Alma Center
2568 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53212 414-265-0100
mail@almacenter.org
www.almacenter.org
Provides an intensive educational program that teaches nonviolent relationship skills and communication to people who have a history of perpetrating domestic violence. Also provides related services to enhance life skills, stability, and functioning of the batterer (e.g. literacy; GED services; job training; parenting; alcohol and other drug abuse (AODA) assessment and referrals; and basic victim safety services.
ASHA Family Services
4738 W. Lisbon Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53208
414-875-1511
asha@ashafamilyservices.com
www.ashafamilyservices.com
Services include an advocacy program that provides direct services, advocacy and support for children who witness or experience domestic abuse; a TTY Telephone Information Service for the deaf and hard of hearing to give family violence information and referrals directly to TTY users (414-875-0383); interpersonal violence presentations for schools, churches, correctional facilities, social service agencies, and other organizations on the issue of family violence and working with African American populations; family violence prevention advocates who provide intense case management and advocacy services for families who need assistance in accessing community services and supports; an abuser treatment program for men; and programs for teens. The outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment clinic that is culturally responsive and specializes in family counseling regarding childhood and adult victimization; anger; grief and stress behaviors; and the intersections between family abuses, mental health, and substance abuse problems.
Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare
1555 N. RiverCenter Drive, Suite 220
Milwaukee, WI 53212
414-220-SAFE (7233)
infobmcw@dhfs.state.wi.us
Takes referrals on cases of alleged child abuse or neglect from the public 24 hours-a-day. Intake workers screen calls and assign a response time before forwarding the case to one of five sites for assessment. Intake workers also provide callers with social service resources.
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Child Abuse Prevention Fund
P.O. Box 1997, MS 3085
Milwaukee, WI 53201 414-266-6300
www.capfund.org
Committed to ensuring a safe environment for children through financial support of primary prevention activities throughout Wisconsin, as well as educating professionals and the public about the role of prevention in eliminating child abuse.
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Child Protection Center
9000 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
414-266-414-277-8980 (Downtown) or 414-266-2090 (Wauwatosa)
www.chw.org
Provides comprehensive assessments of children suspected to be victims of child abuse or neglect; performs foster care screenings; and advocates for a safe and secure living environment for Wisconsin children.
Kid's Matter, Inc.
Fostering Healing Program
2929 W. Highland Boulevard
Milwaukee, WI 53208
414-344-1220
Provides assistance to children who have been victims of crime or violence. Supports grandparents, foster parents or other relative caregivers while they are caring for children who have suffered from abandonment; battery; witnessing of domestic violence; neglect; physical or sexual abuse; or the murder of a parent or sibling.
Latina Resource Center
802 W. Mitchell Street
Milwaukee, WI 53204
414-389-6500
Domestic violence supportive services that targets Hispanic women. Provides onsite, comprehensive, bilingual, bicultural services to victims of domestic violence in the Latina community (a program of UMOS, Inc.)
Sojourner Truth House
Batters Anonymous-Beyond Abuse
P.O. Box 080319
Milwaukee, WI 53208
414-643-4799/ 414-463-1777 (Administration)
sojour@sojournertruthhouse.org
www.sojournertruthhouse.org
A 23-week support and education group that helps individuals find alternatives to abusive and controlling behavior. Specialized programs are offered for Spanish-speaking clients and women who have identified violence in their relationship.
Sojourner Truth House
Domestic Abuse Victim Advocates
949 N. 9th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233
414-278-4978/ 414-463-1777 (Administration)
sojour@sojournertruthhouse.org
www.sojournertruthhouse.org
Located in the Domestic Violence Unit of the Milwaukee County District Attorney's office. Provides education, support and referral services to help victims understand the criminal justice system. Open Saturday and Sunday mornings. Bilingual: Spanish.
Sojourner Truth House
Domestic Violence Shelter
P.O. Box 080319
Milwaukee, WI 53208
414-933-2722 (Hotline and shelter)/ 414-643-1777 (Administration)
sojour@sojournertruthhouse.org
www.sojournertruthhouse.org
Provide victims of domestic violence with food; warmth; security; transportation; empathy; and support. Provides counseling and advocacy for the purpose of enhancing their self-esteem and further moving them toward a life free from violence and abuse. 24-Hour Domestic Violence Hotline handles crisis; information and referral calls; calls from law enforcement officers from throughout MilwaukeeCounty who are investigating at the scene of domestic violence incidents; and calls from the Milwaukee County Sherriff's Department regarding the imminent release of individuals taken into custody during domestic violence incidents. The Hotline is also used to screen calls for admittance to the shelter. Bilingual: Spanish.
Task Force on Family Violence
1400 N. 6th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
414-276-1911
info@tffv.orgwww.tffv.org
The Task Force on Family Violence provides education, advocacy and resources to keep people safe. TFFV is a private, non-profit organization that provides services for all adult victims of abuse, children who have been abused or have witnessed domestic violence and women perpetrators of violence.
TFFV advocates help victims develop safety plans as well as provide confidential case management services that include information and referrals for community resources such as shelter, child care, counseling, health care, restraining orders, legal assistance and other needs. Support and education groups are also available.
Specific programs include: Legal Emergency Assistance Program (LEAP); Restraining Order Clinic; Children's Advocacy Program; and Ending Violence through Education (EVE). Bilingual: Spanish; Russian.
