CFI helping children with
behavioral health issues
CFI's Behavioral Health Services now treats children ages 17 and younger who are experiencing mental health issues.
This added service will be provided by two staff child psychotherapists, and already 15 children and families are receiving services.
We are working closely with Children’s Wisconsin and Milwaukee County’s Birth to Three provider agencies to identify children in need, and the need is growing.
According to a March 2022 study published in JAMA Pediatrics, the number of children ages 3-17 diagnosed with anxiety grew by 29 percent and those with depression by 27 percent. The study suggests that the stress, anxiety and grief associated with the pandemic has played a significant role in the need to expand mental health care for children.
We are proud of our Behavioral Health Services staff for taking on this much-needed work. Thank you for helping fulfill our mission of advancing total health.
Video tells our story
Watch the fourth and final video created by WISN to help us extend our brand and expand general awareness of what we do. 
This video highlights our mission, vision, values and commitment to diversity, and how culture makes a real difference in the lives of those we serve. Featured in this video are Teri Zywicki, CFI President and CEO; Al Hill, CFI's Senior Director of Diversity and Cultural Competence; Denise Banks, Vice President of Human Resources; and Jeff Fleming, one of our long-standing board members.
We thank your donors and volunteers!
The MCFI Foundation, the fundraising arm of CFI, is honored to have received the following recent gifts to support our vision of healthy and hopeful communities:
  • $5,000 from the Anon Charitable Trust for a new production kitchen equipment needs.
  • $2,500 from the Albert J. and Flora H Ellinger Foundation to use where it's most needed
  • A second pledge payment of $1,500 from the Gene and Ruth Posner Foundation to support our children’s behavioral health clinic (see story above)
  • $627 from Outpost Natural Foods Cooperative for MCFI’s greatest need. MCFI was the recipient of proceeds from Outpost’s Board of Directors election fundraiser held recently.
  • $290.77 from the Knights of Columbus St. Stephen the Martyr Council from the proceeds of their Tootsie Roll program
We are also honored that, on Saturday, April 23, four Marquette University volunteers (pictured above) -- Seneca Lawson, Sage Lawson, Logan Crenshaw, and Sean Hergenrother -- spent their Community Day of Service in our gardens, removing dead material and prepping the spaces for the upcoming growing season. We thank Marquette for their partnership and all the hard work from these volunteers! 
Annual reports available
CFI’s and the Office of Diversity’s – you can find them on our web site:


There are lots of staff members and clients featured in both, and a recap of some of last year’s highlights. Enjoy!
CFI Board Member Morgan Tilleman
makes 40 Under 40 list
CFI Board Member Morgan Tilleman, a partner with Milwaukee's law firm Foley & Lardner LLP, was selected as a 40 Under 40 by the Milwaukee Business Journal.
Read all about him here!
On the radio
Al Hill, CFI's Senior Director of Diversity and Cultural Competence, was interviewed by Andrea Williams of Jammin' 98.3 (FM). Listen to it here!