Educational Services
Independence First
Address: 540 South 1st Street Milwaukee, WI 53204-1605
Website:https://www.independencefirst.org/home
Description: Independence First offers 20 programs and services for individuals with disabilities of all kinds and all age groups. Their organization also focuses on educating the community on disability awareness and access. They are unique in that 50% of their staff, managers and Board members have a disability themselves.
Services: Biking Buddies, Independent Living Skills Training, Peer support groups, Transition services, Leadership classes, etc.
Type of Service: Private
Age Range: All ages
Price: Dependent on program
Milwaukee Center for Independence
Address: 2020 W. Wells St., Milwaukee, WI 53233
Website: https://www.mcfi.net/MCFI.htm
Description: MCFI has been providing services to the community for 81 years. The center provides more than 30 programs that serve all age ranges and types of disabilities. Programs focus on education, employment and commercial service, long-term care, neurorehabilitation, health care and housing for their participants.
Services: School, Birth-to-three, Pediatric Skilled Nursing facility, After school programs, Adult programs, Camps, Community living programs, Homecare, Therapies, etc.
Type of Service: Private
Age Range: All ages
Price: Dependent on service
Transition Improvement Grant
Address: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction 125 South Webster Street Madison, WI 53703
Website: https://www.witig.org/
Description: The goal of this grant is to provide professional development to those who have a hand in a child’s transition from high school, including educators, youth, families, etc. Their educational programming’s goal is to guarantee that every child graduate, and is ready to pursue either college or a career.
Services: Resources and Support on how to transition from high school to either college or career options
Age Range: Young Adults
Type of Service: Government Funded
Price: Free