You Are Special partners with more than 20 organizations that provide support to those in need in our community. From drug addiction to domestic abuse to teen homelessness, we are truly fortunate in Southeast Wisconsin to have organizations that work tirelessly every day to make a difference in the lives of so many.

Our volunteers not only bake cakes, they step in to help our community partners when asked. From diaper drives, to donating much needed hygiene items, socks, underwear and gift cards for groceries, our volunteers go above and beyond when called to action.

We welcome Veteran’s Outreach of Wisconsin, our latest community partner. We are honored to provide birthday and celebratory cakes to the veterans living in the tiny homes village on Yout Street in Racine.

Learn more about what our partner organizations do by visiting their websites and lend your support by volunteering or helping with their wish list needs.

Racine County

Veteran’s Outreach of Wisconsin

For more information, contact Mary McNulty at mary@youarespecialwi.org

Diapers collected for our friends at Safe Babies Healthy Families. Along with making birthday cakes, You Are Special volunteers are quick to jump in when our community partners ask for help. Donations to You Are Special allow us to help those in nee…

Diapers collected for our friends at Safe Babies Healthy Families.

Along with making birthday cakes, You Are Special volunteers are quick to jump in when our community partners ask for help. Donations to You Are Special allow us to help those in need.

You Are Special is proud to support Meta House and their mission to end the generational cycle of addiction by healing women and strengthening families.

You Are Special is proud to support Meta House and their mission to end the generational cycle of addiction by healing women and strengthening families.

Testimonial
Patricia T.

This is being sent to you to let you know how much our families and children appreciate the amazing birthday cakes and cupcakes that your group sends to our agency, Milwaukee Women’s Center, Inc. shelter. The staff share in the excitement when the cakes/cupcakes are delivered. They are always beautiful and tasty.

This wonderful gesture is more than appreciated for the children’s birthdays, because in many cases, the children would not be able to experience the joy of having a cake and sharing it with their family and the other shelter families. The mothers and fathers, often times, say that if it were not for your program, their children would not have a cake. Words cannot explain, how the children’s eyes light up when they receive their cakes. They are very excited, to say the least.

I cannot say enough to thank your group for making our children’s birthdays pleasurable.

Keep up the excellent work!

— Patricia T., Milwaukee Women’s Center

Mary Z.

Autumn West provides individuals who are homeless and experiencing a mental illness immediate shelter and support. Case management services are provided to the residents as they transition from shelter into permanent supportive housing. You Are Special provides birthday cakes for individuals staying at Autumn West. It is heartwarming to see the look of surprise and joy when residents are presented with a birthday cake. The birthday cake helps build a sense of community when residents come together to share their cake. The birthday cakes show that someone cares and that an individual is valued as a human being. In one instance, an older gentleman started to cry. He stated that this was the first time anyone had ever celebrated his birthday.

— Mary Z., Autumn West

Beth B.

I just wanted to thank you and all of the amazing bakers who work so hard to help us celebrate the birth of every woman and child we have in our program. So many times, women come here feeling completely demoralized; they’ve been told they are worthless, terrible mothers; that they should never have been born. So, for them to get the treat of a special cake, that somebody made just for them – it’s a beautiful thing.

— Beth B., The Women’s Center (Waukesha)