Information & Resources

Financial Resources

If you have questions about financial resources, please contact the Resource Center at 800-234-KIDS (5437) or visit these websites:

ForwardHealth brings together many Department of Health Services health care and nutritional assistance benefit programs with the goal of improving health outcomes for members and creating efficiencies for providers.
Benefits.gov provides links to government benefits including health, food and educational resources.
Children’s Community Options Program (CCOP) funds many supports and services that you can’t get through other insurance, Medicaid, or the Children’s Long-Term Support Program. It can also pay for a one-time need.

Children’s Long Term Support (CLTS) Waivers helps children with disabilities and their families through supports and services that help children grow and live their best lives.It uses a Medicaid waiver to fund services for kids with disabilities. A waiver lets states use Medicaid to fund additional non-medical services and supports not normally offered. CLTS funds may be use for vehicle modifications respite care, therapeutic equipment, and other types of approved equipment and services.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal income supplement program which allows eligible children with long-term disabilities, mental illness or complex medical needs to obtain a Wisconsin ForwardHealth Medicaid card and supplemental income.
NeedyMeds has free information on medication and healthcare cost savings programs including prescription assistance programs
United Healthcare Children's Foundation provides medical grants to children who are covered under a commercial health insurance plan.

Call Children's Resource Center-Southeast at 800-234-KIDS (5437)

Located in the Daniel M. Soref Family Resource Center at Children's Wisconsin
8915 W. Connell Court, Milwaukee, WI
Open 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday

CRCsoutheast@childrenswi.org