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Community Resources

Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services

Childcare Resources

Food Resources

Healthcare Resources

Housing, Homeless, and Doubled-Up Families Resources

Betsy Scholz, VASD Families in Transition Social Worker                                           608-400-1129

  • If you are staying temporarily with someone else because you lost your housing, or staying in a motel/hotel, campground, shelter, or in an outside or inadequate place, you and your children have special rights at school.

Those rights include:

·  Staying in the same school even if you move, and receiving transportation to that school, as long as it is in the student’s best interest
·  Enrolling in school immediately without the documents schools usually require
·  Receiving free school meals
·  Getting help with school supplies and other needs
·  Extra support for youth who are on their own
·  Help connecting young children with early childhood services

Immigration

LGBTQIA+ Crisis Resources 

  • Trevor Project  24/7/365 Support for LGBTQIA+ youth. If you are thinking about suicide and in need of immediate support, please call or TrevorChat to connect with a counselor
  • Trevor Lifeline 1-866-488-7386: Crisis intervention & Suicide prevention phone service 24/7/365
  • Trevor Text: Text START to 678678. Confidential text messaging with a Trevor counselor.
  • Trevor Support Center: Find answers to frequently asked questions, and explore resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity and more
  • Briarpatch: Teens Like Us group for support, education, and a safe space for queer youth and allies ages 13-18

Mental Health Resources

Transportation

  • Michael LaCount - VASD Operations Manager 608-845-4370

Find your bus/school for VASD

Other Helpful Numbers and Resources:

  • Joining Forces for Families: JFF is a community social work agency that provides a variety of services to families including help finding housing, help signing up for and accessing county programs like Foodshare, assisting families in accessing food and clothing resources, and more.

Joining Forces for Families Verona - Lisa Hemauer 608-575-1064
Joining Forces for Families (spanish speaking) - Ryan Estrella             608-273-6342