When people in Milwaukee County return to the community after incarceration, 42% of them need housing assistance, according to a Data Dream report. That’s why Project RETURN, an organization that helps formerly incarcerated people is now providing housing.
In downtown Milwaukee near the courthouse, 12 apartments will house people for up to six months where they can receive on-site resources and support. Project RETURN executive director Wendel Hruska says housing has always been an issue for people exiting incarceration.
“We are seeing so many individuals coming through Project RETURN who did not know where they were going to be staying at, did not have viable abilities to be able to attain housing, cannot afford the one month rent, the security deposit, all that stuff,” Hruska says…