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Wisconsin
Post Adoption Resource Centers |
The Wisconsin Post Adoption Resource Centers:
-Provide education, support, activities and services to adoptive families living in the identified service area.
-Improve community awareness of adoption, promoting a positive image of adoption and an increased understanding of the unique issues facing adoptive families, especially among public and private human service providers, schools, and medical care providers to enable these professionals to better serve adoptive families.
-Increase the availability of services for adoptive families by providing referral services such as: respite care, crisis intervention, day care, after-school care, legal help, family counseling, support groups related to adoption, Title XIX service providres, and planning for the transition of an adopted child into adulthood.
-Establish collaborative efforts among public and private organizations and the general public to address the needs of adoptive families in the Post Adoption Service Center area.
The Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Division of Children & Family Services funds five statewide Post Adoption Resource Centers to provide support services to families and professionals.
The Wisconsin Post Adoption Resource Centers can help you find:
| Current information on support groups and other resources | |
| Educational resources | |
| Training opportunities | |
| Advocacy around services | |
| Services and other help |
This site gives you the opportunity to look at the resources provided in each area by its Post Adoption Resource Center. It also contains a calendar of events being sponsored by each Resource Center in their area.
The Post Adoption Resource Centers are operated by the following agencies:
Northeastern
Family Services of NE Wisconsin, Inc.
300 Crooks Street
Green Bay WI 54301
Mail: P.O. Box 22308, Green Bay, WI 54305-2308
Toll Free: 1-800-998-9609
Lois Mischer: 1-920-436-4360 ext. 1217
Andrea Vande Zande: 1-920-436-4360 ext. 1264
Fax Number: 920-433-4053
E-Mail: postadoption@familyservicesnew.org
Website: www.familyservicesnew.org
Northern & Western
Mary Barnes
Catholic Charities Diocese of LaCrosse
448 North Dewey Street
Eau Claire WI 54703
Phone: 1-800-227-3002 or (715)832-6644
mbarnes@cclse.org
Magen Duffy
Catholic Charities Diocese of LaCrosse
3710 East Avenue South
LaCrosse WI 54601
608-782-0710 Ext. 223
E-mail mduffy@cclse.org
Catholic Charities Dioceses of LaCrosse
Stevens Point Office
1317 College Court, Suite #1
Stevens Point, WI 54481
E-mail: mgrossnickle@cclse.org
Phone: (715) 344-2500 or 1-866-344-2500
Southeastern & Milwaukee County
Adoption Resources of Wisconsin
6682 W Greenfield Ave. Suite 310
Milwaukee, WI 53214-4960
Toll Free: 1-800-762-8063
Oriana Carey: 1-414-475-1246
Leann Meiners: 1-414-475-1246
Fax Number: 414-475-7007
E-Mail: info@wiadopt.org
Website: www.wiadopt.org
Southern
Catholic Charities Diocese of Madison
426 S. Yellowstone Drive Suite 100
Madison, WI 53719
Toll Free: 888-485-7385
Amy Steuer: 1-608-833-4800
Fax Number: 1-608-833-7897
E-Mail: postadoption@tds.net, jaywarner@tds.net
Website: www.catholiccharitymadison.org/programs.asp#families
The following map shows the five regions. Click on the heart in your area and you will be linked to the organization providing post adoption services in your area. You will see information on their specific project. It will give you the opportunity to go directly to their corporate web site, as well as to email them right from the site on this page.
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The
following counties are served by these Post Adoption Resource Centers
Northeast Wisconsin – Family Services of Northeastern Wisconsin Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menomonee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Sheboygan, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago Northwest Wisconsin - Catholic Charities, Diocese of La Crosse Ashland, Bayfield, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Price, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas and Wood Southeastern Wisconsin – Adoption Resources of Wisconsin Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Ozaukee, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha Milwaukee County Milwaukee Southwestern Wisconsin – Catholic Charities, Diocese of Madison Adams, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Juneau, Lafayette, Richland, Rock and Sauk Western Wisconsin – Catholic Charities – Diocese of La Crosse Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, LaCrosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix, Trempeleau, Vernon and Washburn |
