Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare
Resources for Foster and Adoptive Parents

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Complaint Process: How to resolve disputes with BMCW.

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

Children's Service Society of Wisconsin
Children's Service Society of Wisconsin
620 South 76th St. Suite 120
Milwaukee, WI 53214
(414) 475-2220

Direct Deposit for Provider Payments
Foster and kinship care providers in Milwaukee County may have their provider payments deposited directly into their checking accounts.

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.

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

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.

Office of the Milwaukee Ombudsman for Child Welfare
If after following BMCW's established complaint process, the family, child, or advocate is still unsatisfied with the management of a case by BMCW, the Ombudsman can be called to mediate.

1442 N. Farwell Ave. Suite 300
Milwaukee, WI 53202-0243
(414) 224-1347

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: April 02, 2009