General Resource Links
Transportation
Homeless Resources
Resources for People with Disabilities
- Aging and Disability Resource Centers - DRC's provide information on a broad range of programs and services, help people apply for programs and benefits, and serve as the access point for publicly-funded long term care.
- Disability Rights Wisconsin - A private non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the rights of all state citizens with disabilities through individual advocacy and system change.
- Independent Living Centers of Wisconsin - Independent Living Wisconsin is a statewide network that provides resources to help people with disabilities live independently.
- Movin' Out - Provides information and resources covering a wide range of housing options to Wisconsin households that include a family member with a permanent disability.
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Resources and information related to health and safety of the people of Wisconsin.
Emergency Preparedness and Recovery
- Ready Wisconsin - One-stop shop for Wisconsin citizen preparedness information. Includes information and links to national, state, and volunteer agencies.
- Wisconsin Emergency Management - Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, Division of Emergency management
Employment
Children's Resources
- Wisconsin Department of Children and Family - Resources and information related to improving the economic and social well-being of Wisconsin's children, youth and families.
- Lead-Safe Wisconsin - A Wisconsin Department of Health Services site containing information for families and housing contractors to prevent lead exposure in young children
- Wisconsin Injury Prevention Program - A Wisconsin Department of Health Services site which provides local agencies technical assistance to reduce intentional and unintentional injuries.
Homeownership Resources
- Wisconsin Community Action Program Association (WISCAP) - The Wisconsin Community Action Program Association (WISCAP) is the statewide association for Wisconsin's sixteen (16) Community Action Agencies and three single-purpose agencies with statewide focus
- HUD-Approved Housing Counselors - HUD sponsors housing counseling agencies throughout the country that can provide advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, and credit issues.
Landlord-Tenant Resources
- Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin - Providing the knowledge, tools and resources to successfully manage rental properties.
- Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection - Wisconsin Way/Landlord-Tenant Guide: More than 1.5 million Wisconsin residents live in rental housing. With hundreds of rentals occurring annually, it is important to both tenants and landlords that rules ensure these transactions are conducted fairly.
- Tenant Resource Center - The Tenant Resource Center is a nonprofit, membership organization dedicated to promoting positive relations between rental housing consumers and providers throughout Wisconsin.
- State Bar of Wisconsin - Landlord/Tenant Law: Answering your legal questions.
- La Crosse Area Fair Housing Partnership - The La Crosse Area Fair Housing Partnership is a proactive collaboration of organizations and entities dedicated to increasing the availability and accessibility of affordable and quality housing for individuals and families in the La Crosse area without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial or family status, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, lawful source of income, age, ancestry or any other class or status protected by law in the La Crosse Area.
- Central Wisconsin Apartment Association - Landlord and Renter Resources for Central Wisconsin
- Apartment Association of South Central Wisconsin - The Apartment Association of South Central Wisconsin (AASCW) provides members with the information and services needed to manage their rental properties in a professional manner.
Mental Health Resources
Public Housing
Shelter / Transitional Housing
Social Services (food, utility assistance, clothing, etc)
- Catholic Charities, Diocese of Madison, Parish Mobile Food Pantry - Serves rural communities in the Madison area
- Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, Inc - Dane County Food Pantry Network.
- Wisconsin Community Action Program Association - Information on Wisconsin's Community Action Agencies and their programs
- DrugRehab.com - Online resource that provides information about addiction and substance abuse
- Durand Food Pantry - Food pantry serving Pepin County. (715) 672-3203
- Feed My People - Food Bank serving counties in North Western Wisconsin.
- Feeding America - List of Wisconsin Food Banks
- Food Pantry of Waukesha County - Food pantry serving Waukesha County.
- FoodPantries.org - Directory of Wisconsin Food Banks, Soup Kitchens, and non-profit organizations committed to fighting hunger.
- Homeless Shelters Directory - Listing of Wisconsin Soup Kitchens, Food Banks, and Food Pantries.
- Hunger Task Force - Food bank serving Milwaukee.
- Interchange - Emergency food pantry and senior food delivery program serving Milwaukee's Lower East Side and Downtown.
- Menomonee Falls Area Food Pantry - Food pantry serving the Menomonee Falls area.
- MOM - Serving Middleton, West Madison and Cross Plains with food pantry, clothing, housing assistance, emergency funds, help for seniors
- Neighbor for Neighbor, Inc - Food pantry serving Monroe County.
- Oshkosh Area Community Pantry - Food pantry serving the Oshkosh area.
- Racine County Food Bank - Food pantry serving Racine County.
- Rhinelander Area Food Pantry - Food pantry serving Rhinelander community.
- Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Madison - Provides Thrift store and food pantry.
- St. Joseph Food Program, Inc - Food program serving the greater Fox Cities.
- The Salvation Army - Wisconsin and Upper Michigan - Serves homeless single adults
- WAFER - Food pantry serving the La Crosse area and Coulee Region.
Veterans Resources