Founded in 1919, Curative was originally housed in a one-room cottage on the grounds
of Columbia Hospital. Students enrolled in the occupational therapy course at the
nearby Milwaukee-Downer College gained practical experience assisting at the
Curative Workshop, as it was originally known. The workshop grew over the years,
expanding its services and changing locations several times. It provided services
for injured defense workers in 1941 and a speech clinic for injured WWII veterans in
1945.
Today Curative provides quality services to children, adults, and seniors at
community-based sites in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties. Its services include adult
day, case management, child and youth, industrial, residential, senior, and
vocational programs.
