Community Resources

Below is a list of organizations in the Milwaukee area that have expertise and/or experience in providing specific services to survivors of sexual exploitation. For updated information on these services or how to connect with these agencies, please contact IMPACT 211 or IMPACT CONNECT.

To contact IMPACT 211; call 211 or toll-free 866-211-3380. You can also text your
ZIP Code to 898-211 or go to the website: https://www.impactinc.org
To find out more about IMPACT CONNECT: https://impactconnectwi.org

COMMUNITY RESOURCEs

Clothing and Personal Care Items

Agencies listed below directly or indirectly provide clothing and other personal care/hygiene items to survivors.

Benedict Center
Convergence Resource Center
Fresh Start Learning
Inner Beauty
LGBTQ Community Center
Pathfinders
UMOS

Housing

Agencies listed below provide a variety of services including, but not limited to,
emergency shelter or support for hotel stays, supportive housing, and assistance finding
housing. Not all agencies provide all services and there may be restrictions on specific
populations served.

Advocates of Ozaukee shelter
ASHA
Benedict Center North and South
Convergence resource center
Fresh Start Learning
*Hope House
Lacey’s Hope Project
Pathfinders
Sojourner Family Peace Center
Walker’s Point
Waukesha Women’s Center
UMOS

*Only accepts referrals from Impact 211

Legal Assistance

Agencies listed below provide services that may include legal advocacy, legal
assistance, legal referrals, or access to expert witness testimony. Not all agencies
provide all services.

Advocates of Ozaukee
Aurora Healing and Advocacy Service
Friends Inc
HIR Wellness
Legal Action of Milwaukee
UMOS
Women’s Center of Waukesha

Mental Health Services

Agencies listed below provide services including counseling, advocacy, support groups
and prescription drugs for mental health issues. Not all agencies provide all services
and there may be restrictions on ages and populations served.

Advocates of Ozaukee
Aurora Healing and Advocacy services
Benedict Center North
Bloom Therapies
Bread of Healing Clinics
Convergence Resource Center
Fresh Start Learning
Gerald Ignace Indian Health Center
HIR Wellness Institute
LGBTQ Community Center
Multi-cultural trauma and addiction center of Wisconsin
Pathfinders
Redeem and Restore
Sister’s program/Benedict South
Redeem and Restore
Sojourner Family Peace Center
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers
The Women’s Center Waukesha

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Exam Sites

Sites listed below offer sexual assault exams by specially trained nurse examiners, with
or without evidence collection. Services typically include sexually-transmitted infection
testing and treatment, pregnancy testing and prophylaxis, HIV and HIV prophylaxis.

Ascension SANE program
Aurora Healing and Advocacy Services
*Child Advocacy and Protection Center
Froedtert SANE program (*Must be referred by law enforcement or medical provider)
Street Outreach
Benedict Center South/Sister’s program
Franciscan Peacemakers
Fresh Start Learning
Inner Beauty
Street Angels?
Street Beat (Pathfinders)
Substance Abuse Counseling and Treatment
Gerald Ignace Indian Health Center
LGBTQ Community Center
*Meta House
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers
UMOS (*Must be approved by Milwaukee County)

Victim Advocacy and Medical Accompaniment

Includes agencies that have advocates available for sexual assault, sex trafficking and domestic
violence and/or accompaniment at medical or legal appointments.

Advocates of Ozaukee
*Ascension SANE
**ASHA Project
Aurora Healing and Advocacy Services
Bear Arms
**Benedict Center South-Sisters Program
*Child Advocacy and Protection Center
**Convergence Resource Center
*Exploit No More
*Franciscan Peacemakers
Waukesha Women’s Center
Friends Inc
*Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center
HIR Wellness Institute
**Lacey’s Hope Project
Friends Inc
*Polaris Project/National Human Trafficking Hotline
*Redeem and Restore Center
The Women’s Center Waukesha
*Sojourner
*UMOS (Rescue and Restore)

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