Resources by County — Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin

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Resources by County

*This is a non-exhaustive list. To submit a resource we missed, please use the form at the bottom of this page! 

Adams

Ashland

Barron

Bayfield

Brown

Buffalo

Burnett

Calumet

Chippewa

Clark

Columbia

Crawford

  • Care Wisconsin: Matches individuals with disabilities to the health care and long-term care supports and services they need

  • Aging & Disability Resource Center: Serving Crawford, Juneau, Richland, and Sauk Counties

  • Independent Living Resources: Committed to community diversity through advocacy, choice and education resulting in empowerment for individuals with disabilities

  • South Central Special Olympics: Provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities

  • The Opportunity Center: Provides vocational, day habilitation, and social programs to persons with disabilities and elders

  • Workforce Connections: Administers employment and training programs while advancing self-sufficiency

Dane

Dodge

Door

  • Care Wisconsin: Matches individuals with disabilities to the health care and long-term care supports and services they need

  • Autism Society of the Lakeshore: Improving the lives of all affected by Autism

  • Door County Birth to Three: Early intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities

  • Options for Independent Living: Committed to empowering people with disabilities to lead independent and productive lives in their community through advocacy, the provision of information, education, technology, and related services

  • Aging & Disability Resource Center: Serving Door County

  • Northeastern Special Olympics: Provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities

  • Northeast Regional Center: Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Provides free and confidential services for children and youth

  • Lakeland Care: Helps elders and adults with disabilities live independently - at home and in their community

Douglas

Dunn

Eau Claire

Florence

Fond du Lac

Forest

Grant

  • Care Wisconsin: Matches individuals with disabilities to the health care and long-term care supports and services they need

  • Aging & Disability Resource Center: Serving Iowa, Green, Grant, and Lafayette Counties

  • Southwest Opportunities Center: Dedicated to providing employment and programming for adults with disabilities

  • Independent Living Resources: Committed to community diversity through advocacy, choice and education resulting in empowerment for individuals with disabilities

  • South Central Special Olympics: Provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities

  • Hodan Community Services: Provides and promotes opportunities for work and personal development so that persons with disabilities can achieve individual life goals

Green

Green Lake

  • Aging & Disability Resource Center: Serving Adams, Green Lake, Marquette, and Waushara Counties

  • Care Wisconsin: Matches individuals with disabilities to the health care and long-term care supports and services they need

  • Options for Independent Living: Committed to empowering people with disabilities to lead independent and productive lives in their community through advocacy, the provision of information, education, technology, and related services

  • Fox Valley Special Olympics: Provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities

  • Northeast Regional Center: Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Provides free and confidential services for children and youth

  • Fox River Industries: Provides work and vocational training for people in Green Lake County with developmental disabilities

Iowa

Iron

Jackson

Jefferson

Juneau

Kenosha

Kewaunee

La Crosse

Lafayette

Langlade

Lincoln

Manitowoc

Marathon

Marinette

Marquette

  • Aging & Disability Resource Center: Serving Adams, Green Lake, Marquette, and Waushara Counties

  • Care Wisconsin: Matches individuals with disabilities to the health care and long-term care supports and services they need

  • Marquette County Birth to Three: Early intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities

  • CompassWisconsin: Threshold: Serves families who wish to apply for Katie Beckett, Community Options Program, and Children's Long-Term Support services

  • Options for Independent Living: Committed to empowering people with disabilities to lead independent and productive lives in their community through advocacy, the provision of information, education, technology, and related services

  • South Central Special Olympics: Provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities

  • Northeast Regional Center: Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Provides free and confidential services for children and youth

Menominee

Milwaukee

Monroe

Oconto

Oneida

Outagamie

  • Care Wisconsin: Matches individuals with disabilities to the health care and long-term care supports and services they need

  • Community Care, Inc: Provides long-term care services to help older adults and adults with disabilities live independently as possible within the community.

  • Aging & Disability Resource Center: Serving Calumet, Outagamie, and Waupaca Counties

  • Autism Society of the Fox Valley: Improving the lives of all affected by Autism

  • Outagamie County Birth to Three: Early intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities

  • Options for Independent Living: Committed to empowering people with disabilities to lead independent and productive lives in their community through advocacy, the provision of information, education, technology, and related services

  • Fox Valley Special Olympics: Provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities

  • Northeast Regional Center: Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Provides free and confidential services for children and youth

  • WisconsinSibs: Resources for siblings of people with disabilities

  • Lakeland Care: Helps elders and adults with disabilities live independently - at home and in their community

Ozaukee

Pepin

Pierce

Polk

Portage

Price

Racine

Richland 

Rock

  • Inclusa: Coordinates quality, cost-effective, and individualized long-term care supports available through Wisconsin's Family Care program

  • Care Wisconsin: Matches individuals with disabilities to the health care and long-term care supports and services they need

  • CompassWisconsin: Threshold: Serves families who wish to apply for Katie Beckett, Community Options Program, and Children's Long-Term Support services

  • Society's Assets, Inc.: Provides a full range of affordable services to promote living independently in the community

  • Aging & Disability Resource Center: Serving Rock County

  • Southeastern Special Olympics: Provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities

  • Aptiv: Provides a continuum of innovative support for individuals with disabilities so they may live meaningful lives

  • REM Wisconsin: Dedicated to providing high quality support services for people with developmental disabilities and other complex needs as well as their families

  • Alzheimer's Association, South Central Wisconsin Chapter: Serving Columbia, Dane, Green, Grant, Iowa, Lafayette, Richland, Rock, and Sauk counties

Rusk

Sauk

Sawyer

Shawano

Sheboygan

  • Care Wisconsin: Matches individuals with disabilities to the health care and long-term care supports and services they need

  • Community Care, Inc: Provides long-term care services to help older adults and adults with disabilities live independently as possible within the community.

