDC-Northwest
9155 North 76th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53223
SDC-Southside
2968 South Chase Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53207
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