Food & Nutrition Assistance
- Birchwood Area Food Pantry 612-247-4591
1st & 3rd Mondays 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM - Hayward Community Food Shelf (HCFS) 715-634-4237
Mondays 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 1st Saturday of the month 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (except holidays) - Northwoods Community Food Shelf 715-699-4449
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM - LCO Food Distribution LCOFDP 715-634-3677
A monthly food box delivered to Tribal members, 55 years and older.
- Ruby’s Pantry ($25 donation)
At Hayward Wesleyan Church on the 3rd Thursday of the month 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM - First Lutheran Church Community Supper 715-634-2141
Free meal, Wednesdays 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM - Senior Center Noon Meals, Meals on Wheels
Exland/Winter 715-943-2990
Hayward, Spider Lake, Stone Lake 715-634-4680 - Boys & Girls Club of Lac Courte Oreilles 715-634-4030
Summer: Youth Noon Meal
School year: Youth after school meal
Employment/Job Search
Health Care & Health Resources
- BadgerCare Plus and EBD Medicaid
- Children’s Long-Term Support Waivers
- Katie Beckett Program
- SeniorCare
- Birth to Three
- Women’s Health
- Comprehensive Community Services 715-638-3451
CCS is a voluntary mental health and substance abuse rehabilitation program for children and adults. - Wisconsin Family Ties
Changing lives by promoting children’s mental health. - Transitions House 715-638-3241
Email: housemanager@sawyerhs.hayward.wi.us
A 24-hour supervised transitional living facility for adults diagnosed with substance use disorder or mental health condition.
Housing and Utility Assistance
- Sawyer County Housing Authority
715-634-4280
jennifer.sawyercountyhousing@gmail.com - LCO Housing Authority
715-634-2147
info@lcoha.org - Coordinated Entry 715-638-3438
Assistance for people and families in danger of homelessness or eviction. - LCO Oakwood Haven Shelter 715-598-8385
Domestic violence shelter - LCO Emergency Shelter 715-624-4012
- New Reflections Pathway to Hope 715-462-9064
Women and children shelter & transitional housing - New Day Advocacy Center 715-682-9566
Shelter and services for survivors of domestic & sexual abuse, child abuse, elder abuse. - Energy Assistance / Weatherization
Sawyer County Health & Human Services
715-634-4806 - Salvation Army Utility Assistance
715-634-1050 - LCO Energy Assistance / Weatherization
Tina Schmock 715-634-8934 - Heating/Utility Assistance: Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP)
Legal Services & Resources
- Legal Services for low-income individuals and families: Wisconsin Judicare, Inc.
- Wisconsin Law Help
A user-friendly site, created by Judicare Legal Aid to better understand the legal process. Has information in areas of family, housing, money, benefits and more. Legal clinics and events are held regularly. - Legal Tune Up Wisconsin
Built by Legal Interventions for Transforming Wisconsin, or LIFT, for users to identify and solve some of their civil legal issues without assistance from a lawyer. Users can find outstanding legal issues they have pending and be connected with someone who can help.
Programs and Services for the elderly and/or disabled
- Family Care and IRIS
- Aging & Disability Resource Center of the North
866-663-3607 - Independent Living Center
- Caretaker Supplement
- LCO Elder Tribal Center
715-865-3379
WALDO Community Center
715-651-6012 waldocomctr@gmail.com
Other Resources
- Embrace 715-635-5245
Survivors of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual violence, with supportive services for families. - Northwest Conection Family Resources
1-800-733-KIDS or 715-634-2299
Director Kathy Mullanlly - Northland Counseling Services
715-634-0222
sschaaf@northlandcounselingsvcs.com - NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Lowell Jacobson 715-736-0089 - Northern Income Maintenance Consortium
access.wi.gov 1-888-794-5722