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Your Guide to Green County Area Support Resources

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Let's face it. Things are tough. Perhaps you've lost your job or your hours have been cut significantly. Maybe milk and commodity prices are impacting your farm income drastically. What can you do to make your family resources stretch and get you through this deep recession and rocky recovery?

This webpage is designed to help you find online and local resources to help you and your family get through these tough times. We don't always know where to turn to find the information and resources we need so local organizations have teamed up to bring you the most current information possible and pull it together in one place to simplify the process of finding your way through the maze of programs and services available in the Green County area.



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How to Make Ends Meet – A Quick Guide to Resources in Green County
Here is an overview of services and support resources available in Green County. This is a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. When you are finished watching the presentation you can exit by pressing the "Esc" (Escape) key on your keyboard.


Dealing With a Drop in Income -- A Planning Guide (PDF)
Sometimes a household’s income drops suddenly because of a job layoff, an illness or death, or a divorce. It’s natural to feel shocked or panicked or to want to ignore the situation. Knowledge is power and this guide can help you regain a sense of control over financial stress in uncertain times.

Green County Energy Assistance Program Begins – Expanded Eligibility for Families

Managing Your Personal Finances in Tough Times
A list of great resources put together by the UW Extension on a variety of topics related to economic support in these tough times.

Lifeline and Link-Up
  • Lifeline provides qualified consumers with a discount on monthly charges for their primary home phone line, even if it’s a cell phone.
  • Link-Up lowers the cost eligible consumers pay for setting up new phone service at their home, including cell phone service.

Safe Link -- Safe Link Will provide a trac phone and 60 minutes of time each month to low-income individuals and households. You can contact Safe Link by phone at
(800) 723-3546.



Emergency and Crisis Help Lines:
911 in-crisis support 800-273-8255
411 mental health information and resources 877-726-4727

Green Haven Family Advocates, Inc. - Domestic Violence and Abuse Services in Monroe, WI
Crisis Phone: 608-325-7711
Toll-free Crisis Phone: 800-836-9788
Business Phone: 608-325-6489
www.greenhaven4help.com

Green County Human Services Dept
Business Phone: 608-328-9393

NAMI Green County - National Alliance on Mental Illness

Over-Eaters Anonymous
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Area Food Pantries

Albany Food Pantry
105 S Mill Street
Albany, WI 53502
Phone: 608-862-3206

Albany Food Pantry at the Albany Methodist Church is open on Thursdays from 8 - 10 a.m.

Belleville Food Pantry
24 West Main Street
Belleville, WI 53508
Phone: (608) 424-3341

Belleville Food Pantry is located in the Village Hall, it is open Tuesdays from 8 a.m.-noon and Thursdays 1 – 4:30 p.m.

Green County Inter-Church Food Pantry
1015 15th Avenue
Monroe, WI 53566
Phone:(608) 329-7511

The Green County Inter-Church Food Pantry is open on  Mondays from 2 – 4:30 p.m.

St. Vincent De Paul Mobile Food Pantry
501 1st Avenue
Monroe, WI 53566

Located next to the SVdP Store open on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 3 - 4 p.m.

Blackhawk Area Food Pantry
100 East Street
Argyle, WI 53504
Phone: (608) 543-3451

Argyle Food Pantry at Argyle Lutheran Church, is open on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 4-5:30 p.m.

Brodhead White Gift Food Pantry
Brodhead, WI 53520
Phone: (608) 897-4336
 
Located behind the Senior Center open on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10-11:30 a.m.

Evansville Ecumenical Care Closet
206 S. Madison Street
Evansville, WI 53536
Phone: (608) 882-4532

Food Pantry is available for low-income Evansville residents. Thrift Store open to all

Green Cares Food Pantry
W5198 County Road C
Monticello, WI 53570
Phone: 608-938-4238

Green Cares Food Pantry serves all citizens of Green County, WI. Open Tuesday 4-7PM, Thursday 9-Noon, Saturday 9-1PM. Please call at least one day in advance to schedule an appointment to receive pantry services.

Pecatonica Area Food Pantry
305 Madison Street
Blanchardville, WI 53516
Marlys:(608) 523-4047
Jean:(608) 967-2349
Church Phone:(608) 523-4239

Located at the Pecatonica Lutheran Parish, (Must reside within Pecatonica School District) Open 1st and 3rd Saturday's of each month 10 – 11 a.m.