Cathedral Center, Provider of Critical Emergency Shelter for Women and Families, Launches “Empowerment Challenge”

MILWAUKEE, WI, Feb. __, 2022 – Cathedral Center’s “Empowerment Challenge” begins on Friday, March 4 and ends on Wednesday, March 9, after International Women’s Day. During the week-long online fundraising event, Cathedral Center is ‘challenging’ the community to join them in empowering all women and supporting gender equality. There are many ways to accept the challenge, including donating to Cathedral Center, empowering women and families with children facing homelessness.

“Cathedral Center empowers women and families with children to overcome their homeless experience by providing a safe environment to heal and to receive services focused on health and well-being, increasing earned income and securing safe housing,” said Donna Rongholt-Migan, Executive Director of The Cathedral Center. “We invite you to participate in this year’s Empowerment Challenge by finding one way to empower women or support gender equality, and then act upon it. Big or small, all actions make a difference,” Rongholt-Migan added.

Cathedral Center will receive a $25,000 Challenge Grant, provided by the Godfrey Family Foundation Trust and Peter Geisert Giving Fund, if they reach their goal of $15,000 in financial contributions.

In 2021, Cathedral Center provided 16,251 nights of shelter to 240 women and 298 individuals within 77 families, including 195 children. Since 2002, Cathedral Center remains one of the largest local emergency shelters dedicated solely to serving women and families with children experiencing homelessness or a housing crisis.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.