Crawford County
ADRC
Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC): provides help to older people and people with disabilities. Crawford County is part of the ADRC of Eagle Country along with Juneau, Richland, and Sauk Counties.
Address:
225 N. Beaumont Rd., Suite 117, Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Phone: 608-326-0235 Crawford County
Child Protective Services
Crawford County Health and Human Services Department
Phone: 608-326-0248
Child Support Agency
Phone: 608-326-0218
Fax: 608-326-1168
Address:
225 N. Beaumont Rd., Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Childcare
Crawford County Health & Human Services Department: 608-326-0248
Child Care Finder: https://childcarefinder.wisconsin.gov/Search/Search.aspx
Childcare parent pay cards: 1-877-201-7601
Child Care Certification – The Parenting Place: 800-873-1768
Clothing
Couleecap Food Pantry and Bargain Boutique
608-326-2463
200 E Blackhawk Ave., Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
The Giving Closet – Parish Council of Catholic Women
715-965-9839 or 608-326-4250-to schedule apt
Crisis Services
Northwest Connections (24hr Mental Health & AODA Crisis): 888-552-6642
National Suicide Prevention: 800-273-8255
Mental Health Providers
Gundersen Health Clinic: 608-326-3380
Mayo Clinic: 608-326-0808
Crossing Rivers Health: 608-357-2700
Crawford County Health & Human Services: 608-326-0248
Dental
Fluoride Varnish Program: children 6 months-20 years
608-326-0229
Crawford County Health & Human Services
Fluoride varnish is a protective coating that is painted on children's teeth to
help prevent cavities. Fluoride varnish is available for children 6 months thru 20 years with valid Medicaid/BadgerCare Coverage, otherwise fee to cover costs.
Bridging Brighter Smiles
262-896-9891
www.bridgingbrightersmiles.org
Provides students in grades 4k-12th grade oral screenings, dental cleanings, fluoride varnish, sealant placement, oral health education, and referral assistance.
Welter Family Dentistry
608-326-7445
230 S. Marquette Rd, Prairie du Chien, WI 53821 – Accepts children under 15 with BadgerCare
Boscobel Family Dental
608-375-4549
105 E. Bluff St. Boscobel, WI – Accepts adults and children with BadgerCare.
Dr. Kurt Dillard
608-785-0633
1720 Jackson St., La Crosse, WI – Accept adults and children with BadgerCare
Dr. Williams & Pearce
608-647-3993
100 N. Church St. Richland Center, WI – Accepts BadgerCare for adults and children
Scenic Bluffs Community Health- Dental Care 608-654-5100
Clinics located in Cashton and Viroqua - Accepts BadgerCare for adults and children.
Dental clinics that DO NOT accept MA, however, provide payment options:
Pomerening Bruce L DDS 608- 326-2332
109 S Beaumont Rd Prairie du Chien,WI – Payment Options Available
Dental Associates of PDC 608- 326-6886
820 S. Marquette, Prairie du Chien, WI – Care Credit
PdC Dentistry 608-326- 8458
110 S, Ohio Street, Prairie du Chien, WI – Care Credit
Elder Abuse Prevention
Crawford County Health & Human Services
Phone: 608-326-0248
Energy Assistance
Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP): provides assistance for heating costs, electric costs, and energy crisis situations.
Crawford County Health & Human Services Dept.
225 N. Beaumont Rd., Suite 326
Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
Application process:
Telephone: 608-326-0248
Online: https://energybenefit.wi.gov
Food Pantries
Couleecap Food Pantry and Bargain Boutique
608-326-2463
200 E Blackhawk Ave., Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
Gays Mills Food Pantry
120 Sunset Ridge, Suite 122, Gays Mills, WI 54631
Phone: 608-734-3217 (Kent Salmon)
Hours: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Wednesday every month, 2:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. 1st Saturday of every month, 9:00a.m. – 10:00a.m.
