Welcome to the Milwaukee Center For Independence (MCFI). MCFI, a non-profit community-based organization, has been responding to the increasing and changing needs of special needs populations since 1938. Our more than 50 innovative programs and services, led by certified, experienced and professional staff, assist people of all ages - from infants to senior citizens - to reach their personal goals. Today, MCFI's programs touch more than 10,000 lives each year.

In the decades that MCFI has been serving the community, we have learned much about people with special needs. We recognize and honor the qualities that make each of our clients unique. We know each person has the potential to learn and grow, which can lead to a life of independence - and the dignity and self-respect that goes with it.

What does independence mean to the people we serve?

For a child with profound physical challenges, it might mean taking those first, tentative steps. For a young man with Down Syndrome, it could mean earning his first paycheck. For a grandmother, whose wish is to maintain her dignity, it means finding the assistance she needs to live in her own precious home. Whatever form it takes, it means everything to that person.

MCFI is a recognized leader in providing services to individuals with disabilities and disadvantages. Since its beginning in 1938, MCFI has opened doors of opportunity for thousands of Milwaukee citizens. Nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), its programs and services have met consumer-focused, national and state-of-the-art standards of performance.