Milwaukee shelter that helps teens in danger of closing [Video]

A safe place that helps under-served teens in Milwaukee is in danger of closing.”Like, what am I going to do?” Judith O’Neil, whose family goes to Walker’s Point Youth Center, said. The Walker’s Point Youth and Family Center is a lifeline for Judith O’Neil’s family. Her daughters depend on therapy in the city to cope with their mental health. “She baked cupcakes while she had therapy,” O’Neill said. The center also takes in teenagers who don’t have proper housing, many of whom are LGBTQ or teens of color. Now, services may halt because they lost about $200,000 in federal aid. “About 25% of our shelter budget, and that funds our emergency shelter and part of our therapeutic services,” Audra O’Connell, the executive director of Walker’s Point Youth and Family Center, said.Leaders said this house was built in the 1850s and has gone over several remodels since then, including this room …