Resources for Parents & Students

The information listed below is informational only, intended as a resource for the families of Lakeland School, and should not be seen as an endorsement of the views, practices, or standards of the agencies, groups, entities, or resources, by Lakeland School or Walworth County.

Please also see Resources & Links on the Health Services page.

ADRC - Aging and Disability Resource Centers

Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Aging and Disability Resource Centers, or ADRCs, offer the general public a single entry point for information and assistance on issues affecting older adults, and adults with disabilities regardless of their income. ADRCs are a welcoming and convenient place for you and your family to get information, assistance and access to a wide variety of services. Services can be provided through the telephone, in the resource center, or in your own home. Click this link to visit the ADRC website

Autism Society of Southeast Wisconsin

Improving the Lives of All Affected by Autism

We understand what you are going through. We are local and want to help. We support people with autism spectrum disorders, their families, professionals and others in the community by sharing information, supporting research, providing networking opportunities and promoting awareness through education and training. Click this link to visit the Autism Society website

CA Counseling

C.A. Counseling offers a variety of services which include New Diagnosis, Mental Health Consultation, Individual Counseling, Couples Counseling, Family Counseling Child-Adolescent Counseling, Autism New Diagnosis, Autism Social Skills Group, EAP Services, Educational Consultation, Trainings and Community Workshops, Signs and Symptoms Education, Grief Support Services, and Group Therapy. Click this link to visit the CA Counseling website for more information, or contact their office at (262) 607-6390.

Caregivers - Resources for Finding Caregivers

  • CareLinx - This free site lets you search for caregivers in your area. Simply type in your zip code to find a list of local caregivers. You can view the caregivers' profiles and message them on the site if you're interested n learning more about them. Visit carelinx.com
  • Care - This site can help you post caregiving jobs. You'll need to set up a member account to use this site. There are two types of membership levels. The basic membership is free, and allows you to post a job, search and view profiles of local caregivers, and receive applications from local caregivers. The premium membership, which you have to pay for, includes the features of a basic membership, plus it allows you to contact caregivers to scheduled interviews, request background checks, and reply to job applications and other messages from caregivers. Visit care.com
  • Respite Care Associate of Wisconsin (RCAW)'s Respite Care Registry - This registry connects people with caregivers and agencies that provide a variety of supports. When you sign up for the registry, you can search for caregivers in your area and view their profiles to find a good match. Caregiver profiles include details of who they are, their strengths, and the trainings they've completed. Visit respitecarewi.org/registry
  • Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Provider Search - If you're interested in finding out which personal care agencies are near you, you can use the provider search tool on the DHS website. There you'll find a list of local agencies along with their contact information. Visit dhs.wisconsin.gov/guide/provider-search.htm

Information above compiled by TMG IRIS Consultant Agency. Visit http://tmgwisconsin.com/

Clothing Outreach Center

  • Free clothing available for people in need
  • Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 10am-2pm / Saturday, 10am-1pm
  • Verification voucher needed - (Current Lakeland school families can contact Jodi Bronson for voucher information: Email, or phone 262-741-4118)

Clothing Outreach Center • 58 Market Street • Elkhorn, WI 53121 • (262) 607-1901

Community Action, Inc (CAI)

Community Action, Inc. (CAI) is a not-for-profit organization offering programs to fight poverty in Rock and Walworth Counties.  At Community Action we provide access and opportunity for those we serve and those who support our efforts. Through innovative programs and strong community partnerships we eliminate barriers, establishing clear pathways to economic self-reliance. Click this link to visit the Community Action website

Compass Wisconsin:  Threshold

Compass Wisconsin: Threshold is the doorway for families to apply for children’s long-term support (CLTS) services for families that live in Adams, Columbia, Dane, Green, Jackson, Jefferson, Kenosha, LaCrosse, Lafayette, Marquette, Monroe, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha counties. Threshold was designed to streamline the application process so that a family only needs to go through a single process to apply for multiple CLTS programs for their child. Click this link to visit the Compass Wisconsin website

A group of congregations, businesses, and people of good will who provide financial assistance to residents of Delavan and Darien. Be sure to bring paperwork (verify address, copies of bills you need help with). Click this link to visit the Christ Church Delavan website

DVR - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (Department of Workforce Development)

The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) is a federal/state program designed to obtain, maintain, and advance employment for people with disabilities by working with DVR consumers, employers, and other partners. Click this link to watch a video about DVR or click here to visit the DVR website.

Family Voices of Wisconsin

Mission: We guide families through an overwhelmingly complicated healthcare system so they can find the services their child needs and the relief they need. We translate complicated healthcare language so that families can understand and find resources to reduce their stress and expenses. We train families to advocate not only for their own children but to ensure the voices of other families are heard too. We connect families with local services and other families in their situation to build a strong network of support. We educate legislators and policymakers on the priorities and desires of families with disabilities so they remember our voice when making policy. Click this link to visit the Family Voices of Wisconsin website.

