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Department of Children and Families
201 East Washington Avenue, Second
Floor
P.O. Box 8916
Madison, WI 53708-8916
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Telephone: 608-267-3905
Fax: 608-266-6836
Email: dcfweb@wisconsin.gov
For information on your child support case, please contact your local child support agency.
For case specific information on a child abuse and neglect case, please contact your local department of social/human services.
For information on W-2 benefits, contact your local W-2 office.
For general information regarding a specific program, please refer to the table below for the correct telephone number for that program.
| Program | Telephone Number | Email/Link |
|---|---|---|
| Accounts Payable: Vendor Supplies/Services | Contact List | Contact List |
| Adoption Information | 608-266-0690 | dcfadoption@wisconsin.gov |
| Adoption Records Search | 608-266-7163 | dcfadoptionsearch@wisconsin.gov |
| Adoption - Special Needs | 608-266-0690 | dcfadoption@wisconsin.gov |
| Child Abuse and Neglect | 608-266-5668 | dcfcps@wisconsin.gov |
| Child Care Assistance | Contact List | childcare@wisconsin.gov |
| Child Care Fraud | 877-302-FRAUD | Report Child Care Fraud |
| Child Care Regulation and Licensing | 608-266-9314 | Contact List |
| Child Support | 608-266-9909 | bcsinfo@wisconsin.gov |
| Child Welfare Licensing and Regulation | 262-548-8694 | dcfcwlr@wisconsin.gov |
| Domestic Abuse Services | 608-266-0700 | dcfdomesticviolence@wisconsin.gov |
| Emergency Assistance | 608-267-0513 | bwf_co@wisconsin.gov |
| eWiSACWIS | 608-261-6851 | dcfewisacwis@wisconsin.gov |
| Foster Care | 608-264-6933 | dcffostercare@wisconsin.gov |
| Become a Foster Parent | 800-947-8074 | Information on becoming a foster parent |
| International Adoptions | 608-266-9358 | dcfadoption@wisconsin.gov |
| Job Access Loans | 608-267-0513 | bwf_co@wisconsin.gov |
| Kinship Care | 608-266-2464 | dcfkinshipcare@wisconsin.gov |
| Kinship Care - Milwaukee | 414-220-7035 | dcfkinshipcaremilw@wisconsin.gov |
| Media line | 608-266-9000 | dcfmedia@wisconsin.gov |
| Milwaukee Child Welfare | 414-220-7000 | dcfmilwaukeechildwelfare@wisconsin.gov |
| Milwaukee Early Care Administration | 414-220-6833 | dcfdecemeca@wisconsin.gov |
| Paternal Interest Registry | 608-266-2744 | dcfpaternalinterestregistry@wisconsin.gov |
| Refugee Information | 608-266-6807 | dcfrefugee@wisconsin.gov |
| Special Needs Adoption ( Adoption Assistance) | 866-666-5532 | dcfadoption@wisconsin.gov |
| TANF | 608-267-0513 | bwf_co@wisconsin.gov |
| Transitional Jobs | 608-267-9886 | bwf_co@wisconsin.gov |
| Wisconsin Works (W-2) Balance of State (not Milwaukee) | 608-267-0513 | bwf_co@wisconsin.gov |
| Wisconsin Works (W-2) Milwaukee Only | 414-227-4633 | bwf_co@wisconsin.gov |
| YoungStar | 800-362-7353 | youngstar@wisconsin.gov |