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Fox Cities Community Health
Center, Inc.
1800 Appleton Road
Menasha, WI 54952
Phone: (920) 731-7445
Fax: (920) 731-7490
Email: rebeccat@ameritech.net
Director: Rebecca Thompson,
CPA
Medical Director: Dallas Bogner,
MD
UDS Number: 526690
Project Description
The Fox Cities Community Health Center provides
direct services and coordination of health services
for homeless individuals who live in northeastern
Wisconsin. Services are provided at the Emergency
Shelter of the Fox Valley Region.
Services
Referrals to Fox Cities Community Health Center
are received from the local emergency shelter
and numerous temporary housing facilities. A
nurse practitioner, mental health counselor,
and outreach specialist provide direct services
at the shelter facility. A full range of medical
services are offered to individuals at the shelter.
Transportation and support is also extended
for after-hours and non-shelter clinical times.
ThedaCare and Affinity Health Systems provide
laboratory and radiology support. A broad array
of social service support, including substance
abuse assistance, is offered at the Emergency
Shelter.
Linkages
Fox Cities Community Health Center has linkages
with ThedaCare Health System, Affinity Health
System, University of WI Fox Valley Family Practice
Residency Program, five City and County Public
Health Departments, WI Well Woman Program, Family
Services, Lutheran Social Services, Catholic
Charities, Children's Society of WI, NAMI Fox
Valley, Tri-County Community Dental Clinic,
Valley Transit, Goodwill Industries of North
Central WI, five nursing schools, WIC, and University
of WI Nutrition Program.
Statistics
Estimated homeless population: 1,000 Patients
served: 167
Health Care for the Homeless
of Milwaukee, Inc.
711 West Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53206
Phone: (414) 374-2400
Fax: (414) 374-7903
Email: paula@hchm.com
Director: N. Lee Carroll, MSW,
CICSW
Medical Director: Seth Foldy,
MD
UDS Number: 051920
Project Description
Health Care for the Homeless of Milwaukee
(HCHM), provides directly and/or subcontracts
for services for medical, dental, mental health,
substance abuse, emergency housing, crisis intervention,
prenatal care coordination, case management/protective
payee, outreach, and advocacy. HCHM also provides
HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, counseling, and
residential services.
Services
HCHM provides a nationally-recognized street
outreach program providing meals, tracking,
transportation, and referrals to needed services.
The program has been expanded to include intervention
for custodial parents and children at a living
site as a diversion to shelter placement. Direct
services include mental health, case management
for persons with severe and persistent mental
illness, victims of domestic violence, and persons
with HIV/AIDS, protective payee assistance,
prenatal care coordination, transitional housing
for adults living with persons with HIV, substance
abuse counseling, and primary care subcontracted
at five locations.
Linkages
HCHM has a presence at 23 locations throughout
the Metropolitan area, including five HCHM-supported
clinics. This model allows service coordination
and access to pharmacies, laboratories, radiology,
and specialists. Case managers/protective payee
workers and medical social workers provide services
in 13 sites. HCHM participates in the City of
Milwaukee “Immunization 2000 Program,”
and the Wisconsin “Healthy Start”
and “Healthy Check” programs. Coordination
of services is enhanced through participation
in the Milwaukee County Shelter Task Force,
which has developed a community-wide Continuum
of Care process. Linkages are also with Wisconsin
Primary Health Care Association, National HCH
Council, Milwaukee County Behavioral Health
Division, Milwaukee County Adult Services Division,
Milwaukee County Housing Division, AIDS Resource
Center/Wisconsin, Black Health Coalition, Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services, and
Wisconsin Primary Care Organization.
Statistics
Estimated homeless population: 15,000-20,000
Patients served: 11,391
Subcontractor(s):
American Red Cross
Milwaukee Chapter
2600 West Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI 53208
Contact: Jeanne Lowry
Phone: (414) 342-8680
Fax: (414) 933-5296
Angel of Hope Clinic
St. Francis Hospital
Avenue 209 West Orchard Street
Milwaukee, WI 53204
Phone: (414) 385-5394
Fax: (414) 765-0226
Aurora
1730 North Seventh Street
Milwaukee, WI 53205
Contact: Pat Bartelme
Phone: (414) 265-6360
Fax: (414) 265-8151
Family Support Center
3025 West Mitchell Street
Milwaukee, WI 53215
Contact: Mary Evans
Phone: (414) 385-0741
Fax: (414) 643-8163
Madre Angela Dental Clinic
Columbia- St. Mary's Hospital
1308 16th Street Milwaukee, WI 53204
Salvation Army Shelter
1730 North Seventh Street
Milwaukee, WI 53205
Contact: Maureen Martin
Phone: (414) 265-6360
Fax: (414) 265-8151
Sojourner Truth House
1135 North 33 Street
Milwaukee, WI 53208
Contact: Kathy Stolper
Phone: (414) 643-1777
Fax: (414) 344-7124
Email: sojourner@execpc.com
St. Ben's Clinic
St. Mary's Hospital
1027 North Tenth Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Contact: Bill Solberg
Phone: (414) 326-2660
Fax: (414) 326-2665
Email: bsolberg@columbia-stmarys.org
Walker's Point Community Clinic
Aurora Health Care
611 West National Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53204
Contact: Steven Ohly
Phone: (414) 384-1400
Fax: (414) 672-7012
N.E.W. Community Clinic
622 Bodart Street
Green Bay, WI 54301
Phone: (920) 437-9773
Fax: (920) 437-0984
Email: newcomm@netnet.net
Web: www.newcommunityclinic.org
Director: Bonnie Kuhr
HCH Coordinator: Mary Blankenheim,
RN, MSN, FNP
Medical Director: John Warren,
MD
UDS Number: 056360
Project Description
North East Wisconsin (N.E.W.) Community Clinic
provides health care services to individuals
and families who are homeless in the Brown County
area.
Services
Primary health care, case management, and outreach
for substance abuse and mental health are provided
in five area shelters and Salvation Army by
a health care team which rotates among the six
service sites. N.E.W. Community Clinic also
operates a free clinic with volunteer physicians
for persons who are uninsured to augment the
health care services that are provided in the
shelters. Referrals are made for dental care
and outpatient AODA/mental health counseling.
Cooperative agreements exist with local hospitals,
physicians, family planning agencies, and others.
Linkages
N.E.W. Community Clinic is a member of Brown
County Task Force on Homelessness and maintains
affiliations with many local task forces and
councils.
Statistics
Estimated homeless population: 2,900 Patients
served: 1,000
Subcontractor(s):
American Foundation of Counseling
Services, Inc.
130 East Walnut
Green Bay, WI 54301
Phone: (920) 437-8256
Fax: (920) 438-2580
Jackie Nitschke Center
630 Cherry Street
Green Bay, WI 54301
Phone: (920) 435-2093
Fax: (920) 437-1188
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