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Date:December 9th
Time:1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Health & Wellness Workshops. We are committed to improving the health and wellness of older adults in Milwaukee County. Together with our community partners, we...
Date:December 10th
Time:5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Child Support Services will be available in person at Mitchell Library on Tuesday, December 10, from 5 pm to 7 pm. Custodial and non-custodial...
Date:December 16th
Time:1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Health & Wellness Workshops. We are committed to improving the health and wellness of older adults in Milwaukee County. Together with our community partners, we...
What DHHS Has Accomplished for Our Community
In 2023, DHHS...
- In 2023, DHHS continued to build on our successes and momentum.
- 2023 was the third year of operationalizing the DHHS Strategic Plan and implementing our No Wrong Door philosophy—we closed gaps in service delivery, invested in physical infrastructure, and were recognized as a national leader by our peers.
- We looked at how to improve synergy across the department and how to amplify programs and initiatives, leading to system improvement, and moving us toward creating a healthy community, together.
In 2022, DHHS...
- DHHS reached a milestone in the redesign of the behavioral health system with the closure of the Mental Health Complex and move to a community-based system of care.
- Advanced plans to build a new Marcia P. Coggs building moved forward, creating a human services campus in the same trusted location where services have been delivered for 50 years.
- Developed plans to build 120 single-family homes in the King Park neighborhood.
- DHHS prioritized community outreach to bring awareness of available services and programs.
In 2021, DHHS...
- Integrated the Children's System of Care and Adult System of Care, and combined the Aging & Disability Resource Center
- Kept more than 11,000 families in their homes through eviction prevention
- Launched the prevention-focused Credible Messenger Program, a community-based approach to youth justice
- Served hundreds of thousands of meals to older adults
In 2020, DHHS...
- Navigated changes brought on by a worldwide pandemic, adapting service delivery with no interruption in services across DHHS
- Provided shelter for 175 homeless individuals during the COVID-19 crisis
- Served more than 62,000 customers through the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program
- In July, achieved an historic low youth incarceration rate
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