The Welfare Warriors are low income mothers and other caregivers who have joined together to speak up for our families.

MOM's Line ~ The Welfare Warriors MOMS Line, begun in 1990, teaches self-advocacy and organizing skills to low income moms and other caregivers, especially those targeted for child protective services (CPS) family separation for reasons relating to lower IQ, developmental disabilities, intimate partner violence, poverty, false allegations and homelessness. This is especially important when facing Milwaukee's racist, poor-bashing, highly privatized CPS system that makes more money when kids are kept under corporate guardianship or in suburban foster care.
Mothers and Youth (MAY) Project~ The Welfare Warriors' Mothers and Youth (MAY) project, begun in 1995, brings together grandmothers, moms and their children to work for social justice while learning and developing new skills. It is an exciting way for families to work together, strengthening the family while building the community.
Mother Warriors Committee~ The Welfare Warriors' Mother Warriors Committee, the organizing branch of the Welfare Warriors, works locally and across the USA to give a voice to mothers, teens and children to stop the wars on the poor and to push for a society that prioritizes families. We use music, public actions, publications, and more to organize for social change.
Court Advocacy~ Volunteers from Welfare Warriors offer advice and family court advocacy for those targeted for CPS child removals for reasons relating to lower IQ, developmental disabilities, domestic violence, poverty, false allegations and homelessness. In some cases, we are able to help find short-term housing for homeless mothers trying to get back custody of their children.