Mobile Food Pantry/Second Harvest
Gays Mills Community Bld.
Phone: 608-735-4690 (Lorraine Fortney)
Hours: 4th Wednesday every month, 2 p.m. – food is gone.
Fraud
All Fraud/Overpayment referrals are completed in the Benefit Recovery Investigation Tracking System (BRITS).
Fraud Tip Hotline- Office of the Inspector General (OIG):
1-877-865-3432
Wisconsin Shares Child Care, W-2, Adoption Assistance, Kinship Care and Refugee Services: 1-877-302-3728
Medicaid, BadgerCare Plus, WIC or FoodShare Program:
1-877-865-3432
Unemployment Insurance (UC): 1-800-909-9472
Free Clinics
InHealth Community Wellness Clinic
608- 375-4324
A free clinic that provides primary Health Care to the un-insured of Grant
and Crawford Counties.
Clinic Hours: Every Monday 5:00PM to 8:00PM and 1st and 3rd Saturday
9:00AM to Noon. Located at the rear of the Associated Balance and Hearing Clinic at 109 East Bluff, Boscobel, WI
Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers
608-654-5100
If you do not have health insurance, are unemployed, or have an income level that makes it difficult for you to pay for health care, a sliding fee scale called the Healthy Neighbor Plan is offered. Locations in Cashton, Norwalk, and Viroqua.
Neighborhood Family Clinic: Provides quality medical care at a reduced rate.
LaCrosse 608-781-9880, Winona 608-637-8111
Viroqua 608-637-8111, Sparta 608-487-8506
FSET
FoodShare Employment and Training (FSET): assists people who get FoodShare to find a job through work activities and education and training.
Workforce Connections
Laurel Bowers
1-800-742-5627
bowersl@workforceconnections.org
Head Start
Head Start - Prairie du Chien Center
608-326-6606/www.headstartcouleeregion.com
Grace Lutheran Preschool
608-326-4899/ www.gracepdc.net
Licensed for children 2.5 to six years old
Little Saints Learning Center: Accepts children ages 2.5 years and up. Open year round and offers after school care.
608-326-8624
Early Childhood Programs- serve children as young as 3 years old.
Available at all Crawford County Schools. Contact your child’s school for more information.
Health Department
Crawford County Health Department
608-326-0236
Homeless Resources
Couleecap
1-866-904-4508/www.couleecap.org/homeless-prevention
Housing
Rivercrest Village (low income housing)
1007 E Wisconsin St Prairie du Chien, WI 53821 608-836-1152
Blackhawk Apartments
695 E Blackhawk Ave Prairie du Chien, WI 53821 608-326-8323
Prairie Village Apartments
1605 E Wells St Prairie du Chien, WI 53821 608-348-7755
Prairie du Chien Enterprises
1505 E Wells St Prairie du Chien, WI 53821 608-326-0004
Kickapoo Ridge/Crooked River Townhomes (low income & market rate)
Gays Mills 608-796-2915
Allegiant Property Management, LLC (low income housing)
412 3rd Street South La Crescent, MN 55947
608-784-1381 or 888-393-3282
Properties located at:
Hillview Apartments
170 County Rd N, Wauzeka, WI 53826
Pheasant Run Apartments
821 Dousman St., Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821
Winneshiek Apartments
255 Main Street, Desoto, WI 54624
DAK Management:
608-822-7368
Crawford County Housing Preservation Grants/Housing Costs Reduction Initiative
608-326-7333/https://www.developmentplanning.net/index.html
Couleecap Homeless Prevention Program: 1-866-904-4508
WHEDA: For 1st-time homebuyers and no equity home improvement loans
1-800-334-6873/www.wheda.com
Kinship
Kinship Care is a program to help support a child who lives outside of his or her home with the relative.
Crawford County Health & Human Services
608-326-0248
Legal Action
Legal Action of Wisconsin: provides legal advice or services that help low-income people get and keep government benefits.
