Community
Resources
All families need support sometimes. On this page, we have compiled a list of common resources that families may need. If you have any questions or have a resource that could be added to the list, please contact us!
Heating Assistance
1-608-723-2136 Ext. 1125
Foodshare
1-888-794-5780
Purchase food at a grocery store with a plastic "Quest Card". Monthly benefit amounts are based on net income and household size.
BadgerCare
1-888-794-5780
assistance with health care
Aiming for Acceptance
The Learning Center
1-608-822-3015
https://www.aiming foracceptance.com/
A non-profit organization started by a group of rural community members wanting to help establish therapies, services, and support for those living with or serving those either on the Autism Spectrum or with Sensory Processing Disorders in rural southwest Wisconsin. The Learning Center is a sensory-friendly learning environment for all of Southwest Wisconsin.
Family Connections of Southwest Wisconsin
1-608-348-2846
https://familyconnectionsswwi.org/
Family Connections is an organization that works for the betterment of children and families. Provide services to families and local communities in and around Grant County Wisconsin. Services include family visiting, parenting classes, workshops, support groups, weekly playgroups, parent-child interactive activities, respite care, family literacy, parent/provider resource and toy lending library, an online parenting forum, new baby visits, and Parents as Teachers Home Visiting Program and Attachment Home Visiting programs.
Grant County Department of Social Services
1-608-723-2136
Family Services:
In-Home Therapy Team: therapists work with children with severe emotional disabilities in their home
Family Group Conference: a meeting where families and friends make plans for the well-being of the family
In-Home Parenting Services: trained parent aids come to your home and teach behavior modification skills, life skills, and other topics of interest to your needs
Coordinated Services Team: provides families access to needed support and services as well as ownership of their own plan 1-608-723-9763 (Sarah Digman)
Food Pantries
Call 211 for current information on food pantries in your area
Lancaster Food Pantry
1-608-723-7070
Available Mondays & Thursdays 7pm - 8pm
225 W. Elm Street Lancaster
Grant County Health Department
1-608-723-6416
School Services: Health screening-hearing, vision, scoliosis, blood pressure, dental health-fluoride mouth rise, health education and counseling with teachers, students, and staff
Schreiner Memorial Library
1-608-723-7304
113 West Elm Street Lancaster
https://schreinermemoriallibrary.org/
LIFT of Southwest Wisconsin
1-877-798-5438
Leadership in Innovative Flexible Transportation
Rideshare program for SOuthwest Wisconsin. The LIFT program is a comprehensive transportation information service and rides referral agency for Southwest Wisconsin. For anyone, for any type of ride.
Platteville Family Resource Center, Inc.
1-608-348-4060
https://www.plattevillefamily.com/
Comprehensive services associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and attachment therapy. Psychological, and school special services. Comprehensive evaluation and diagnosis. Protective Capacity Evaluations. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Individual, couples, and group therapy, family therapy, school-based interventions, and parent information.