Finding Your Way - Waisman Center, UW Madison

Finding Your Way is a navigation guide for Wisconsin Families who have children and youth with special health care needs and disabilities. Visit the Finding Your Way website or Download a PDF.

Guardianship Support Center

Get information and assistance on issues related to adult guardianship, protective placement, advance directives, and more from the Wisconsin Guardianship Support Center (GSC). Operated by GWAAR (Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources, Inc.), the GSC responds to requests for information through a toll-free helpline or by e-mail. Calls are returned in the order in which they are received. Please note the Guardianship Support Center is required to be a neutral information source.  We are unable to provide legal advice or offer direct representation.  If you would like specific legal advice, please consult an attorney.

We can help with questions like:

  • How do I petition for guardianship? 
  • How can I make a power of attorney?
  • What are my responsibilities as a guardian?

Visit the GWaar website

Helping Hands (East Troy)

Helping people in need who live within the East Troy Community School District with financial assistance to help pay for rent, power bills, water bills, food, gas, clothing, emergency shelter and other items. Client callers access the Helping Hands voice mail (menu item on rectory number) daily to pick up calls from clients, do intake, and determine if we can help them. We also provide resources for them to call in addition to what help we can give. If clients call from outside our boundaries we try to direct them to resources in their communities. Click this link to visit the Helping Hands page of the St. Peter's Church of East Troy website.

HOPE NOW, Inc. of Elkhorn

An ecumenical, 501C(3), non-profit group dedicated to providing short term emergency assistance for housing, utilities, transportation, medical needs, and holiday baskets to applicants in the Elkhorn area. Assistance is available only to people in the Elkhorn Area School District. Those seeking help may only receive it once a year. Click this link to open a PDR flyer for HOPE NOW.

Inspiration Ministries

Inspiration Ministries is a faith-based residential provider dedicated to serving adults with disabilities, located near beautiful Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Address: N2270 State Rd 67, Walworth, WI 53184. Ph: (262) 275-6131.

Click this link to visit the Inspiration Ministries website for more information.

Long-Term Care and Support (Department of Health Services)

Our Vision: Everyone living their best life.

Our Mission: To protect and promote the health and safety of the people of Wisconsin.

Long-term care is any service or support that you may need because of a disability, getting older, or a chronic illness that limits your ability to do the things that are part of your daily routine. This includes things such as bathing, getting dressed, making meals, going to work, and paying bills. Click this link to visit the Wisconsin Department of Health Services website for resources and additional information.

My Team Triumph

myTEAM TRIUMPH provides specialized race equipment, facilitates training runs, and lends race day support so people of diverse abilities can come together as a team in endurance events.

Our Vision: A community which embraces, celebrates and empowers those with diverse abilities.

Our Values: Fellowship, Commitment, Dedication, Safety, Integrity, Collaboration

Our Mission: To enrich the wellbeing of individuals with diverse abilities and foster lifelong relationships through community athletics.

Click this link to visit the My Team Triumph website.

Open Arms Free Clinic

OAFC is an independent, community-based, nonprofit 501c3 charitable organization created in December 2011 to address those who are in the greatest need for medical care. Services are provided with dignity and respect by a volunteer team of medical and community-minded professionals. Click this link to open a PDF brochure containing information on Open Arms Free Clinic.

Safe Families for Children in Southeast Wisconsin

Safe Families for Children hosts vulnerable children and creates extended family–like supports for desperate families through a community of devoted volunteers who are motivated by compassion to keep children safe and families intact. Click this link to visit the Safe Families for Children website.

Shepherds College

Shepherds College is the country’s leading three-year post-secondary educational program for students with intellectual disabilities. That’s who we are. But what’s more important is who you are. What are your goals and dreams for the future? Shepherds College can help achieve and even expand those goals. We offer career skills, a smooth transition to Appropriate Independence and a lasting awareness of God and His plan for your life. Click this link to visit the Shepherds College website.

Side by Side

Made up of neighbors from Geneva Lake area churches, service organizations and local businesses, we meet with families in crisis to offer them assistance. Click this link to visit the Side by Side website. 

Society’s Assets

Society’s Assets provides a full range of affordable services to promote living independently in the community. Assistance can range from a telephone consultation about your transportation or housing needs to staff completing simple, weekly household tasks or daily personal care, and even to a nurse setting up and administering medications or assessing, managing and teaching a client with diabetes or heart disease. Established in 1974, Society’s Assets is a private, nonprofit organization. Click this link to visit the Society's Assets website.

Thrive Learning Center

At Thrive Learning Center, located in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, our mission is to enhance a child’s natural abilities with care and encouragement, through our innovative treatments and skilled therapists. Thrive Learning Center is a fully functional therapy clinic focused on pediatric physical, speech, and developmental therapy. 

