Pepin County Resource Guide

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1 Pepin County Resource Guide Produced by the W-2 Children s Services Network The purpose of this directory is to provide a variety of community resource agencies to better serve the people of Pepin County. W-2 Agency Walnut Street Independence WI Phone Fax

2 Table of Contents Abuse Services 3 Aging Support 3 Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Services 3 & 4 Budgeting 4 Child Care 4 Clothing 4 Counseling Services 5 Crisis 5 Disability Services 6 Disaster Services 6 Education 7 Employment & Training Services 7 Food Pantries & Nutritional Programs 7 & 8 Health Care 8 Housing 8 Legal Services 9 Telephone Assistance 9 Transportation 9 & 10 2

3 Buffalo County Outreach Alma ABUSE SERVICES Domestic Abuse Bolton Refuge House or New Horizons Shelter and Women s Centers Alma or Hour Crisis Line AGING SUPPORT Aging and Disability Pepin Co Pepin Co Health Dept St. Elizabeth s Home Health Care Indianhead Chapter Eau Claire Social Security Administration Social Security Administration Eau Claire Social Security Administration La Crosse ALCOHOL & OTHER DRUG ABUSE SERVICES Buffalo County - Health and Human Services Alma Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Services Winona Wabasha or L.E. Phillips Treatment Center 3

4 Chippewa Falls Luther Hospital Eau Claire or BUDGETING Catholic Charities Consumer Credit Eau Claire or Consumer Credit Counseling Eau Claire University Extension Durand CHILD CARE Child Care Resource & Referral Service La Crosse CLOTHING CENTERS Hope Bargain Center Mondovi Area Thrift Shop St. Vincent Store Bethesda Thrift shop Encore Goodwill Hope Gospel Hope Bargain Center Mondovi Savers

5 COUNSELING SERVICES Buffalo County Outreach Alma Clinical Services Center Menomonie Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Winona Wabasha Toll Free Luther Hospital Eau Claire or Marriage and Family Health Services Eau Claire Mondovi Durand Triniteam Eau Claire CRISIS In an Emergency-Dial 911 Bridge to Hope Menomonie / Mondovi Tri-State Ambulance Hour Crisis Line Information, Referral & Crisis Line Suicide Hotline

6 Durand Victim Witness Energy Assistance County WIC Pepin & Buffalo CO DISABILITY SERVICES Aging & Disabilities Resource Center of Western Wisconsin Pepin Co ex 1518 Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Eau Claire Center for Independent Living Menomonie or Katie Beckett Madison Riverfront, Inc. Alma Mondovi Social Security Administration Social Security Administration Eau Claire Social Security Administration La Crosse Wisconsin Council on Children & Families (Help families caring for a disabled family member) Madison or DISASTER SERVICES American Red Crosse Eau Claire Salvation Army Pepin

7 EDUCATION Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire Buffalo Pepin Literacy Alliance Head Start Ellsworth Menomonie Durand Workforce Connections, Inc. Durand Western Technical College Independence EMPLOYMENT SERVICES Experience Works Age 55 and over Job Service Eau Claire Manpower Temporary Services Eau Claire Workforce Resource Durand Pepin Co FOOD PANTRIES & NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS Immanuel Lutheran church WIC Program Buffalo County-Alma

8 Mondovi Share Mondovi Buffalo County Food Pantries Commonly open third Thursday and Friday (Call to verify) St. John s Lutheran Alma St. Mary s Catholic Church Mondovi HEALTH CARE FREE assistance is available from Healthcare Navigators at Workforce Connections, Inc. Navigators provide unbiased assistance to individuals and families that need affordable health insurance coverage. We help you to look at your options, and consider factors that are important to you in choosing coverage that works for you. Call , or Also see information at Click programs from the top menu, then click healthcare. Castleberg Clinic Durand Chippewa Valley Free Clinic Eau Claire Mayo Clinic Health Systems Alma Gundersen Clinic Health System Eau Claire Mondovi Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Sacred Heart Health System Eau Claire SEMCAC Family Planning Clinic Winona or Western Dairyland Family Planning Whitehall or HOUSING INFORMATION 8

9 Bear Creek Apartments Great River Apartments LSI Property Management Pepin CO housing Authority Hope Gospel Mission (homeless men only) Eau Claire Housing Authority Mondovi National Center for Homeless Resource Center Tenant Resource Center Madison Western Dairyland Homeless Shelter Independence ext. 220 Salvation Army Homeless Shelters Eau Claire Catholic Charities or Stepping Stone Interfaith Hospitality Ruth House Sojourner House Low Income Housing Loans Farmers Home Administration Rural Housing Inc Lawyer Referral & Information Service Madison Buffalo County District Attorney Alma Legal Action of Wisconsin La Crosse or LEGAL SERVICES TELEPHONE ASSISTANCE Lifeline/Link-up Program Lifeline: Provides discounts on basic monthly telephone service, up to $10.00 per month. Link-up: Assists with the initial installation fee or activation fee for telephone service. **Contact your local telephone company or cell phone provider for additional eligibility information. 9

10 Safelink Wireless Cell Phone Program Issues a free cell phone with free minutes each month to low income households. People who qualify either already participate in a government assistance program or meet the income guidelines for eligibility Telecommunications Equipment Purchase and Assistance Plans TEPP- assists individuals that are hard of hearing, deaf/severely hard of hearing, speech impaired, mobility/motion impaired, deaf with low vision or deaf and blind to obtain equipment for basic phone service TAP- a program for those who are deaf or severely hard of hearing in a low income household to pay the TEPP co-payment if you qualify. Voice TTY Abby Vans Neillsville or Tender Care-Eau Claire TRANSPORTATION Buffalo County Volunteer Transportation Program Alma Department of Transportation Western Dairyland -Wheels for Work ext. 271 At one time or another everyone needs help or an answer to what seems like a simple question. The Resource Guide is designed to link peoples questions or problems to the agency or organization best able to provide the needed assistance. The listings in this brochure are by no means inclusive of all of the services in the Pepin County area. We believe that consumers are in the best position to evaluate and choose resources appropriate to their needs. 10