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County Services
Aging & Disability Resource Center
300 4th Street North
La Crosse, WI 54601
608-785-5700 or 800-500-3910
La Crosse County Department of Human Services
300 4th Street North
La Crosse, WI 54601
608-785-5875
Benefits Counseling
Find benefits counseling service providers in your area. If you are unsure of what type of benefits counseling services you need, contact the Wisconsin Disability Benefits Network (email wdbn@eri-wi.org or call 1-800-710-9326).
- Work Incentive Benefit Specialists (WIBS) assist people with disabilities by helping them wade through the complexities to make informed choices about the impact of work on their benefits. WIBS can provide a written and oral analysis of a person's services and benefits and how work will change their cash payments, medical coverage, and continued eligibility. Two types of WIBS in Wisconsin include Fee for Service or Purchase of Service Benefits Counselors and the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Program counselors.
- Disability, Health and Employment Counseling (MAPP & HEC): The Medicaid Purchase Plan (MAPP) offers education and assistance to help people with disabilities maintain or get Medicaid healthcare coverage while employed or seeking work. The Health & Employment Counseling (HEC) program is a nine-month pre-employment program for people with disabilities who want to enroll in the Medicaid Purchase Plan (MAPP), but who are not yet employed. Through MAPP, people with disabilities who are working or enrolled in HEC may buy their Medicaid coverage by paying a monthly premium, based on income. Individuals with low income may not have to pay a premium. Contact your local MAPP / HEC Specialist.
- Disability Benefit Specialists (DBS) provide counseling for people with physical, developmental, and mental illness disabilities between the ages of 18 and 59. A DBS can provide cost-free information and counseling about public and private benefits programs and help people apply for or appeal the denial of benefits. Contact your local Disability Benefits Counselor (if applicable)
- Elderly Benefit Specialists (EBS) help people age 60 or older figure out their private or government benefits, including the complex issues around various prescription drug plans. They also provide counseling for individuals approaching retirement and not yet receiving benefits. An EBS can provide accurate and current information, suggest alternative ways to secure benefits or appeal denials of benefits, advocate with other parties, explain legal action or other possible solutions, and make referrals to an appropriate attorney if necessary. Contact your local Elderly Benefit Specialist
Local DVR
Job Searching
- La Crosse County Job Center: A center for people looking for work and businesses that need help finding qualified applicants. Job Centers are partnerships of government agencies and community-based organizations with a common goal: to make our community a better place to live by improving job opportunities through economic support, training and education. The Job Center offers resources for people seeking employment: workshops, job listings, job fairs, career counseling.
- Wisconsin Disability Program Navigators: Located within the Wisconsin Workforce Development Areas, DPNs help people with disabilities "navigate" through the challenges of seeking employment by connecting them with them with community resources. Navigators also collaborate with employers to facilitate employment for persons with disabilities. Contact a Navigator in your area.
Transportation Resources
- Abby Vans Inc. Non-emergency transportation. Advanced reservation required, service available 365 days a year. 1-800-236-8438
- Access Mobility Transportation Set up your reservation by calling Rod at 608-782-4200 or 1-800-658-9054 during office hours of operation, 9am - 3pm, Monday - Friday. (Transportation for Saturday and Monday should be set up before 3 pm on Friday.)
- Aging & Disability Resource Center Call for information on available services. 608-785-5700 or 800-500-3910
- Bethany Lutheran Homes Driver Escort Program Transportation for people age 60 and up. 608-775-9990
- Caring Hearts Homecare and Transportation 608-782-2464 or 608-317-3657 (cell)
- Causeway Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers 608-775-9999
- Chia Lee Transportation Services Hmong language spoken. Call 608-397-9650 or 608-779-5575
- CTS Taxi Provides wheelchair accessible transportation. 608-784-7700
- Find-A-Ride Program Service for the public, ages 18+, to connect you with the most appropriate ride that will cost the least. 1-888-300-9796
- Nelson's Caring Ride, Inc. Providing medical and social transit Monday through Friday 6 am to 6 pm. Call 608-637-2341 or 608-634-2169
- La Crosse County Rural Public Transit (Shared Ride) 1-866-666-2561
- La Crosse County Volunteer Drivers Please call at least 24 hours in advance. 608-775-9999
- La Crosse County Mini-Bus Call 24 hours in advance; serves all of La Crosse County 608-781-3069.
- Municipal Transit Bus as well as para-transit service is available for individuals unable to use fixed route buses. This specialized service, is called MTU Mobility Plus and is under contract to a private provider. This service is only available to individuals certified as ADA para-transit eligible. 608-789-7350 or TTY 800-947-3529
- Running Inc. Taxi service in Onalaska, Holmen, and West Salem. Please mention if a wheelchair accessible van is needed. 608-784-0000
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