Residential Re-entry Services
The Residential Re-entry Services Division consists of four halfway houses and two rooming houses. The goal of the halfway houses is to assist in the successful community reintegration of men coming out of incarceration. The hope is that individuals will be able to develop the necessary skills to achieve an independent, pro-social approach to life and that they will return to the community to live a drug-free lifestyle and to participate as a crime-free neighborhood resident.
Each halfway house provides 24-hours per day supervision and the following services as needed by residents: AODA treatment, employment assistance, parenting and fatherhood classes, individual and group counseling, anger management, cognitive intervention groups and living skills.
Both WCS rooming houses serve men with mental health and/or AODA issues providing safe, affordable shelter in a supportive environment. Each gentleman receives his own room and is involved in programming that provides case management.
WCS Residential Re-entry Programs:
Bridge Halfway House
The Bridge provides men with a structured, monitored environment to facilitate the development of skills necessary to achieve an independent, pro-social lifestyle, free of crime and substance abuse. Cognitive Intervention (CGIP) is the cornerstone of the program.
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Joshua Glover House
The Joshua Glover House is a licensed community-based halfway house that is owned and operated by Wisconsin Community Services, Inc. (WCS). The Center is a certified Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) residential treatment program that serves male residents who are referred to the program by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
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Justice Thurgood Marshall House
The Justice Thurgood Marshall House is a licensed community based residential facility and AODA certified residential treatment program. During the first 30 days, AODA issues are addressed along with preparation for job search. The goal is to prepare residents to re-enter the community as self-supporting citizens with a drug-free lifestyle and crime-free behavior. The program is a structured treatment setting where residents can address their substance abuse problems as well as their criminal behavior patterns.
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Parsons House
Parsons House provides community re-entry services to Federal Bureau of Prison inmates who are within six months of their sentence completion. Residents are guided through cognitive, behavioral-based programs that emphasize personal accountability, responsibility, employment, reintegration with family and release planning.
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Meinecke House
The Meinecke House is a city licensed rooming house that provides beds and living space for up to 13 residents who are referred from various community support programs. Each resident receives his own room at the house and they share bathrooms, social areas, kitchen, and laundry areas with other residents. The facility offers monthly rentals and resident must agree to a set of rules. Residents are responsible for maintaining their own areas and cleaning up after use of the public areas. A live-in house manager is available to assist residents with any issues that arise.
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Swigart House
Named for Steve Swigart, retired Executive Director of WCS, the Swigart House is a nine-unit rooming house for men with chronic and severe mental illness.
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