Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, Inc. (CAC) is a community action program, serving both urban and rural communities in Dane, Jefferson and Waukesha Counties. The organization began in 1966 and exists to develop the economic and social capacities of individuals and families in order to reduce poverty. CAC provides a variety of services and products at no-cost to the community in order to improve the quality of life for those in need. CAC has four major divisions and provides direct programming in areas of food distribution to food pantries and meal sites; eviction and homelessness prevention through case management, financial assistance and education; community advocacy and collaboration with landlords, service providers, volunteers and other stakeholders. For more information on CAC in Jefferson County, call 920.262.9667 or visit www.cacscw.org.
‘Where To Find’ Jefferson County Directory of Basic Services
114 E. Main Street Watertown, WI 53094 920.262.9667 114 E. Main Street Watertown, WI 53094
920.262.9559 fax
Phone: 920.262.9667 Fax: 920.262.9559 E-mail: cacwtn@cacscw.org
cacwtn@cacscw.org www.cacscw.org
Revised 2/2015
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Miscellaneous Organizations Small Business Administration
608.441.5263
Worker’s Compensation
608.266.1340
Better Business Bureau
414.847.6000
UW-Extension Jefferson Co.
920.674.7295
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Care Wisconsin
877.496.3851
Assistance Agencies
3
Make-A-Wish
800.236.9474
Food Pantries
4
March of Dimes
800.747.3463
Muscular Dystrophy
800.572.1717
Arthritis Foundation
800.242.9945
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Food Assistance
5
Housing Options
6-7-8
Bethesda Lutheran Homes
920.261.3050
Watertown-specific
8
Peace Corps
800.424.8580
Building Inspectors
8
WI Dept. of Revenue
608.266.8641
Other Local Agencies
9
American Cancer Society
800.ACS.2345
Autism Society of WI
414.427.9345
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
800.472.7720
Taxi Services
10
Legal Services
10
Easter Seals WI
608.277.8288
Senior Citizens
10
Epilepsy Association
800.693.2287
Misc. Agencies
11
Leukemia Society
800.261.7399
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 800.236.2988 Public Service Commission
800.225.7729
Assistance Agencies CAC—Community Action Coalition for South Central WI, Inc. 114 E. Main Street, Watertown 920.262.9667
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St. Vincent de Paul Societies
Taxi Services Jefferson
920.563.9188
Fort Atkinson
920.563.6303
Lake Mills
920.648.4420
Watertown
920.261.7433
Fort Atkinson 920.568.1266 1525 Summit Drive Jefferson 920.674.7500 @ Workforce Dev Center Lake Mills 920.648.2800 720 E. Lake Street Oconomowoc 262.569.3020 @ St. Jerome’s Palmyra 262-473-3143 @ St. Patrick’s Watertown 920.261.2691 1181 N. 4th Street Waterloo 920.478.2640 No retail store
Salvation Army
Legal Services Legal Action of WI
800.362.3904
Lawyer Referral & Inf. Service
800-362-9082
District Attorney
920.674.7220
Watertown only
Family Court Commissioner
920.674.7290
Public Defender’s Office
920.674.2800
Small Claims Court
920.674.7163
Victim/Witness Program
920.674.7220
Consumer Protection
800.422.7128
Equal Rights Division
608.266.6860
Senior Citizens/Disabled Persons Jefferson County ADRC 920.674.8734 Friends in Action 920.674.4548 AARP 608.251.2277 Medicare Hotline 800.633.4227 Social Security Administration 800.772.1213 Senior Centers
Crossroads House of Watertown
800.264.6412 414.218.1330 920.262.9667
(applications available at CAC office—Watertown only)
Hometown Mission
920.261.1663
(at Immanuel Lutheran Church—Watertown only)
Watertown Family Aid
920.262.8099
(at the Watertown Senior Center)
Workforce Development Center 874 Collins Road, Jefferson
920.674.7500
PADA—People Against Domestic & Sexual Abuse 920.674.6768 800.228.7232 Jefferson County ADRC
920.674.8734
(serving elderly and disabled only)
Jefferson County Human Services
920.674.3105
Forward Services (EA/W2)
920.674.2295 or 920.356.9902
Jefferson County Health Dept.
920.674.7275
Foundation for Rural Housing
608.238.3448 888.400.5974 608.288.2459
Fort Atkinson
920.563.7773
WorkSmart System
Jefferson
920.674.7728
Family Promise
920.397.7838
Lake Mills
920.648.3585
CART—Cambridge Area Resource Team
608.423.1423
Watertown
920.262.8099
The Dream Center
262.893.8063
920.674.8104
Lake Country Caring
262.367.6670
Veteran’s Van Service
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Food Pantries Cambridge
Fort Atkinson (2 sites)
211 South Street Mon 5:30-7 p.m.
608.423.8142
715 Jones Avenue Mon & Thurs 3-5 p.m.
920.728.2394
Other Local Agencies Assurance Wireless
888.321.5880
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
920.261.2315
Child Support
414.615.2587 Statewide
800.991.5530
St. Joseph’s Church parking lot (Second Harvest) 2nd Thursday 2:00 p.m.
Christmas Neighbors
920.674.4499
Community Dental Clinic (in Ft. Atkinson)
920.563.4372
Ixonia
N8346 North Street 920.262.0633 2nd & 3rd Tues Noon-7 p.m.
Energy Services
800.506.5596
Jefferson
164 W. Garland Mon & Thurs 1-4 p.m.
Johnson Creek
129 Watertown Street 920.699.2471 Mon & Thurs 10 a.m.—Noon
Lake Mills
720 E. Lake Street Tues 9-11 a.m. 2nd & 4th Thurs 6-7:30 p.m.
appointments
920.568.0604
Palmyra (2 sites)
Rome/Sullivan
920.674.6822 or 920.674.4533
920.648.2800 1st & 3rd Thurs 9-11 a.m.