Brochure:
https://www.legalaction.org/data/cms/Firm-wide-flyer-8-5x11-ENGLISH-062018.pdf
Phone: 608-256-3304
General email: law@legalaction.org
Probation and Parole
Probation and Parole Office
1500 E. Lessard St.
Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
Hours: 7:45 am – 4:15 pm
Phone: 608-326-8357
Safe at Home Program
Safe at Home: provides victims of actual or threatened domestic abuse, child abuse, sexual abuse, stalking, and trafficking, or those who simply fear for their physical safety with a legal substitute address to be used for both public and private purposes.
Phone: 608-266-6613
https://www.doj.state.wi.us/ocvs/safe-home
Safelink Wireless
Safelink Wireless: provides income eligible households with a free phone.
Phone: 1-800-723-3546
Salvation Army
Salvation Army: may assist clients with shelter, heat and utilities, food, medical, transportation and other benefits one time per year up to $300.00.
608-326-2463
Social Security Admin
877-405-7841 – Lancaster office
State Social Security- 800-362-3002
Suicide Prevention
Northwest Connections 24hr Mental Health & AODA Crisis: 888-552-6642
National Suicide Prevention 24/7 Hotline: 800-273-8255
Tax Intercept & Overpayment Questions
Public Assistance Collection Unit (PACU)
800-943-9499
Transportation Services
Medical Transportation Management: (MTM): provides non-emergency medical transportation services for Medicaid and BadgerCare Plus members.
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Public Transportation
- Ambulatory Vehicles
- Wheelchair or Stretcher vehicles
Monday – Friday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
Request a ride: 866-907-1493
Schedule a ride online:
https://www.mtm-inc.net/wisconsin/members/
Where’s My Ride: - 866-907-1494
Complaint with MTM: “WeCare” line – 866-436-0457
Leadership through Innovative Flexible Transportation (LIFT) Transportation Service – SWCAP: facilitates access to available transportation services, minimizes duplication of those services, and seeks cost-effective transport utilizing available resources.
Phone 608-930-2191
Coulee Cab 608-326-8888
SMRT Bus 1-877-444-6543/ www.ridesmrt.com
Regional Transit Bus for Southwest Wisconsin
Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) of Eagle Country
Prairie du Chien Office 608-326-0235
225 N. Beaumont Rd. Suite 117 Prairie du Chien, WI 53821;
Offers transportation for disabled residents and those age 60+ to Senior Nutrition Sites, medical, shopping and social transportation trips. Contact ADRC for schedules.
Unemployment Benefits
Unemployment benefits: Customers who become unemployed or partially unemployed may apply for unemployment benefits online.
https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/uiben/
Phone: 608-232-0678
Veterans Service
Crawford County Veterans Service Office
225 N. Beaumont Rd. Suite 137
Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
Phone: 608-326-0204 Fax: 608-326-0292
Office Hours: Monday- Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Vocational Rehabilitation -DVR
DVR: helps people with disabilities find a job, keep a job, or get a better job.
To apply for DVR services, the applicant or referring person must complete a referral.
https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dvr/referral/
W-2 – Wisconsin Works
Wisconsin Works (W-2): provides employment preparation services, case management and cash assistance to eligible families.
Workforce Connections
Laurel Bowers
1-800-742-5627
bowersl@workforceconnections.org
Benefits and Services with W-2
https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/files/publications/pdf/11890.pdf
W-2 Call Center
855-733-1311
WIC
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): provides nutrition education, breast feeding education and support, supplemental nutritious foods, and connections to other community services.
1-800-704-8555 or 608-935-2326
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/wic/index.htm
Women’s Health
Wisconsin Well Woman Program (WWWP): provides screening for breast and cervical cancer to low income, uninsured and underinsured women.
- NOTE: No U.S. citizenship requirement.
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/wwwp/index.htm
