Milwaukee County Health & Human Services
Destined
for Greater
Together, creating
healthy communities.
Milwaukee County and its community partners help young people find mentors, families connect to care and housing, and residents build safer neighborhoods together.
The initiative
What it takes to thrive.
A trusted adult. A place to go after school. A safe home. A first paycheck. Each can change what happens next.
Destined for Greater brings County services and neighborhood organizations together to prevent violence, support healing, and create opportunities for young people. A mentor can help a family find the right service. A summer program can give a young person a first paid role and adults they can count on.
Programs and services
The work in our neighborhoods.
Mentoring and outreach
Credible Messengers and Advance Peace build relationships that help people work through conflict and connect to support.
Safe spaces and youth opportunity
Safe Summer Sites, Grinding to Glory, and youth employment programs make space for young people to learn, earn, and lead.
Healing, housing, and family support
County teams and community partners help families connect to mental health care, safe housing, and other services through No Wrong Door.
Youth voice
“Give them a place where they can feel safe.”
Anonymous PeaceMKE listening response
Young people told us they wanted places to go, people who look out for them, and chances to work. Safe Summer Sites brought that feedback to life. Schools and community sites stayed open longer for activities like photography and open gym. Paid youth ambassadors helped welcome their peers.
Milwaukee County DHHS
No Wrong Door.
You can start with the need you have today. County teams and community partners can help make the next connection when you need more than one kind of support.
We Want to See You Win
Community peace rallies.
Kosciuszko Community Center
Free Community Peace & Pep Rally
County event detailsDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center
Free Community Peace & Pep Rally
County event details2026 Community Safety Report
Explore what young people told us, what the programs delivered, and the policy proposals for sustaining the work.
Read the findingsGet initiative updates.
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