Helpful Information and Resources
Here are a few local and national resources that may be of use.
Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC)
The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) provides information to the general public about services, resources, and programs for adults with disabilities, children with disabilities transitioning to adulthood, and the elderly in need of assistance.
Location:
Government Center
1316 North 14th Street
Room 327
Superior, WI 54880
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Phone:
Main: (715) 395-1234
Toll-Free: (866) 946-2372
TTY/Voice: (715) 395-1663
Fax: (715) 395-7371
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Email: adrc@douglascountywi.org
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Center Against Sexual & Domestic Abuse (CASDA)
The Center Against Sexual and Domestic Abuse is a private, non-profit agency which marked its 30th year of service in 2018. Our mission is to provide supportive services to individuals hurt by domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse while advocating for a community effort to end violence.
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Location:
318 21st Avenue East
Superior, WI 54880
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Phone:
715-392-3136
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Email: info@casda.org
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Catholic Charities Bureau
Since 1917 the Catholic Charities Bureau has been providing services to the poor, the disadvantaged, the disabled, the elderly and children with special needs as an expression of the social ministry of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Superior.
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With more than 50 programs serving more than 10,500 people, Catholic Charities Bureau provides comprehensive health and human services for those in need regardless of race, color, national origin or religion.
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Location:
1416 Cumming Avenue
Superior, WI 54880
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Phone:
715-394-6617
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Email: ccbrecep@ccbsuperior.org
Family Forum
Family Forum, Inc. is a private, non-profit corporation that provides programs for families in Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, and Price Counties of Wisconsin.
The corporation is made up of a Governing Board who manage the affairs of the corporation through the Executive Director. The programs provided by Family Forum, Inc. are Head Start / Early Head Start.
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Location:
Family Forum Inc.
1500 N 34th St. Suite 200
Superior WI 54880
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Phone:
715-392-9896
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Email: nicolet@familyforum.org
Goodwill
We’re here for people facing roadblocks to employment. It’s about maximizing human potential. And maximizing material resources: We’re here for everyone who wants to shop and share gently used household goods. And in the process, we’re helping sustain a better environment.
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Location:
2911 Tower Avenue
Superior, WI 54880
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Phone:
715-392-1726
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Email: gwgeneral@goodwillduluth.org
Harbor House Crisis Center
Harbor House Crisis Shelters mission is to provide hospitable shelter, transitional living and services for homeless women and families. Harbor House Crisis Shelters is committed to ending homelessness by providing direct services for homeless single women and families, by conduction public education, analysis of model programs and practices that create permanent housing opportunities, and by shaping policies to prevent future homelessness.
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Location:
1531 Hughitt Avenue
Superior, WI 54880
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Phone:
715-394-9608 Option 5
Health and Human Services of Douglas County
Douglas County Department of Health and Human Services promotes the health, safety, and well-being of individuals and families.
Health Services Include: Community Health, Environmental Health, Influenza Information Center, Public Health Nursing, Public Health Preparedness
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Human Services Include: Adult Protective Services, Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC), Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse (AODA), Economic Support such as medical assistance, food share, and energy assistance, Intake & Assessment into Child Protection Investigative Services, Mental Health Services, and Youth and Family Services.
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Location:
Government Center
1316 N. 14th. St., Suite 400
Superior, WI 54880
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Phone:
(715) 395-1304
Lake Superior Community Health Center
LSCHC is a leader in providing access to quality medical, dental and behavioral health care. To that end, we deliver comprehensive, integrated and cost-effective care and strive to create a better world by guiding individuals, families and communities to improved health and well-being.
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As a community health center, we are dedicated to providing care to everyone in need, regardless of insurance or ability to pay. We treat patients with private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, or no insurance. Everyone is welcome.
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Location:
3600 Tower Avenue
Superior, WI 54880
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Phone:
(715) 392-1955
Life House
Life House has been reconnecting homeless & street youth to their dreams since 1991
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Life House provides for virtually every need of young people who have been left to fend for themselves on the streets. More importantly, however, Life House provides a place of acceptance, safety, and belonging where youth can reclaim a positive, healthy and hopeful future.
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Location:
Life House
102 West First Street
Duluth, MN 55802
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Phone:
218-722-7431
Men as Peacemakers
Men As Peacemakers (MAP) is building safe communities through programs that address and undermine the root causes of violence against women and children including sexism, male dominance, racism, homophobia, and transphobia. MAP is at the forefront of a movement to promote equality and end violence against women and children. MAP engages individuals and communities in Minnesota and beyond, by mobilizing existing community resources and developing innovative primary prevention and restorative justice strategies that are proven to significantly reduce and repair the harm caused by men.
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Location:
123 West Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802
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Phone:
(218) 727-1939
North Country Independent Living
North Country Independent Living is a non-profit agency empowering people with disabilities in Northwestern Wisconsin. As a consumer controlled organization, at least 51% of our staff and board are people with disabilities. North Country staff provides information, training and support to people with disabilities in making informed decisions about disability related needs. All services are consumer controlled, each individual decides which services they wish to participate in while working with staff to establish goals and determine steps to meet those goals.
