Project Horizon

recovery can heal the women and families in our programs, strengthen and restore hope in neighborhoods, and uplift our entire community.

For over 60 years, we’ve helped women reclaim their lives from substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. Now, we’re embarking on our most ambitious project yet: Project Horizon—a transformational capital initiative to build a modern, centralized treatment campus where hope and healing can happen.

Meta House will relocate its headquarters to 3901 W. Bluemound Road. Primary construction of our new campus will occur on the long-vacant parking lot located along 39th Street.

About Meta House

Meta House was established in 1963 and first began operations at 2843 W. State Street. In the 1980s, the organization relocated to the Riverwest neighborhood after it acquired two facilities in which it could grow its residential clinical operations. Today the nonprofit organization fulfills its mission to end the generational cycle of addiction by healing women and strengthening families through its comprehensive clinical programming, which includes residential treatment, an outpatient clinic, and recovery housing. Meta House is one of the only treatment providers in Wisconsin to allow women to bring their children into the residential treatment program so mother and child can heal simultaneously. Services are comprehensive and designed to meet each client’s unique needs.

A Bold Vision for Recovery in Wisconsin

Our current facilities—spread across three aging buildings—are no longer equipped to meet the rising demand for our services. Women and families often face months-long waits for lifesaving care in spaces that lack the accessibility, safety, and child-friendly design our clients deserve. It’s clear: change can’t wait. Project Horizon offers a bold solution and will:

  • Double the capacity of our residential program to 100 beds, which increases the capacity for residential, family-centered substance use disorder treatment in Wisconsin by 20%.

  • Expand our ability to strengthen families through a wide array of trauma-informed services.

  • Expand the scope of on-site services through partnerships & co-location. This will improve access for women and their children to vital services such as primary care, dental care, and Medication Assisted Treatment, an evidence-based best practice in the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder.

  • Create a pipeline of mental health professionals through the expansion of Meta House’s robust internship program.

Our new campus, located at 3901 W. Bluemound Road in Milwaukee, will be a beacon for recovery—offering women and children bright, secure spaces to heal, learn, and grow.

Project Horizon Updates

  • Spring 2025

    We have broken ground and construction is well underway. The footings and foundations are complete, and the building structure is being erected.  The masonry stair and elevator shafts and steel structure are already 3 & 4 stories high (topping off our maximum building height). Stay tuned for more construction updates here in the weeks and months to come!

  • 12/5/2024

    Upcoming Improvements. Please see a flyer here related to work expected to occur between December 11 - 13, 2024. Construction contractors will be utilizing the alleyway (affected areas specified in the link) to remove overgrown brush, dead trees, and vegetation in conflict with construction plans on Meta House’s property.

  • 11/25/2024
    This public notice is issued pursuant to the requirements of HRSA and NEPA related to Community Project Funding / Congressional Directed Spending award number CE154283, made possible by Consolidated Appropriations Act 2024 (P.L. 118-47). Notice is hereby provided that Meta House made available for public inspection a draft Environmental Assessment report related to a proposed project to be located at 3901 W. Bluemound Road Milwaukee, WI 53208. To view this report, please click the ‘Environmental Assessment’ in the upper left hand corner of this webpage. As required, the draft report will remain available for 30 days. 

    The public is invited to review the report and provide comments. Public comments may be submitted to the following: EAPublicComment@metahouse.org. The deadline for comments is 30 days from the date of posting.  

    This public notice was also posted at the Central and Washington Park branches of the Milwaukee Public libraries and on Meta House’s social media accounts (LinkedIn and Facebook) as of 11/25/2024. 

Join us in making this bold vision a reality.

Whether you are a neighbor, long-time supporter, or learning about this transformative project for the first time, Project Horizon needs your support. Every dollar invested helps us deliver hope and healing and restore bright futures. Thank you for your consideration! For more information on how you can get involved, please contact Sarah Koehn, Director of Philanthropy & Marketing, at skoehn@metahouse.org