Community Resources and Resident Services
Stevens Point Housing Authority is not responsible for information found on these websites. This information is provided as a reference only.
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2024 Community Resource Directory for Portage County - click here
Boys and Girls Club of Portage County
Evergreen Community Initiatives
LENA Start Marathon County (Portage County residents are also eligible) – see attached flyer
Online Educational Resources for Children (Age of Learning) – see attached flyer
Food Share Employment & Training (FSET) – see attached flyer
Forward Service Corporation (FSC) - see attached flyer
Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Program - see attached flyer
Jobs for Life – see attached flyer
Financial Wellness of Portage County – see attached flyer
Home Buyer’s Assistance Program – CAP Services
Aging & Disability Resources Center (ADRC) – 60 & over OR disabled (any aged)
Evergreen Community Initiatives
Hunger & Poverty Prevention Partnership (HPPP)
Stockbox for Seniors - see attached flyer
List of Resources to Help Pay Rent – see attached flyer
Emergency/Energy Assistance of Portage County
One Big Tent Portage County - E-mail onebigtentportage@gmail.com for more information about rental assistance.
Uplift Stevens Point - Click here to complete an online application.
Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance Program (WERA)
Wisconsin Rural Housing Rental Assistance – Click here for the application.
Provides home-delivered meals to adults age 60 and over in Portage County. For more information, call (715) 346-1401 or visit the website.
Stevens Point Housing Authority covers the full cost of summer camp for our tenants at the BGC's Madison View Extension site from June to August. Club members must be enrolled in 2nd grade thru 6th grade as of September. The Madison View Extension site is closed during the school year, but open in the summer.
For questions, contact Danielle Belsky at (715) 204-1179, (715) 321-3097, or at Danielle.belsky@bgclubpc.org.
For more information about BGC, visit www.bgclubpc.org.​
The mission of the Financial Wellness Program of Portage County is to improve the quality of life by assisting families and individuals to become financially stable through free coaching and teaching money management skills. Services provided:
budget your money
reduce your debt
stretch your financial resources
apply for a loan
organize taxes
plan for the future
prepare for changes (layoff, wedding, baby, divorce) and more
You will be matched with a coach who will work one-on-one with you to meet your financial needs.
To make an appointment, contact Sherry Daniels at (715) 346-1316 or at sherry.daniels@ces.uwex.edu.
https://www.unitedwaypoco.org/
211 connects you with thousands of nonprofit and government services. 211 can help with food assistance, clothing, mental health, employment, education, income assistance, transportation, and many other services.
Click here to search United Way's 211 database.
United Way’s 211 Call Center – Available 24 hours a day/7 days a week.
Dial 1-800-922-5590 from a cell phone or 211 from a landline number.
The Evergreen Community Initiatives runs programs such as the Place of Peace (community meal and food pantry for those in need), the Kids Closet (children's clothing pantry), Tree Huggers (scarf project to keep the homeless and people struggling with poverty warm), and the Warming Center (winter shelter for the homeless).
PHONE: 715-252-7860 Monday through Friday 10AM – 2PM
ADDRESS - 1948 Church St. (two blocks North of Belt’s Ice Cream on the one way).
The doors open at 4:30 PM and dinner is served at 5:00 PM every Thursday except Thanksgiving. All are welcome, please feel free to join us.
WHEAP is not administered by the Housing Authority. Low income households in Portage County, including residents of many Housing Authority programs, may be eligible for WHEAP.
The Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP) provides assistance for heating costs, electric costs, and energy crisis situations. Operating with federal and state funding, the program provides assistance to approximately 230,000 Wisconsin households annually.
Most types of fuel are eligible to receive assistance. Whether you use wood, propane, natural gas, electricity, or fuel oil to heat your home, energy assistance is available if you qualify.
CAP Services, Inc. has been on the front-line of the war on poverty since 1966. CAP, a private, non-profit corporation, offers programs in Marquette, Outagamie, Portage, Waupaca, and Waushara counties. CAP Services is headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin with offices in each of the five counties it serves.
More than two dozen programs are offered by CAP Services to support people in attaining economic and emotional self-sufficiency.
The Partnership has developed four project teams to help address and solve hunger and poverty issues that face Portage County: Empty Bowls, Giving Gardens, RentReady, and Mobile Pantry.