HCH Directory - Wisconsin

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Fox Cities Community Health Center, Inc.

1814 N.Appleton Road
Menasha, WI 54952
Phone: (920) 731-7445
Fax: (920) 731-7490
Email: kristene.stacker@thedacare.org
Director: Kristene S. Stacker, RN9
Medical Director: Michael Madden, MD
HCH Coordinator :Kristene S. Stacker
UDS Number: 526690

Project Description

Fox Cities Community Health Center (FCCHC)provides direct medical dental and mental health services to homeless individuals and families in Calumet, Outagamie and Winnebago counties.Services are provided onsite at the Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley Region.

FCCHC provides on site care to residents of the Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley region and numerous temporary housing facilities thorouout the area. A nurse practitioner, substance abuse counselor and the outreach team at the shlter work collaboratively to provide services at the shelter and the main health center site. Transportation and language support are providedto individuals at both the shelter clinic and Health Center's main location.

FCCHC has collaborative partnerships with the area social services organizations as well as the two health systems Affinity and Thedacare. Both organizations provide laboratory and radiology support. Additionally, FCCHC works closely with the five coutny and city public health departments, Well Woman of WI, The Tri-County Community, Goodwill Industries of North Central WI, and Valley Transit.

Estimated homeless population: 1,000 Patients served: 400

Health Care for the Homeless of Milwaukee, Inc.

711 West Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53206
Phone: (414) 374-2400
Fax: (414) 374-7903
Email: lee@hchm.com
Director: N. Lee Carroll, MSW, CICSW
Medical Director:
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.

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.

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.

Estimated homeless population: 15,000-20,000 Patients served: 11,111

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.

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.

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.

Estimated homeless population: 2,900 Patients served: 1,000

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