Community Resource Directory

This directory provides resources to assist students in accessing information that will help them in striving for a balanced life. A balanced, healthy lifestyle requires that individuals take care of many areas of their life. These areas include emotional, financial, and physical well-being.

Emotional Well-Being

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• Families for Depression Awareness
• Lutheran Social Services
• Mayo Clinic’s Tools for Healthier Lives
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• The Personal Development Center, INC. includes north Wood and Clark Counties Domestic Violence Programs, Women in Search of Empowerment, Project Self-Esteem, and the Family Resource Center.
  They can be contacted at 715.384.2971 or pdcinc@tznet.com.
• Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault
• Portage County Health and Human Services
• Wood County Health Department Community Resources

Financial Well-Being

• Family Health Center of Marshfield provides adjusted payments for healthcare services depending on income and family size: 1.800.942.5420 or 715.221.9519.
• Financial Wellness of Portage County
• FoodShare Wisconsin helps low-income individuals buy food; visit ACCESS to determine eligibility.
• Mid-State Scholarships.
• Northcentral Technical College Dental Hygiene Clinic offers reduced dental coverage: 715.675.3331 ext. 1585.
• SHARE: a nonprofit food buying club.
• Tenant Resource Center.
• US General Services Administration Office of Communications Federal Citizen Information Center.
• VISION USA: The Wisconsin Project offers comprehensive eye care services to children age 18 or under from low-income families.
• Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling: 1.800.GAMBLE.
• Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance: 1.866.432.8947.
• Wood County Health Department Community Resource
• Wisconsin Judicare, Inc. provides legal help for eligible low-income individuals: www.judicare.org.
• Your Connection to Programs for Health, Nutrition, Child Care and Employment

Physical Well-Being

• American Cancer Society
• American Dietetic Association
• American Heart Association
• Aspirus
• First Choice Pregnancy Resource Center
• Marshfield Medical Center
• National Wellness Institute
• Portage County Health and Human Services
• Weight Control Information Network
• Wood County Health Department Community Resource

Local Counseling Services

The United Way 211 program serves Adams, Clark, Wood, Marathon and Portage counties. These online databases contain information about many agencies. You can also call 211, 24 hours a day, seven days a week to obtain community information and referrals.