Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare
Resources for Foster and Adoptive Parents
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Appealing Decisions That
Affect Your Foster Home License - What to do if you
have been denied a license or had a license revoked.
Adoption
Resources Center
6682 West Greenfield Suite 310
Milwaukee, WI 53214-4960
(414) 475-1246
(800) 762-8063 (Wisconsin only)
(414) 475-7007 FAX
info@wiadopt.org
Businesses offering Discounts to Foster Families
Children's
Service Society of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Offices
620 South 76th St. Suite 120
Milwaukee, WI 53214
(414) 475-2220
Child Care for Foster Children Foster parents can now apply for child care assistance through
www.access.wisconsin.gov.
This eliminates waiting in line or on the phone to get an appointment.
Eligibility can be established online, but must be followed by a
face-to-face appointment.
Child Care Resource Guide for Foster Parents
Connecting Bridges Foster Parent Association
Connecting Bridges was formed in October 2009.. The primary and
immediate goal is to help foster and adoptive children by helping their
foster and adoptive parents.
Complaint Process:
How to resolve disputes with BMCW.
CSSW Foster Care and
Adoption Licensing and Support program now has a
resource room where foster parents can pick up
items needed for children in care. The room is at their 720
S. 76th Street, Suite 120. Donations of new and
clean, gently-used items are welcome. Also needed are hygiene
products and school supplies. You must be licensed by CSSW. Call
475-2220 for hours.
Direct Deposit for Provider Payments
Foster and kinship care providers in Milwaukee County may have
their provider payments deposited directly into their checking accounts.
Educational Services for Children Placed in Foster Care (Dept. of Public Instruction
publication)
Foster
Care and Adoption Resource Center
Wisconsin's Foster Care & Adoption Resource Center is a partnership
between:
- The Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services
- Adoption Resources of Wisconsin
- St. Aemilian's-Lakeside, Inc.
- PATH Wisconsin Inc.
Foster Parent Training:
Milwaukee
Child Welfare Partnership for Professional Development (MCWPPD)
provides initial and ongoing training for foster parent licensing.
Classes may also be available to unlicensed relative caregivers
and adoptive parents.
Frequently Asked Questions about Foster Care and Adoption - Video
series.
Grandparents and Relatives Caregivers in Wisconsin:
Web site with resources.
Hair:
Caring for the Hair of Your African American Child. Four pages
of tips and a list of further resources for managing hair.
Health Care Clinic Information
Kids Matter, Inc.
Advocacy and support for foster and kinship care families.
Also operates the Milwaukee Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program
in which volunteers are trained to support children in foster care
and advocate for on their behalf.
1850 N Martin Luther King Dr. Suite 202
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(414) 344-1220
Kinship Care
Provides assistance to those caring for relatives, both court-ordered
and voluntary.
Milwaukee
Child Welfare Partnership for Professional Development (MCWPPD)
(Links to training schedule.) Provides training for licensing and renewal of licensure for foster and
adoptive parents. This is a partnership with the University of
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare.
Mobile Urgent
Treatment Team for Foster Families
Assistance for Milwaukee County foster families in coping with
behavioral or mental health issues in times of crisis. Phone
(414) 257-7621.
Subsidized
Guardianship Program
This program provides relatives who are licensed foster parents the
option of becoming legal guardians with continued financial assistance.
Families are chosen through a random selection process.
United Foster Parent Association of Greater Milwaukee
Gary Silverman
President, Phone 414-466-1350
Bettie Powell
Membership Coordinator
414-5274720
Voices United (Foster Parents Support Group)
Kia Woda-Rudolph,
President
414.327.7717
Carol Erickson,
Co-President
414.545.3640
Paulette Drankiewicz, Vice President
414.801.7407
Contact the Bureau of Milwaukee
Child Welfare
Last Revised:
January 20, 2012
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