Family Living News & Resources

Community Resources

• QUICK LIST (updated March 20, 2012, 2 page brochure, PDF, 89 KB)
• Family Resource Directory (updated November 15, 2011, 58 pages, PDF, 173 KB)8
• Racine County Family Resources  – Up-to-date blog of parenting and family resources in Racine County
• Call 211 for community resources – Impact in Milwaukee covers Racine County. If 211 does not work from your phone, call toll-free at 866-211-3380, and also report the issue. Searchable online database is available at: http://www.impactinc.org/
• Aging and Disability Resource Center of Racine County (ADRC) – Community resources for adults in Racine County. Located at: 1717 Taylor Avenue, Racine, WI 53403; Call 262-638-6800; Website: http://www.adrc.racineco.com
• Wisconsin Connections – Eligibility guide to Assistance Programs for Wisconsin households
• ACCESS (Access to Eligibility Support Services for Health & Nutrition)

Networking, Coalitions and Conferences

• Networking Breakfasts – held annually in October (contact Bev Baker, 262-886-8460 or beverlee.baker@goracine.org for more information)
• Family Preservation West – a western Racine County network for sharing information and connecting resources to children and families.
  
  • FPW Mission & Goals (updated 2010)
  • FPW Members
  • FPW 2009 Connections Program Resources
• Greater Racine Collaborative for Healthy Birth Outcomes
• Homeless Assistance Coalition of Racine County
• Interagency Coordinating Council
  
• Partners2 – Burlington
• Racine County Family Violence Community Coalition
• Racine County Youth Coalition
• Racine Housing Coalition
• TEAM – Teen Education Awareness Mentors – Waterford
  
• Safe Kids Coalition

Demographics, Needs Assessments

• Racine Kenosha Community Action Agency – 2010 Community Needs Assessment
• United Way of Racine County – Community Indicators – contact United Way for more information

• Household Food Survey BASD (2 pages) – survey conducted in 2004 with 740 families in the Burlington Area School District elementary schools looking at availability of food, eating habits, and policy recommendations.

Past Conferences

• Housing Conferences – May and October 2009
  

• Racine County: Preventing Juvenile Delinquency by Aligning Practice with Key Principles – Nov. 16, 2007

• Seminar agenda
• What Works, Wisconsin: What Science Tells Us about Cost-Effective Programs for Juvenile Delinquents (WI report and research briefs)