BMCW Staff / Partner Agency Resources

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A Guided Tour of Your Internet Resources - Hotlinks to BMCW/DCF resources on the web

Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership for Professional Development (Training Partnership)

• Access and Initial Assessment Standards
• Basic needs assistance through BMCW for families and foster parents
  • Goodwill Voucher and store list
  • Robyn's Nest Resource Request - CSSW's room full of things for families in need.
  • Hergert Foundation Funds Request form, Guidelines for Requests
  • Emergency Service Funds protocol, Application form - Accessible to Initial Assessment unit only
  • Milwaukee Family Resources page
• Bereavement for families. See Milwaukee Family Resources page under Grief Counseling
• Birth-to-Three Program documents and referral form
• Bus directions to BMCW offices
• Court
  • Attorney Contact List
  • Judicial contact list
  • Court liaisons:
    • Renee Anderson, Renee.Anderson@cssw.org, ph. 414-257-6432
    • Kari Koller, kari.koller@cssw.org;  ph. 414-257-6432
    • Supervisor - Jenell Loreck, jenell.loreck@cssw.org, ph. 414-277-4853
    • Fax 414-257-7747
    • Education liaison: Andre Robinson, 414-257-7133, email robinsa3@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
  • Court Reminders job aid
  • Court Directives are found in the BMCW procedure manual which is on the work web for State employees and on the shared drive for private agency employees.
  • Detention Checklist
  • Drug Treatment Court, brochure
  • Detention paperwork goes to ChildWelfare.MilwReferrals@da.wi.gov
  • Referral to the DA's office job aid
  • Domestic Violence Advocates: Sojourner Family Peace Center, Pathfinders, and Project Ujima are available at Children’s Court for cases involving domestic violence. Room1403, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday - Thursday. Phone 257-4536.
• Child and Adolescent Needs Assessment Tools
• Comprehensive Assessment Process Resources
• Crisis Service/Admissions Center Crisis Intervention Services (Mental Health)
• Day Care online registration  or phone 1-800-947-6583. To assist foster parents/parents with any problems that may arise, email:
  • Eligibility: Dhsmilescustomerservice@dhs.wisconsin.gov
  • Authorization: dcfdecemecacustomerservice@wisconsin.gov
  • Head Start Centers and BMCW Enrollment Contacts: Milwaukee Public Schools: Lynell Monnie, Interim ERSEA Manager monnielv@milwaukee.k12.wi.us or Social Development Commission: Samantha Yang, Enrollment Manager, Syang@cr-sdc.org.
• DCF Numbered Memo Series (contains policy/practice guidelines)
• Domestic violence resources for social workers
• Fatherhood Initiative Resources
• Family Interaction Decision Tree
• Family Teaming Meetings FAQ
• Family Finding Resources
• Foster Care Licensing eWiSACWIS Data Entry
• Forms Repository (DCF)
• Forms (BMCW, judicial, and referral forms for Birth to 3 and SAIL services)
• Health Unit Resource Page
• Immigration - Benefits and Services Guidebook for assisting immigrant families

• Job Aids Page

• Medical Unit Resource Page

• Indian Tribal Welfare - contact list
• ICWA resource page
• Law Enforcement/Corrections - Contact Information
• Legal assistance
  • Legal Aid Society
  • Legal Action
  • Milwaukee Bar Association - referral to appropriate lawyers
• Locating people and background checks
• Loving Me First household resources for those starting over. Referral form.
• Mental Health America of Wisconsin's (MHA) online directory with therapist listing
• Mental Health America Resource Guide
• Milwaukee Resources
• OCM State Standards
• Permanency Resource Page
• Phones, free. Verifying legitimacy of service provider.
• Placement Unit 414-231-4875
• Prison: Resources for Families of the Incarcerated
• Paternity Testing
  • Orchid Cellmark, 821 W. State St. Safety Building Room 311, 414-223-1272- office, 414-223-1861-fax Requires a copy of the court order which can be faxed, child's date of birth, a court case number if available, and a call letting us know who will be coming in (an alleged father or a child with case manager and/or guardian).
• Realistic Job Preview Video
• Sensitive Crimes (Milwaukee Police Department): 935-7403
• Service Access to Independent Living - SAIL, Milwaukee City. Behavioral Health Referral form.

• School Resource Page

  • Education liaison for BMCW - Elena Montes, 414-257-7619
  • Educational Services for Children Placed in Foster Care (Dept. of Public Instruction publication)
• Subsidized Guardianship Resources
• Title IV-E Masters in Social Work Program
• Wisconsin Works (W-2) agency map and contact information
• WIC program (Women, Infants, and Children nutrition program.)
• Wraparound Milwaukee Core Components