Wisconsin Connections

An Eligibility Guide to Assistance Programs for Wisconsin Households

Updated for 2005

Basic information on assistance programs available in all Wisconsin counties, including:

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Nutrition programs

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Health insurance 

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Energy assistance 

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Child care 

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Economic support & job assistance

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Tax credits

Prepared by The Wisconsin Community Action Program Association, the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, and the Women and Poverty Public Education Initiative, with partial funding from the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, the Dale Heights Presbyterian Church (Food Pantry Advisory Group), and the Mott Foundation

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Download individual program summaries from Wisconsin Connections (pdf files):

Nutrition

Health Insurance

Energy Assistance

Child Care

Economic Support & Job Assistance

Tax Credits

FoodShare (Food Stamps) BadgerCare Home Energy Assistance Wisconsin Shares Child  Support Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
WIC Healthy Start     Wisconsin Works (W-2) Homestead Credit
School meals Medicaid     Unemployment Compensation  
Elderly Nutrition Programs Medicare     Supplemental Security Income  
Wisconsin Nutrition Education Program          
Food Buying Clubs          

 

Download contact information for assistance programs in all counties (pdf files):

Adams    Ashland    Barron    Bayfield    Brown    Buffalo    Burnett    Calumet    Chippewa

Clark    Columbia    Crawford    Dane    Dodge    Door    Douglas    Dunn    Eau Claire    

Florence    Fond du Lac    Forest    Grant    Green Lake    Green    Iowa    Iron    Jackson

Jefferson    Juneau    Kenosha    Kewaunee    LaCrosse    Lafayette    Langlade    Lincoln

Manitowoc    Marathon    Marinette    Marquette    Menominee    Milwaukee    Monroe    

Oconto    Oneida    Outagamie    Ozaukee    Pepin    Pierce    Polk    Portage    Price

Racine    Richland    Rock    Rusk    Sauk    Sawyer    Shawano    Sheboygan    St Croix

Taylor    Trempeauleau    Vernon    Vilas    Walworth    Washburn    Washington

Waukesha    Waupaca    Waushara    Winnebago    Wood

 

Last modified on 08/09/05

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