Service Area

Next Door Foundation’s general service area is bordered by N. 76th Street on the west and I-43 on the east, W. Mill Road on the north and I-94 on the south.

Milwaukee's Metcalfe Park neighborhood

Next Door's primary area of recruitment and service focus is the Metcalfe Park neighborhood bounded by N. 38th Street on the west and N. 27th Street on the east, W. Center Street on the north and W. North Avenue on the south.

Next Door's Commitment to the neighborhood

Next Door is an integral part of the reinvigoration of Milwaukee’s Metcalfe Park neighborhood.

Next Door programs respond to the community need by:

• Providing young children with a healthy start in life
• Equipping children with the reading skills needed for educational achievement
• Motivating parents to work towards a better life for themselves and their children
• Offering a safe place for youth to go after school and in the summer

Community Need

In Next Door’s service area, 43% of residents live in poverty – more than triple the rate for the State of Wisconsin as a whole. The children who live in Next Door’s service area are at high-risk for many health disparities, usually attributed to low levels of family income and education. These high risk factors include:

• Lapsed Immunizations
• Lead Exposure
• Asthma
• Improper Nutrition
• Undetected Vision/Hearing Impairments
• Poor Access to Healthcare
• Existing Community Health Disparities
• Poor Dental Health

Next Door's target area has one of the highest concentrations of birth-to-five year old children in the city of Milwaukee. The neighborhood faces ongoing and           inter-related problems associated with a low average household income, unemployment, and low educational attainment.