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Location:
2911 Tower Avenue Suite 9,
Superior, Wi, 54880
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Phone:
(715) 392-9118 V/7-1-1 Relay
1 (800) 924-1220 V/7-1-1 Relay
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Email: info@northcountryil.org
The Superior Family Resource Center
The Superior Family Resource Center provides family and early childhood education. We are ready to help you identify your strengths, develop your parenting skills, connect with other families, and discover valuable community resources. Our support and enrichment services are free for all Superior families and designed for children birth to five.
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Location:
3025 Tower Avenue,
Superior, Wi, 54880
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Phone:
715-394-8790 ext. 51504
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Northwest Wisconsin Community Services Agency
NWCSA, as a community-based organization, is dedicated to the betterment of life of the low-income residents in its SDA. Wide arrays of programs are offered by way of assistance to alleviate the needs of the disadvantaged. The programs administered by NWCSA include Energy Assistance, Homeless Programs & Services, Food Pantries, TEFAP, WIC, Judicare, RSVP, Free Store, Emergency Assistance, Rental Rehab and others.
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Location:
Administrative Office
1118 Tower Avenue
Superior, WI 54880
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Phone:
715-392-5127
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Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault (PAVSA)
Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault (PAVSA) is a nonprofit rape crisis center in southern St. Louis County that helps area residents cope with the aftermath of sexual violence.
Services include various options for people who have been victimized, ranging from immediate crisis intervention to long-term counseling.
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Location:
32 East 1st Street Suite 200
Duluth, MN 55802
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Phone:
218-726-1442
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24/7/365 HELPLINE:
218-726-1931
Ruby's Pantry
Ruby’s Pantry distributes food at Pop-Up Pantry locations across MN & WI. There is no income or residency requirement and for a $22 bundle donation you will receive an abundance of groceries.
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Location:
First United Methodist Church
230 E Skyline Pkwy,
Duluth, MN 55811
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Days/Hours:
3rd Thursday of the Month
Registration begins at 4:30 PM
Food bundles available 4:30-6:00 PM
Safe Haven
Safe Haven Shelter and Resource Center in Duluth, Minnesota provides services to women, children, and all survivors whose lives have been affected by physical, emotional, sexual, and economic abuse. Some women who use our services are in physical danger. Others are living with controlling partners in relationships that are emotionally abusive.
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Location:
414 West 1st Street
Duluth, MN 55802
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Phone:
(218) 623-1000
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Crisis Line:
218-728-6481
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army began offering assistance to disaster survivors after a major hurricane hit Galveston, TX in September 1900, destroying the coastal city and killing thousands of people. Since then, The Salvation Army has responded to numerous natural disasters, transportation accidents, civil unrest situations and terrorist attacks. By providing beverages, meals, and emotional and spiritual care to first responders and survivors, The Salvation Army strives to bring hope and healing to people who find themselves in the midst of extremely difficult situations.
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Location:
916 Hughitt Avenue
Superior, WI 54880
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Senior Connections
As the County Aging Unit, Senior Connections provides services and programs to individuals aged 60 and over, as mandated by the Older Americans Act. Additionally, Senior Connections provides Specialized Transportation to individuals aged 55 and over and persons with disabilities.
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Location:
1805 N. 16th Street
Superior, WI 54880
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Phone:
Solidarity Food Shelf
The Solidarity Food Shelf is a modest 24/7 self-serve food and clothing shelf set up on the front porch of a private residence at 1506 N. 19th Street in Superior, Wisconsin. We offer free food, clothes, toiletries and misc. household items. Come by any time and help yourself to anything you need. And if you have any extra items you don't need, feel free to drop them off.
In addition to the food shelf, we also host a free herbs and vegetable garden in the yard in front of the food shelf. Feel free to help yourself to anything growing there. And if you'd like a small space to plant some food of your own, let us know and we'll try to make that happen.
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Location:
1506 N. 19th Street
Superior, WI 54880
Northwest WICÂ Community Service Agency
The purpose of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is to promote and maintain the health and well-being of nutritionally at-risk pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and children.
WIC provides nutrition education, breastfeeding education and support, supplemental nutritious foods, and referrals to other healthy and nutrition services.
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Location:
1805 North 14th Street, Suite 4
Superior, WI 54880
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Phone:
(715) 394-2750
Youth and Family Services of Douglas County
The Youth and Family Services Unit supports children and families by identifying, preventing, and resolving conditions which may contribute to delinquency, maltreatment, truancy, and uncontrollability.
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Resources include the Birth to Three Program, Child Protection Ongoing Services, and Juvenile Court Services
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Location:
Douglas County Courthouse
1313 Belknap Street
Superior, Wisconsin 54880
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Phone:
(715) 395-1304
YMCA
We are a powerful association of men, women and children joined together by a shared commitment to nurturing the potential of kids, promoting healthy living and fostering a sense of social responsibility. We believe that lasting personal and social change can only come about when we all work together to invest in our kids, our health and our neighbors.
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To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
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Location:
Superior Douglas County Family YMCA
9 North 21st Street
Superior, WI 54880
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