Contact Us

Department of Children and Families
201 East Washington Avenue, Second Floor
P.O. Box 8916
Madison, WI 53708-8916

Telephone: 608-267-3905
Fax: 608-266-6836
Email: dcfweb@wisconsin.gov

For information on your child support case, please contact your local child support agency.

For case specific information on a child welfare case, please contact your local child welfare agency.

For general information regarding a specific program, please refer to the table below for the correct telephone number for that program.

dcfcwlr
Program Telephone Number Email/Link
Adoption Assistance 866-666-5532 dcfadoption@wisconsin.gov
Adoption Records Search 608-266-7163 dcfadoptionsearch@wisconsin.gov
Child Abuse and Neglect 608-266-3036 dcfcps@wisconsin.gov
Child Care Assistance 608-261-6317 childcare@wisconsin.gov
Child Care Regulation and Licensing 608-266-9314 Contact List
Child Support 608-266-9909 bcsinfo@wisconsin.gov
Child Welfare Licensing and Regulation 608-266-0415 dcfcwlr@wisconsin.gov
Domestic Abuse Services 608-266-0700 dcfdomesticviolence@wisconsin.gov
Emergency Assistance 608-266-7281 bwf_co@wisconsin.gov
eWiSACWIS 608-261-6851 dcfewisacwis@wisconsin.gov
Foster Care 608-264-6933 dcffostercare@wisconsin.gov
Become a Foster Parent 800-947-8074 Information on becoming a foster parent
International Adoptions 608-266-9358 dcfadoption@wisconsin.gov
Job Access Loans 608-266-7281 bwf_co@wisconsin.gov
Kinship Care 608-266-2464 dcfkinshipcare@wisconsin.gov
Kinship Care - Milwaukee 414-220-7035 dcfkinshipcaremilw@wisconsin.gov
Media line 608-266-9000 dcfmedia@wisconsin.gov
Milwaukee Child Welfare 414-220-7000 dcfmilwaukeechildwelfare@wisconsin.gov
Milwaukee Early Care Administration 414-289-6060 dcfdecemeca@wisconsin.gov
Paternal Interest Registry 608-266-2744 dcfpaternalinterestregistry@wisconsin.gov
Refugee Information 608-266-6807 dcfrefugee@wisconsin.gov
TANF 608-266-7281 bwf_co@wisconsin.gov
Wisconsin Works (W-2) 608-266-7281 bwf_co@wisconsin.gov