Community Resources
Parents Guide to Community Resources
Covid-19 Resources
Covid-19 Info for Parents and Guardians
CDC Myths and Facts about Covid-19 Vaccines for Children
TestUpMKE (information, updates and support related to COVID-19)
Progressive Community Health Centers (COVID-19 testing)
City of Milwaukee Health Department (COVID-19 information and resources)
Housing Assistance
W.R.A.P. (Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program)
Click HERE for more information.
MKE County Energy Assistance – apply by 2022-05-15
MKE County Energy Assistance Information – English
MKE County Energy Assistance Information – Spanish
MKE County Energy Assistance Information – Hmong
Community Advocates (rental housing assistance)
Friendship House with The Cathedral Center (shelter assistance)
What Milwaukee homeowners (and those who want to be) should know
Rental Housing Resource Center
Milwaukee County Winter Weatherization Program
Food Assistance
Wisconsin Pandemic-EBT: What parents need to know
This new program is for all Wisconsin children who receive free or reduced-price school meals.
Click HERE for more information.
Hunger Task Force (food assistance)
Milwaukee Public Schools (meal pick-up program for MPS students)
Job Assistance
Job Center of Wisconsin (a look at current openings in various employment industries)
Job Center of Wisconsin (the center’s main website with more employment resources and free healthcare opportunities).
American Job Centers
In Person Services: American Job Centers are open on a limited, by appointment only basis during COVID-19. Please call to check office hours.
Job Center Central (MAXIMUS) – Comprehensive
4201 N. 27th Street, Suite 400, Milwaukee, WI 53216; Telephone: (414) 874-0318
Southeast Wisconsin Job Center (YWCA/Equus)
1915 N. Doctor Martin Luther King Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212; Telephone:414-374-1800
Milwaukee Walker’s Square Job Center (Equus)
816 W. National Ave., Suite 400, Milwaukee, WI 53204; Telephone:414-302-2668
Milwaukee Southeast Job Center (UMOS)
2701 S. Chase Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207; Telephone:414-389-6607
WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Program
Education Assistance
Employ Milwaukee’s WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs
Programs designed to help workers and job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market. Please contact our service providers to find out if you are eligible for services: Mai Yang, Equus Workforce Solutions, mai.yang@equusworks.com or Juan Gamez, MAXIMUS, jgamez@dwfs.us.
If you would like to pursue your GED or High School Equivalency, click on the three links immediately below to our valued community partners.
Financial Assistance
Financial Navigators (free financial counseling for families impacted by COVID-19).
Federal Trade Commission – Budget Worksheet
Federal Trade Commission – Credit Repair
Legal Assistance
Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee (free legal services for issues like eviction and landlord-tenant disputes)
Milwaukee Justice Center and Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinics (free remote support only)
Parenting Assistance
Milwaukee County Healthy Start Fatherhood Services (support for dads expecting a child or parenting a child under 18 months).
Parenting tips during COVID-19
Parenting children with disabilities during COVID-19
Parenting teenagers during COVID-19
Supporting healthy relationships during COVID-19
Back to School Prep Sheets for Parents (student IEP’s)
Transportation Assistance
Children’s Oral Health
Progressive Community Health Centers (dental emergency support)
Oral Health: Healthy Bedtime Routine
Oral Health: Preventing Tooth Decay
Health Assistance
Parental stress from the ongoing pandemic
Health Tip – Dietary Guidelines
Health Tip – Hydration & Healthy Beverages
Lead Poisoning
Lead Poisoning – Know the Facts
How to Protect Your Children from Lead Poisoning
Early Childhood Education information from the National Museum of African American History
https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/early-childhood