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Promising Practices - Wisconsin

Wisconsin – Through a two-year Food Stamp Program Outreach grant project funded in FY 2005, the City of Milwaukee Housing Authority teamed with Milwaukee County and Wisconsin Department of Health and Human Services to schedule stops of its Mobil Benefits Van at public housing sites. Interviewing clients on the spot using four work stations inside the van made it possible for elderly and disabled residents to be qualified for benefits without having to make a long and sometimes intimidating trek to the local office. Ninety-nine percent of those interviewed were able to provide the necessary documentation to qualify that day and receive their EBT card within two days. For more information, contact: Terence Ray, Housing Partnership Liaison, City of Milwaukee Housing Authority, 5011 W. Lisbon Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53210, 414-286-5663, tray@milwaukee.gov.

Wisconsin – The Department of Health and Family Services developed an internet eligibility pre-screening tool for the Food Stamp Program and Medicaid. They are also developing electronic case file capacity and a web-based user interface for an automated eligibility determination system. For more information, contact: Cheryl McIlquham, Director, Bureau of Health Care Eligibility, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, 608-261-6877, mcilqcj@dhfs.state.wi.us.

Wisconsin – Since April, 2005, the Department of Health and Family Services has been operating with a new website called ACCESS to promote ‘Access to Eligibility Support Services for Health and Nutrition’. The website is www.access.wisconsin.gov. It has a pre-screening tool and provides an analysis of whether the user might qualify for Foodshare (Food Stamp Program), Medicaid, BadgerCare, SeniorCare or prescription drug assistance programs, WIC, free or reduced price school meals, summer food service program, TEFAP, or tax credits. For more information, contact: Rick Zynda, Division of Health Care Financing, Department of Health and Family Services, zyndarl@dhfs.state.wi.us, 608-266-9812.

 

Last modified: 04/30/2009