Milwaukee County’s goal is to enrich your life by providing essential services that meet your needs and those of your family, neighbors, co-workers and friends.
We enhance the quality of life in Milwaukee County through great public service.
Milwaukee County is home to over 950,000 people living in one of 19 communities, which range in size from the City of Milwaukee, with 595,000 residents, to the Village of River Hills, with roughly 1,600 residents.
Still a manufacturing stronghold, the region features 16 Fortune 1000 companies and thousands of others in the financial services, medical device, hospitality and retailing industries.
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Making sure residents have access to necessary resources remains our top priority. We will all need to work together during this time to make sure the most at-risk and vulnerable remain connected to resources.
211 connects you with nonprofit and government agencies providing services in your area. Type in your need and your zip code and receive a list of services available nearby. Available 24/7/365.
Also available by telephone by calling 2-1-1 or (877) 947-2211.
Online chat with a live specialist available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
From your smartphone, text your zip code to 898211 to start a live text chat session. Hours vary.
If you need immediate shelter, call 2-1-1. The Milwaukee Continuum of Care provides information about emergency shelters, warming houses, street outreach, resources for domestic violence, services for human trafficking victims or those in the sex trade, and options for young people and runaway youth. Learn more.
Want to know where to find emergency food? The Hunger Task Force has put together an interactive map of confirmed sites providing food safely to children or adults. The map tells you what days and times the meal service is open and is updated daily. Visit now.
Social distancing can lead to social isolation. If you are feeling overwhelmed, depressed or anxious, the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division offers tips here. Or, professional counselors are waiting to help. If you need to talk, call (414) 257-7222.