Thrive Learning Center • N3219 Cty Rd H • Lake Geneva, WI 53147 • (262) 812-8084

The Tree House Child and Family Center provides child abuse awareness, prevention, and education, and training programs to the people of Walworth County. The Tree House also works to establish relationships with community partners, such as law enforcement, medical professionals, mental health professionals, educators, the district attorney's office, corporation counsel, child protective services, and more. Click this link to visit the Tree House Child and Family Center website.

TRI-C Career Services

Tri-C Career Services is a group that offers over 35 years’ combined experience in the fields of human resources and management, in areas as diverse as manufacturing and retail. If you are the person seeking support and guidance to assist you in obtaining employment, or you are the business seeking the right person for the job, Tri-C is the place to start. Please call us at (262) 233-6023, or click here to visit the Tri-C Career Services website.

UW-Whitewater LIFE Program

About the Program:

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater LIFE (Learning is for Everyone) program will provide a complete college experience for young adults between the ages of 18-25 who have an intellectual disability. With ample supports, specialized instruction, on-campus residential living, and community integration, the program serves a critical need in our region and community. The program will have two components, which includes a Basic Program (2 years) and an Advanced Program (2 years) that are designed to facilitate independent living and employment success for persons with significant cognitive limitations. Brief highlights of the program are as follows.

Program Highlights and Goals:

  • Comprehensive supports that are designed to prepare them for competitive employment and independent living to the greatest extent possible
  • Specialized instruction, with an emphasis on skills that students need in order to be successful in personal and professional endeavors
  • Expansive resident assistant supports designed to help students develop essential skills in non-academic domains
  • Expose students to a college experience, which spans far beyond traditional academics
  • Integration with multiple facets of campus life, thereby providing many inclusive opportunities and meaningful networks of support
  • Dismantles barriers and creates substantive opportunities for students with an intellectual disability
  • Prepares students to live a healthy and balanced lifestyle, including regular exercise and participation in enjoyable leisure activities

Please contact Program Coordinator Ashlea Roselle rosellab@uww.edu (262) 472-1905 if you have a student interested in this program. Click here to visit the UW-Whitewater LIFE Program website.

Stay connected with the LIFE Program with the social media links below:

Students who complete this program will receive a certificate of completion, rather than a degree from the university.

VIP Services, Inc.

Empowering people with disabilities to explore and experience endless possibilities.

VIP Services, Inc. •. 811 East Geneva Street • Elkhorn, WI 53121 • 262.723.4043 

Click here to visit the VIP Services website.

Wal-to-Wal DIAL-a-Ride

Shared Ride Transit provider available to-and-from any Walworth County address for any trip purpose. DIAL-a-RIDE public transit and specialized transit services are provided by VIP Services, Inc., Elkhorn, and in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Click here to visit the Wal-to-Wal information page.

Walworth County Food and Diaper Bank (Food Pantry )

Our  Mission

Our Mission is to provide individuals and families nutritional supplemental food, diapers, feminine hygiene and supplies during a time of crisis, in a cheerful, welcoming, nonjudgmental environment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, physical or developmental disability.

Our Vision

We envision a community where everyone has access to sufficient nutritious food.

Our Value Statement

We believe that access to nutritious food is a basic human right. We are committed to responding to the needs of our community through food distribution and support services.

Click for Click here for the Walworth County Food and Diaper Bank Guest Information Flyer (PDF) or click here to visit the Walworth County Food and Diaper Bank website.

Our mission is to consistently deliver affordable housing services within Walworth County that are designed to improve the living standards of low income individuals and families. We are accepting applications for our Section 8 Voucher Program waiting list.

  • Apply Online: visit www.wchawi.org to learn more about the Walworth County Housing Authority and apply right away!
  • Call for Details: (262) 723-6123. Available Monday through Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm to answer your questions and help you through the Section 8 Voucher Program application process.

Click to see the Informational Flyer or  visit the Walworth County Housing Authority website.

WI FACETS

Wisconsin Family Assistance Center for Education, Training and Support.

Our mission is to provide and broaden opportunities that enhance the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities and their families, with emphasis on support for underserved families in the community. Learn more by calling 877-374-0511. Click here to visit the WI FACETS website.

Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (WBPDD)

The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities was established to advocate on behalf of individuals with developmental disabilities, foster welcoming and inclusive communities, and improve the disability service system. The Board’s mission is to help people with developmental disabilities become independent, productive, and included in all facets of community life. Click here to visit the WBPDD website.

Wisconsin 2-1-1

Wisconsin 211 connects you with thousands of nonprofit and government services in your area. If you want personal assistance call the three-digit number 211 or 877-947-2211. Click here to visit the 211Wisconsin website for online search and chat. Available 24 / 7 / 365. 

211 Wisconsin provides

  • Referrals to specific agencies and organizations based on caller eligibility for you or your family.
  • Crisis intervention for families in need of food, shelter, and natural disaster relief.
  • An up-to-date online database of community resources.
  • Advocacy for callers struggling with language, comprehension, anxiety, and other barriers.
  • Follow-up with callers to ensure they are getting the help they need.

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