Hometown Partnerships
For more than 60 years, we’ve been proud to call Milwaukee our hometown. As the home of our corporate headquarters and where the company began, Milwaukee holds a special place in our hearts. To show our thanks, we have given more than $160 million to Milwaukee-area organizations throughout company history. As part of that giving, we’ve developed partnerships with 16 hometown partners that touch a wide range of causes and support family health and wellness while addressing disparities head-on. Together, we’re able to help provide access to art and culture, health and social services, and other opportunities, including economic empowerment and neighborhood development.
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Acts Housing
Helps increase the number of Black and Brown individuals and families who receive pre-approval for home loans and purchase homes in Milwaukee.
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American Cancer Society
Supports Kohl’s Healthy Families program to remove barriers to cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee
Provides access to leadership and character programs, including mentoring, social-emotional well-being, and college and career planning.
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Children's Wisconsin
Enhances mental health services for kids and their families, including the expansion of mental health walk-in services.
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COA Youth & Family Centers
Ensures Milwaukee’s youth have the tools needed to succeed in today’s workforce through Kohl’s Explore Your Future program and more.
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Discovery World
Provides an ever-changing opportunity for all ages to engage in hands-on, project-based activities at the Kohl's Design It! Lab.
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Employ Milwaukee
Increases employment opportunities, promotes economic advancement and connects underserved populations to technology, knowledge and resources.
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Greater Milwaukee Urban League
Empowering Black communities and changing lives through education, employment and advocacy for economic prosperity and better quality of life.
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Hunger Task Force
Offers healthy and culturally relevant foods across the greater Milwaukee area and provides kids with nutritious options through the Summer Meals program.
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Milwaukee Art Museum
Engages kids, their parents and caregivers in artmaking with the Kohl’s Art Studio onsite, in the community and at home.
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Milwaukee Public Museum
Offers Kohl’s Thank You Thursdays, which provides free admission to permanent exhibits for visitors on the first Thursday of every month.
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NAMI of Southeast Wisconsin
Strives to end the mental illness stigma in youth and at-risk communities of color through free mental health support, education and outreach.
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Penfield Children’s Center
Provides critical early intervention services to Milwaukee’s children and families through the Kohl's Building Blocks program.
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Ronald McDonald House Charities Eastern Wisconsin
Provides a spectrum of supportive programs for families with children seeking medical care at an area hospital.
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Safe & Sound
Develops, implements and evaluates plans for creating safe neighborhoods for all residents in Milwaukee.
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Zoological Society of Milwaukee
Offers Kohl's Wild Theater to provide fun, educational, conservation-themed theater performances to engage children and their families.