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Last updated on July 9, 2021
Legal Help in Wisconsin
for assistance with housing, benefits, work, domestic violence, custody, discrimination, and other issues
Housing legal resources from Wisconsin Judicare
http://www.judicare.org/Content/Housing.cfmServes all local counties and cities
Wisconsin Courts' Self-Help Law Center
https://www.wicourts.gov/services/public/selfhelp/Serves all local counties and cities
Wisconsin Free Legal Answers online clinic
https://wi.freelegalanswers.org/Serves all local counties and cities
Serves local areas: Adams, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door,...
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Show MoreEviction Defense Project, of Legal Aid of Wisconsin
https://www.legalaction.org/services/eviction-defense-project-milwaukee(414) 278-7722Serves local areas: Milwaukee and Dane Counties, for eviction issues
Tenant-landlord letter-writing tool from Hello Landlord
https://hellolandlord.org/Serves all of US
Tenant-landlord letter-writing tool from No Rent
https://www.norent.org/en/Serves all of US
Financial Assistance for Housing in Wisconsin
for help paying rent, utilities, and other housing-related costs
Serves all local counties and cities
Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program for COVID-19
https://doa.wi.gov/Pages/LocalGovtsGrants/COVID-Grants.aspxServes all local counties and cities
Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance (WERA)
https://wiscap.org/weraServes all local counties and cities
Northeast Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance
https://www.newcap.org/newcap_programs/wisconsin-emergency-rental-assistance-wera-program/Serves local areas: Brown County
Dane CORE Program
https://core.tenantresourcecenter.org/Serves local areas: Dane County, Madison
Milwaukee Emergency Rental Assistance (MERA) program
https://www.cr-sdc.org/services/residential-services/meraServes local areas: Milwaukee
Milwaukee County Rental Assistance Program
https://communityadvocates.net/what-we-do/rent-assistance.htmlServes local areas: Milwaukee County
Waukesha County Emergency Rental Assistance Program
https://communityadvocates.net/what-we-do/rent-assistance.htmlServes local areas: Waukesha County
Bad River Emergency Rental Assistance
http://www.badriver-nsn.gov/housing/erap/Serves local areas: Bad River Nation
Ho-Chunk Nation Emergency Rental Assistance
https://hhcda.com/covid-19-updates/Serves local areas: Ho-Chunk Nation
Menominee Indian Tribe COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance
https://www.menominee-nsn.gov/NewsPages/NewsItem.aspx?NewsID=COVID-19%20Rent%20and%20Utility%20Assistance%20Program%7C4/20/2021Serves local areas: Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
Oneida Emergency Rental/Utility Assistance Program
https://oneida-nsn.gov/resources/economic-support/special-programs/oneida-emergency-rental-assistance-program/Serves local areas: Oneida Nation
Red Cliff Emergency Rental Assistance Program
https://www.redcliff-nsn.gov/erap/#:~:text=The%20Red%20Cliff%20Emergency%20Rental,and%20current%20rent%20%2F%20utility%20bills.Serves local areas: Red Cliff Band Of Lake Superior Chippewa
National United Way/211
https://www.unitedway.org/find-your-united-wayCall 2-1-1Text your Zip Code to 898-211Serves all of US
Find Help/Aunt Bertha services directory
https://findhelp.orgServes all of US
Catholic Charities services and assistance
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/find-help/Serves all of US
Other Services to Help in Wisconsin
for domestic violence, health coverage, food benefits, mental health, and other issues
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CDC + Apple COVID-19 Screening Tool
https://www.apple.com/covid19Serves all of US
IRS Economic Impact Payments page
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus-tax-relief-and-economic-impact-paymentsServes all of US
Medicare & Medicaid Services' Insure Kids Now page
https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/Serves all of US
USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps)
https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/recipient/eligibilityServes all of US
US Department of Labor Unemployment Benefits Finder
https://www.careeronestop.org/LocalHelp/UnemploymentBenefits/find-unemployment-benefits.aspx?newsearch=trueServes all of US
Medicaid list of state agencies
https://www.medicaid.gov/about-us/contact-us/contact-your-state-questions/index.htmlServes all of US