Child Welfare | Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services (DMCPS): (414) 220-SAFE (7233) www.dcf.wisconsin.gov/mcps Contact for parent/teenage conflict; referral to community resources; adoption/foster care questions; or to report abuse or neglect of a child. DMCPS Clients Rights Specialist: (414) 220-7064 Internal complaint process for the Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services. No action can be taken against you for filing a complaint. Family Intervention Support & Services (FISS) Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services: (414) 257-4319 4610 W. Fond du Lac Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53216 A voluntary program for families with children ages 12–17, who have truancy, fighting, mental health or AODA problems. Services include family meetings and referrals for services and resources. |
Kinship Care | Milwaukee County Child Protective Services (MCPS) Kinship Care Program www.dcf.wisconsin.gov/kinship Kinship Care helps support a child who lives outside of their own home, either temporarily or for the long term. Professional Services Group, Inc. (PSG): (414) 475-4200 www.psgcip.com 1126 S. 70th St., N200, West Allis, WI 53214 Kids Matter, Inc.: (414) 344-1220 www.kidsmatterinc.org 1850 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Suite 202, Milwaukee, WI 53212 Provides legal assistance, support and advocacy for foster and kinship children and their families. |
Foster Care and Adoption Services | Catholic Charities: (414) 771-2881 www.ccmke.org N. 60th St., Milwaukee, WI 53208 Adoption and infant foster care services. Children’s Wisconsin Community Services: (414) 453-1400 www.childrenswi.org 620 S. 76th St., Suite 120, Milwaukee, WI 53214 Offers adoption and foster care services. Coalition for Children, Youth & Families: (414) 475-1246 www.wiadopt.org (800) 762-8063 6682 W. Greenfield Ave., #310, West Allis, WI 53214 Offers information, training and support related to foster care and adoption for foster youth, families and professionals. Kids Matter, Inc.: (414) 344-1220 www.kidsmatterinc.org 1850 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Suite 202, Milwaukee, WI 53212 By appointment only. Provides legal assistance, support and advocacy for foster children and families. La Causa Social Services: (414) 902-1500 www.lacausa.org 5235 N. Ironwood Rd., Glendale, WI 53217 Treatment foster care licensing and placement. Lutheran Counseling Family Services: (414) 536-8333 www.lcfswi.org 3800 N. Mayfair Rd., Wauwatosa, WI 53222 Serves birth parents, prospective parents through adoption. Step-family/Family Caregiver adoptions; domestic adoption; and international adoption. Wellpoint Care Network: (800) 840-1880 / (414) 463-1880 www.wellpoint.org 6737 W. Washington St., Suite 400, Milwaukee, WI 53214 Offers adoption, foster care and treatment foster care services. |