All pantries are now PRE-BOXING food and will not allow shopping. All pantries have a designated area food box pickup and cannot allow pantry customers into the pantry. Pantries are providing food for an extended period of time, whenever possible, to reduce customer visits to pantry. Please be patient and read all signage at pantry entrances, which is provided for guidance and instruction. FOOD DONATIONS: Our needs for canned foods, boxed foods, bagged foods, cereals, etc., remains the same, please donate! We have high need for cereal, chicken and hamburger! Due to limited staffing, donate only on days your pantry is open and contact the pantry to make arrangements for drop off in a safe and responsible manner. POP-UP PANTRY SCHEDULE (CHANGES WEEKLY!): AVOCA - Friday, May 15, 2020; 1:30pm-2:30pm Avoca Village Office, 401 Wisconsin St HAZEL GREEN - Wednesday, May 13, 2020; 11am-12:30pm Hazel Green Elementary School, 1415 Fairplay Street BARNEVELD - Friday, May 8, 2020; 11am-12pm Parking Lot of Barneveld Auto - 102 Business ID, Barneveld LONE ROCK - Wednesday, May 6, 2020; 12:30pm-2Ppm Next to Fire Station and Laundromat, 128 Fireman's Lane BOAZ - Monday, May 4, 2020; 10am-11am Community Building Parking Lot READSTOWN - Monday, May 4, 2020; 12pm-1pm In the Tourist Park, next to the Advancement Building VIOLA - Monday, May 4, 2020; 1:30pm-2:30pm Banker Park in Viola MUSCODA - Friday, May 1, 2020; 2:00-3:00pm, Muscoda village parking lot HOMELESS ASSISTANCE (Essential/Critical) All homeless assistance services continue to be provided, although our staff have limited in-person services. Questions and inquiries should be directed to 608-935-2326 x203. If not answered, please leave a detailed voicemail with contact information. Effective March 27, 2020, Governor Evers has ordered a 60-day ban on evictions and foreclosures: Executive Order #15 LIFT RIDES (Essential/Critical) As of 5/26/2020: All service delivery is based on driver availability and prioritized in the following order: - Life essential rides…medical/groceries/medicine - Non-Essential Medical appointments - Work rides Riders should handle their own personal bags and belongings during pick-up and drop-off except in cases where special accommodations apply. Drivers and passengers should keep a distance of at least 6 feet from each other outside the vehicle. Riders and escorts will be required to wear masks (masks will be given to passenger and escorts if they do not have one). Riders will need to sit in the back seat and 6 feet apart as much as possible, unless special accommodations are needed. Dispatchers will screen riders, denying ride to anyone who answers “Yes” to any of 4 questions both at ride set up and ride reminder times: 1. Have you or someone with whom you’ve been in close contact traveled to a known hotspot within the last 14 days? 2. Have you had close contact with or cared for someone diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last 14 days? 3. Have you experienced any cold or flu-like symptoms in the last 14 days (to include fever, cough, sore throat, new respiratory illness, new difficulty breathing, loss of taste and smell)? 4. Have you tested positive for the coronavirus in past 14 days? Question and inquiries should be directed to 1-877-SWT-LIFT (1-877-798-5438) Monday through Thursday, 8am to 3pm; and Friday, 8am to 1pm. COMMUNITY TREASURES THRIFT STORES Our thrift stores in Boscobel and Dodgeville are closed as of March 14, 2020. We hope to reopen on April 6, 2020. Neither store is taking donations at this time. If you have donation items, please hang on to them until after this COVID-19 outbreak passes and the stores reopen. COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FREE CLINIC The clinic is closed for the period of 3/16/2020 through 3/31/2020. Clinic staff are available from 10am to 4pm on Tuesday through Friday, via phone or email. Questions and inquiries should be directed to (608)930-2232. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS PARTNERSHIP: In-person meetings have been cancelled or moved to webinar/call format, where possible. Staff are working remotely and remain accessible via phone and email. The partnership recently rolled out their SW WI Network of Care, a comprehensive online resource full of community-level resources to help identify and address mental health and addiction issues. You can also take a tour of the site via this tutorial video. RECOVERY PATHWAYS: In-person meetings have been cancelled or moved to webinar/call format, where possible. Staff are working remotely and remain accessible via phone and email. FREE ONLINE RECOVERY MEETINGS AND VIRTUAL PLATFORMS 12 Steps.org Listing of online 12-step meetings on various platforms. Al-Anon Electronic Meetings This forum and recovery chat room for Narcotics Anonymous members features voice chat, Skype, and text chat meetings connecting people from around the world. Alcoholics Anonymous Online Intergroup Listing of online meetings from AA Intergroup. Smart Recovery Smart Recovery Toolbox (Message board, chat, online meetings and library.) Adult Children of Alcoholics PHONE AND ONLINE MEETINGS In The Rooms (Online Meetings) An online platform supporting a wide range of 12-step and non-12 step meetings Bridge Club Virtual Meetings. Meetings that are specifically focused on women and LGBTQIA+ folks who are sober or interested in sobriety. Refuge Recovery Online Meetings Families Anonymous Virtual Meetings Online meetings for parents, grandparents, siblings, spouses, significant others, other family members and friends of those with a current, suspected or former drug problem. Life Ring Recovery Listing of online meetings. The Temper An online publication/site that explores life through the lens of sobriety, addiction, and recovery. Includes links to resource.s My Recovery Online 12-step meetings Sober Grid A free online social networking platform for people in recovery. Also available in mobile app stores. Narcotics Anonymous Listing of online meetings provided by NA. FARMER SUICIDE PREVENTION: In-person meetings have been cancelled or moved to webinar/call format, where possible. Staff are working remotely and remain accessible via phone and email. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM No foster grandparent services are being provided at this time, with WI K-12 schools suspended indefinitely. Questions and inquiries should be directed to c.deckert @ swcap.org HEAD START & EARLY HEAD START As of 3/17/2020, all Head Start and Early Head Start classes and home visits have been temporarily suspended, in conjunction with WI K-12 schools being suspended indefinitely. Head Start administrative staff are working remotely. All Head Start and Early Head Start sites are closed, with no public or participant access allowed. HOUSING ENERGY AND WEATHERIZATION