  • Autism Society of the Lakeshore: Improving the lives of all affected by Autism

  • Options for Independent Living: Committed to empowering people with disabilities to lead independent and productive lives in their community through advocacy, the provision of information, education, technology, and related services

  • Aging & Disability Resource Center: Serving Sheboygan County

  • RCS Empowers: Day services, prevocational services, and employment services for people with disabilities

  • TLC Homes: Provides residential and day services for individuals with developmental disabilities

  • Hearthstone of Wisconsin: Self-help and advocacy organization providing information, guidance, and support to all individuals with disabilities and their families

  • Northeastern Special Olympics: Provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities

  • Northeast Regional Center: Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Provides free and confidential services for children and youth

  • REINS, Inc.: Equine-assisted activities and therapies

  • Alzheimer's Association, Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter: Serving Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha counties

St. Croix

Taylor

Trempealeau

Vernon

  • Care Wisconsin: Matches individuals with disabilities to the health care and long-term care supports and services they need

  • Vernon County Birth to Three: Early intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities

  • Independent Living Resources: Committed to community diversity through advocacy, choice and education resulting in empowerment for individuals with disabilities

  • Aging & Disability Resource Center: Serving Vernon County

  • South Central Special Olympics: Provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities

  • Workforce Connections: Administers employment and training programs while advancing self-sufficiency

  • Aptiv: Provides a continuum of innovative support for individuals with disabilities so they may live meaningful lives

Vilas

Walworth

Washburn

Washington

  • Care Wisconsin: Matches individuals with disabilities to the health care and long-term care supports and services they need

  • Community Care, Inc: Provides long-term care services to help older adults and adults with disabilities live independently as possible within the community.

  • CompassWisconsin: Threshold: Serves families who wish to apply for Katie Beckett, Community Options Program, and Children's Long-Term Support services

  • IndependenceFirst: Offers programs and services to people with disabilities of all kinds, in all age groups

  • Aging & Disability Resource Center: Serving Washington County

  • Greater Milwaukee Special Olympics: Provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities

  • Southeast Regional Center: Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Provides free and confidential services for children and youth

  • Alzheimer's Association, Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter: Serving Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha counties

Waukesha

Waupaca

  • Care Wisconsin: Matches individuals with disabilities to the health care and long-term care supports and services they need

  • Community Care, Inc: Provides long-term care services to help older adults and adults with disabilities live independently as possible within the community.

  • Aging & Disability Resource Center: Serving Calumet, Outagamie, and Waupaca Counties

  • Autism Society of the Fox Valley: Improving the lives of all affected by Autism

  • Waupaca County Birth to Three: Early intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities

  • Options for Independent Living: Committed to empowering people with disabilities to lead independent and productive lives in their community through advocacy, the provision of information, education, technology, and related services

  • Fox Valley Special Olympics: Provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities

  • Northeast Regional Center: Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Provides free and confidential services for children and youth

  • Lakeland Care: Helps elders and adults with disabilities live independently - at home and in their community

Waushara

  • Care Wisconsin: Matches individuals with disabilities to the health care and long-term care supports and services they need

  • Aging & Disability Resource Center: Serving Adams, Green Lake, Marquette, and Waushara Counties

  • Waushara County Birth to Three: Early intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities

  • Options for Independent Living: Committed to empowering people with disabilities to lead independent and productive lives in their community through advocacy, the provision of information, education, technology, and related services

  • Fox Valley Special Olympics: Provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities

  • Northeast Regional Center: Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Provides free and confidential services for children and youth

Winnebago

  • BEAMING, Inc: Equine therapy for individuals with special needs in Neenah, WI.

  • Care Wisconsin: Matches individuals with disabilities to the health care and long-term care supports and services they need

  • Community Care, Inc: Provides long-term care services to help older adults and adults with disabilities live independently as possible within the community.

  • Autism Society of the Fox Valley: Improving the lives of all affected by Autism

  • Winnebago County Birth to Three: Early intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities

  • Options for Independent Living: Committed to empowering people with disabilities to lead independent and productive lives in their community through advocacy, the provision of information, education, technology, and related services

  • Aging & Disability Resource Center: Serving Winnebago County

  • Fox Valley Special Olympics: Provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities

  • Northeast Regional Center: Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Provides free and confidential services for children and youth

  • Lakeland Care: Helps elders and adults with disabilities live independently - at home and in their community

Wood


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