Community Resources for Families and Children

Find key community resources for families of children with delays, disabilities, special health care needs, and mental health conditions.

ABC for Health, Inc.

ABC for Health, Inc. is a public interest law firm that works to improve health care access through advocacy, benefits counseling, and legal services for low-income families.

Disability Rights Wisconsin

Disability Rights Wisconsin is the governor's designated protection and advocacy agency for people with developmental disabilities and people with long-term mental illness. The agency provides advocacy and makes referrals in cases where there has been a violation of rights in areas such as education, special needs programming, Medicare, and Medicaid.

Wisconsin Wayfinder supports families of children with delays, disabilities, special health care needs, and mental health conditions. Children’s resource guides are helpers who assist families, caregivers, professionals, and organizations in finding a wide array of supports and services available through the Children’s Resource Network.

Center for Parent Information and Resources

Center for Parent Information and Resources provides free, current information on disability topics, specific conditions, statistics on incidence, educational implications, and legal rights of children in the community. Information and referral is available for parents regarding direct services for children, advocacy, and support groups.

Parent to Parent of Wisconsin

Parent to Parent of Wisconsin helps parents find a one-to-one connection with another parent, who know firsthand about the feelings and realities that come with having a child with special needs.

Well Badger Resource Center

Well Badger Resource Center is an information and referral service that assists Wisconsin families who have young children with special needs. Well Badger can help locate a variety of services for children and families, including early intervention services, financial assistance, support groups, child care respite, home health care, educational and therapy providers, medical resources, evaluation, advocacy, transportation, assistive technology devices and services.

Wisconsin FACETS

Wisconsin FACETS is a nonprofit organization serving Wisconsin children and adults with disabilities, their families, and those who support them. FACETS was founded in 1995 by parents who believed that parents are the best advocates for their children.

Wisconsin Family Ties

Wisconsin Family Ties is the only statewide, parent-run organization in Wisconsin working with families that include children with social, emotional, or behavioral challenges. They walk beside families to provide emotional support while helping to navigate the complex service and treatment systems with which they are involved.

Wisconsin Statewide Parent-Educator Initiative (WSPEI)

WSPEI is a resource to connect Wisconsin families with information from other parents, schools, organizations, and agencies to enhance child learning for students with disabilities.