ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY BY PROVIDING A QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HOME FOR EVERY MILWAUKEEAN

About Rooted & Rising

William (Bill) Schmitt serves as the Executive Director of Rooted & Rising, an organization committed to expanding access to affordable housing and providing property management services to Milwaukee’s most vulnerable families. Rooted & Rising has become one of the few organizations in the city offering permanent, supportive housing for families transitioning out of homelessness.

As an implementation partner of the Community Development Alliance, Rooted & Rising is building 4 homes in Washington Park for Early Childhood Education (ECE) Educators. Through this project, Rooted & Rising are working to ensure that ECE educators not only have access to safe and stable housing, but also the opportunity to continue doing the critical work that keeps Milwaukee families strong.