; Home Programs & Services Employment & Food Services Employment & Food Services People with barriers to work — including disabilities and past criminal convictions —benefit from skill-development and education, placement, and coaching to help them gain and maintain meaningful employment and improve their social and emotional health. Success Story: A 'natural leader' Noah Butler arrived in July 2016. When he did, a mix of a cognitive disability and fear of talking to strangers made it difficult for him to meet or interact with others. Today, he is described as a “right-hand man” and “a team player.” Since August 2020, Noah has worked at Grebe’s Bakery on Milwaukee’s southwest side. To get there, he participated in our Employment Services program where he learned many skills to help make it easier for him to approach people and provide them with necessary customer service. In the program, Noah participated in several exercises that worked on his confidence. That was followed by several volunteer opportunities, including at the Milwaukee Rescue Mission. By then it was much easier to say, “How can I help you?” His job coach at Grebe’s describes him as a “natural leader” who has taken on a “leadership role.” Employment Services People with barriers to work – including disabilities, literacy gaps and criminal convictions -- learn self-management skills and receive on-the-job experience in the food service, custodial, and assembly and packaging industries from us. We support businesses with recruitment, evaluation, training, and placement services, and helps identify tasks and projects for job-seekers to increase their employability. We provide pre-vocational, recruitment, evaluation, training and placement services to help people reach their employment goals. What We Offer We help job-seekers facing barriers to employment find work, and we link corporate partners and local businesses to a prepared and supported workforce. Who We Serve People with barriers to work. Contact Info Office Hours Monday through Friday: 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Phone: 414-937-2020 Email: info@mcfi.net Food Services Our Food Service program provides healthy meals to charter schools and early learning centers, and complementary nutrition education to schools we partner with. We also provide fresh and healthy meals during summer months in neighborhood parks, bridging the food gap while school is not in session. What We Offer Real-world training in the food service industry, and nutritious meals to school-age children. Who We Serve Adults with disabilities and other barriers to employment. Contact Info & Locations Office Hours Monday through Friday: 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Phone: 414-937-2020 Fax: 414-937-2021 Email: info@mcfi.net Office Locations 6100 N. Baker Road, Glendale, WI 53209 2020 W. Wells St., Milwaukee, WI 53233 Home Programs & Services Get Involved About MCFI Donate News Contact Us Diversity & Inclusion Trauma Informed Care Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site Map Donate Now DONATE Sign up for our newsletter Email By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: Centers for Independence, 2020 W. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, US, http://www.mcfi.net. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact. SUBMIT Copyright 2021 - Milwaukee Center for Independence - All Rights Reserved x By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them.You can change your cookie settings at any time but parts of our site will not function correctly without them. THAT'S FINE