HeadStart
920.674.5577
Jefferson Co Literacy Council
920.675.0500
LaCasa de Esperanza
262.547.0887
MATC
Watertown
920.206.8000
Fort Atkinson
920.563.7200
Opportunities, Inc.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church (Second Harvest) 1st Thursday 3:30 p.m.
Planned Parenthood
800.230.PLAN
Probation & Parole
920.674.7840
N3866 West Street 1st Thurs 10 a.m.—1 p.m.
Quit Line
800.784.8669
Rainbow Hospice
920.674.6255
Rock River Free Clinic
920.674.7442
SafeLink Cell Phones
800.723.3546
Social Security—Waukesha
866.220.7885
Unemployment
800.494.4944
Wraparound
920.674.8715
MTM, Inc.
866.831.4130
Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation
920.675.4629
262.593.8745 or 262.593.8918 3rd Thurs 2-5 p.m.
117 E. Madison Street 920.478.3041 or 920.478.3335 Wed 7-8 p.m. Sat 9-10 a.m. 3rd Wed Noon-2 p.m.
Watertown
204 N. 10th Street Mon & Fri 10 a.m.— Noon Wed 2-4 p.m.
920.261.7226 or 920.261.9059 Tues & Thurs 1-3 p.m. Thurs 4:30-6 p.m.
Hand of Help 1012 S. 3rd Street
920.206.9910
146 W. North Street Wed & Thurs 9 a.m.—Noon
262.473.6120 or 262.473.4257
Whitewater
920.563.8950
313 Main Street 1st & 3rd Thurs 6-8 p.m. 2nd & 4th Thurs 10 a.m.—Noon
Waterloo
(2 sites)
Goodwill
OI Works
920.563.2437 920.563.6926
Food Assistance
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Veterans Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) (CAC) 920.262.9667 Veterans Service Office 920.674.7240 Madison Vet Center
608.264.5342
Disabled Vet Outreach Program 262.343.0187 Other Housing
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Hot Meal Sites Bread & Roses Thurs 4:30-6 p.m. Immanuel Lutheran Church, Watertown 204 N. 10th Street
Loaves & Fishes Mon 5-6:30 p.m. Watertown Moravian Church, Watertown 510 Cole Street
Feed Your Soul Thurs 5:30-6:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church, Ft. Atkinson 320 S. Main Street
Homebuyer Counseling
920.674.8711
(Jefferson County Economic Development Consortium)
Habitat for Humanity
920.397.7362
HUD
414.297.3214
WHEDA
800.334.6873
USDA Rural Development
920.907.2976
Community Meal 4th Sat 6 p.m. Palmyra United Methodist Church, Palmyra 122 N. 5th Street
Watertown-specific Health Dept.
920.262.8090
Family Center
920.261.2450
Alpha Pregnancy Center
920.261.9207
Community Cares Clinic
920.206.7797
Building Inspectors Fort Atkinson
920.563.7760
Jefferson
920.674.7727
Watertown
920.262.4060
Community Dinner 3rd Wed 5-7 p.m. Lake Mills EMS Building, Lake Mills 603 E. Lake Street
Jefferson County Senior Dining Meal Sites 920.674.8134 FoodShare Workforce Development Center, Jefferson Or ACCESS online (www.access.wisconsin.gov) 874 Collins Road 920.674.7500 888.794.5780 WIC Nutrition Program Jefferson County Health Department 920.674.7189 Food Distribution Watertown Care Project—WalMart Parking Lot Last Thursday of the month @ 10:00 a.m. 920.206.9910
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Homeless Housing Options Family Promise of Jefferson County 920.397.7838
Fort Atkinson
Domestic Violence Shelter PAVE Beaver Dam 920.887.3785 800.775.3785 Runaway Youth Briarpatch 800.798.1126
Madison
Low Income Housing—Family Fort Atkinson Atkinson Square Parkview Rockwell Court North Pointe Village Grove Street Townhomes Jefferson School House Jefferson Apartments River Crest (JHA) Rock View UMOS Jefferson Lake Mills Lake Mills Townhomes Waterloo Waterloo Green Watertown Watertown H.A. Watertown Meadows Watertown East Watertown Court/Lakeside Terr
Low Income Housing—Elderly & Disabled
920.563.8980 920.563.8253 920.691.0163 920.568.9333 920.691.0163 920.675.0230 920.674.4450 920.674.5294 844.520.6278 920.356.0690 414.276.5285 920.478.3927 920.261.7795 920.262.9661 920.206.8541 800.346.8581
Atkinson Square Riverview Manor Rockland Court Rockwell Court Woodside Apartments North Pointe Village Grove Street Townhomes Blackhawk Ridge Jefferson Alverno Housing (Dev. Dis. Only) School House Jefferson Apartments Fairview River Crest (JHA) Rock View Johnson Creek Johnson Creek Apts Lake Mills Oakwood Apartments Rock Lake Manor Palmyra Palmyra Park Apts Sullivan Pine Meadows Waterloo Waterloo Green Waterloo Meadows Hawthorne Apts Watertown Johnson Arms River Mill Riverview Commons Watertown Meadows Watertown Court/Lakeside Terr
920.563.8980 920.568.8862 920.563.8253 920.691.0163 920.568.9858 920.568.9333 920.691.0163 920.563.2440 920.674.8378 920.675.0230 920.674.4450 920.674.2997 920.674.5294 844.520.6278 920.699.2514 920.648.5581 920.648.5064 920.568.9858 414.747.0221 920.478.3927 920.253.8308 920.478.3449 920.261.7795 920.206.0815 920.262.0304 920.262.9661 800.346.8581