Recreational & Health Services
Best Buddies Wisconsin
Address: 10425 W. North Avenue #340Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Website: https://www.bestbuddies.org/wisconsin/
Description: Best Buddies International is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The IDD community that Best Buddies serves includes, but is not limited to, people with Down syndrome, autism, Fragile X, Williams syndrome, cerebral palsy, and traumatic brain injury.
Services: Friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, inclusive living
Type of Service: Non-profit
Age Range: 4-18
Price: Dependent on services
City of Milwaukee
Address: 9455 Watertown Plank Road, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Website: https://city.milwaukee.gov/health/medassist/Mental-Health-Resources.htm#.XkG4XDFKg2x
Description: Community Healthcare Access links for: Free and Low-cost Clinics; Free Mental Health Resources; and Prescription Discount Card
Services: Mental health resources
Type of Service: Public
Age Range: 10+
Price: Low-cost to free
Darby's Dancers
Address: 404 Travis Lane #37, Waukesha, WI 53189- Class is conducted at Liberty Dance Center
Website: http://www.darbysdancers.com/
Description: Darby’s Dancers is an organization that facilitates dance classes for individuals with disabilities hosted at dance studios around the country. Through dance classes, the organization hopes to provide children with special needs the opportunity to build confidence, engage in healthy activity, build friendships while learning a new skill.
Services: Dance classes
Type of Service: Private
Age Range: 4-18
Price: Free
First Stage- Next Steps
Address: Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 W. Walnut Street, Milwaukee and Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Drive, Brookfield
Website: https://www.firststage.org/Our-Academy/Next-Steps/
Description: Next Steps Theater Academy offers an acting class for individuals with differences of ability, which was developed based on research-based practices. Their philosophy for this program is to teach life skills through developing acting skills.
Services: Acting classes for children who have classic autism, PDD-NOS, other sensory processing disorders, and Asperger's
Type of Service: Private
Age Range: 8-18
Price: $160 per session
Lions Camp
Address: 3834 County Road A Rosholt, WI 54473
Website: www.wisconsin lions camp.com
Description: Lions Camp was established by the Lions Club of the State of Wisconsin in 1956. This great opportunity to attend camp is open to children and adults with disabilities from Wisconsin. This past summer over 1,300 campers attended Lions Camp.
Services: Summer Camp
Type of Service: Non-Profit
Age Range: Blind and visually impaired youth (ages 6-17), Deaf and hard of hearing youth (ages 6-17), Deaf and hard of hearing adults (ages 18+), Youth with mild cognitive disabilities (ages 9-16), Adults with mild cognitive disabilities (ages 18-25),Youth with Type I or Type II diabetes (ages 8-16)
Price: Free, $25 application deposit returned at the end of camp
Metro Home Health Services Inc.
Address:6014 West Congress Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53218
Website: http://www.metrohomehealth.org/
Description: Metro Home Health Services, Inc. was established in January of 1981. The organization provides respite care in the comfort of their clients' homes.
Services: Respite care
Type of Service: Private
Age Range: Adults
Price: Dependent on services
Milwaukee Recreation
Address: 2414 W. Mitchell Street Milwaukee, WI 53204
Website: http://milwaukeerecreation.net/rec.htm
Description: Milwaukee Recreation is run by the Milwaukee Public Schools Department of Recreation & Community Services. Milwaukee Recreation was founded in 1911 as a result of new legislation that was the first of its kind to make local public school systems responsible for running its own recreation program.
Services: Adaptive sports and Special Olympics teams
Type of Service: Government Funded
Age Range: Special Olympics: 8+, Adaptive sports: 6-21
Price: Special Olympics team- $25, Dependent on services
My Choice Family Care
Address: Central Headquarters- 10201 West Innovation Drive, Suite 100 Wauwatosa, WI 53226-4822
Website: https://mychoicefamilycare.org/who-we-serve/
Description: My Choice Family Care has been around since 2000 and has served more than 29,400 people since opening its doors. This organization assists adults with physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities to engage in an active and independent lifestyle.
Services: Respite care
Type of Service: Private
Age Range: 18+
Price: Dependent on services
NAMI Greater Milwaukee
Address: 1915 N Doctor M.L.K. Jr Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Website: https://stanncenter.org/
Description: Provides information and referrals for appropriate resources, support groups and advocacy services related to mental health.
Services: Mental Health resources
Type of Service: Non-Profit
Age Range: All ages
Price: Dependent on services
Pathfinders
Address: 4200 North Holton Street - Suite 400, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Website: https://www.pathfindersmke.org/
Description: Provides comprehensive mental health care and support for children, teens and young adults who cannot afford services elsewhere. Also provides specific counseling for young victims of sexual abuse. Call for more information or to schedule an appointment. A sliding fee scale is available.
Services: Mental health support
Type of Service: Non-profit
Age Range: 0-18
Price: Free
St. Ann Center
Address: Stein (Bay View / St. Francis) 2801 E. Morgan Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53207 and Bucyrus (Park West / Lindsey Heights) 2450 W. North Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53205
Website: https://stanncenter.org/
Description: St. Ann Center was established 35 years ago. Since their opening, they have been providing Franciscan-inspired, intergenerational, community-based health and educational programs.
Services: Day programs for adults and children of all abilities, overnight respite care, Handicap accessible pool with lessons available
Type of Service: Non-Profit
Age Range: All ages
Price: Dependent on services
Variety: Chatter Matters! Communication Camp
Address: 12425 Knoll Road, Suite 110 Elm Grove, WI 53122
Website: https://varietywi.org/chatter-matters/
Description: Communication Camp is run in partnership with UW-Whitewater. The universities graduate speech pathology students and other student volunteers and instructors facilitate this overnight camp.
Services: Summer Camp
Type of Service: Private
Age Range: Youth who use speech-generating devices (ages 6-21) and parents, siblings & caregivers
Price: Free
Walker's Point Youth and Family Center
Address: 2030 W. National Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53204
Website: https://walkerspoint.org/
Description: Free and confidential counseling services with a focus on runaways, homeless and other youth and their families. Provides 24/7 crisis hotline, family and parent counseling, individual and group counseling, referrals and emergency shelter for runaways and youths in crisis.
Services: Counseling services
Type of Service: Free
Age Range: All ages
Price: Free
Warmline
Address: 9455 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
Website: https://www.mhawisconsin.org/DirectorySearch/Details.aspx?pageid=160&mid=275&ListingId=1067
Description: Peer-run support line for those with mental illness. This is not a crisis line.
Services: Counseling services
Type of Service: Support line
Age Range: All ages
Price: Free