Shakita LaGrant-McClain

County Opens New Coggs Building

Department of Health and Human Services moving into new headquarters.

Violence and Mental Health Top List of Health Needs in Milwaukee County

Milwaukee Health Systems, DHHS, MHD Publish Shared Community Health Needs Assessment

Milwaukee County DHHS Publishes Strategic Plan with a Bold Vision for Creating a Healthy Community

No Wrong Door Navigators to lead interdisciplinary teams leveraging cross-department expertise

Coalition Pushes For Early Childhood Funding

Federally mandated Birth to 3 program underfunded by state, on unsustainable path.

Senior Center Housing on Parkland Faces Pushback

County running out of options for dilapidated senior centers.

After Years of Controversy, Assembly Recognizes Black History Month

Once a routine practice, the Assembly has not passed the resolution since 2020.

AARP Recognizes Milwaukee as ‘Age-Friendly Community’

Milwaukee County's commitment to seniors draws praise, vision for even better services.

Milwaukee County Awarded Federal Funding for Additional Housing Services

Still Not Enough Money For Early-Childhood Program

Publicly funded developmental education agencies in county need funding.

Milwaukee County Aging & Disabilities Services to Host a Pair of ‘Holiday Healing Summits’ Next Week

Free community events aim to address the relationship between social isolation and addiction among seniors and individuals with disabilities

Tight Budget Forces Difficult Vote on Housing, Juvenile Justice

Sup. Shawn Rolland wants $500,000 for a housing program. But his chosen source raises concerns for administration, colleagues.

Politicians Get Close Look at Coggs Center Construction

Hard hat tour loops through several doors in building designed to have "No Wrong Door."

State Funding $3.9 Million Clinton Rose Senior Center Renovation

County investing in renovations that will serve more than just the senior population.

County Executive David Crowley Approves Over $4 Million in Affordable Housing Investments to Expand Access for Residents and Families

New Coggs Center Rises

$42 million complex represents county's vision of "No Wrong Door" to access services.

Crowley Signs Opioid Program Funding

Legislation uses funding from legal settlement to take on opioid addiction epidemic.

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Announces Placement of Eight Additional Harm Reduction Vending Machines

Quiet Policy Change Saves Milwaukee County Fathers $67 Million

County ended birth cost recovery program with the goal of addressing racial inequity, improving child support.

County Executive David Crowley Announces $67 Million Eliminated in Birth Costs to Support Fathers

Research conducted by the UW-Madison Institute for Research on Poverty supports ending birth cost recovery

New Matching Program For Those With Decades Overdue Child Support Debt

Program will help relieve child support debt and help those with warrants avoid jail time.

Milwaukee County Launches ‘Back on Track’ to Help Parents Resolve Child Support Issues

The program features a 2-for-1 incentive for arrears owed to the State before 1996

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Recognizes 34th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

County Breaks Ground On Youth Detention Facility

New facility a long-awaited first step in the plan to close state youth prisons.

County Expanding Aging and Disability Center

Wave of retiring Baby Boomers is bringing issue to forefront.

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Signs Bill Adding 27 New Positions to ADRC to Better Serve Older Adults and People with Disabilities

Crowley Backs Affordable Housing in Franklin

Commits $2.5 million to support development of 12 units for persons with disabilities.

Wraparound Milwaukee Invites Youth and Families to Children’s Mental Health Celebration May 9

County Offering $2.8 Million For Opioid Addiction Programs

Awarding grants for addiction prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery.

Milwaukee County DHHS Seeks Grant Applicants for ‘Better Ways to Cope’ Projects

Funded with Opioid Settlement dollars, projects will focus on prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Signs Legislation Approving $1 Million for Affordable and Emergency Housing

This will be the first project in the State of Wisconsin to merge crisis beds with permanent affordable-rate housing

Young Adult Resource Center Expands to South Side

Owen's Place connects young people with employment opportunities and mental health resources.

County Announces Home Repair Program for Seniors

Including interest free loans for repairs and grants for accessibility improvements.

Milwaukee County Announces New Senior Home Repair Program

Workshops will be held in February to provide information about the program to older adults in Milwaukee County

Proposal To Eliminate Medical Debt Won’t Move Forward

Instead, county officials pushed health systems to expand charity care.

Groundbreaking For Coggs Center a History Lesson

Trailblazing legislator's legacy continues at new human services building.

Milwaukee County Announces Locations of 11 ‘Harm Reduction Vending Machines’ to Combat Death from Overdose

Narcan Vending Machines Arrive in County

The free-to-use vending machines contain fentanyl testing strips, nasal naloxone and other overdose reduction products.

County Opens New Community Mental Health Clinic

Clinic on Northwest Side will provide services to underinsured and uninsured patients.

Milwaukee County to Highlight Ways to Access Mental Health Services During May – Mental Health Awareness Month

Access to mental health resources is a national conversation. Behavioral Health Services spokespeople are available throughout May to discuss how and where to access services.

Crowley Approves Funding for Mental Health Programs

ARPA funds will expand services offered by two community-based nonprofits.

Crowley Promotes Vending Machines To Prevent Opioid Deaths

County to install 25 vending machines with narcan spray, fentanyl test strips and more.

County Seeks Contractors for New Human Services Building

Plans call for a $42 million, 4-story, 60,000-square-foot facility at 12th and Cherry.

7 Takeaways From Crowley’s 2023 State of the County Speech

Going back to college, helping youth and counting on a new partnership with the state.

County Wants Ideas To Save Coggs Building

County has open call for ideas, including asking for ways to develop the former department store.

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Celebrates City Zoning Committee Moving Forward the Sale of 90 Lots for Single Family Homes in the King Park Neighborhood

Youth Detention in Racine Approved

Supervisors quietly approve policy they previously rejected.

Committee Okays Racine Detention for Youthful Offenders

Board will reconsider agreement it opposed in September to pay for Racine facility.

Supervisors Approve Affordable Housing Plans

Progress on two major affordable housing projects pushed by Crowley.

County Plans Expanded Opioid Epidemic Response

How to maximize impact of $56.6 million settlement over 18 years from drug companies.

County Estimates It Prevented Evictions for 12,000 Households

Rental assistance program begun in 2020 awarded $15 million more in federal funds.

Milwaukee County Receives $15 Million in Emergency Rental Assistance Funds from U.S. Treasury

Board Approves Coggs Building Funding

Supervisors vote to use $32.3 million in ARPA funding for new human services building.

Mental Health Complex Is Closing

Final day is Sept. 8, as county changes to decentralized network of mental health clinics and hospitals.

Cost of Youth Offenders Keeps Rising

Number sent to costly state prisons nearly doubled since March, imperiling county's alternative youth justice programs.

Coggs Building Could Be Razed

New analysis finds razing and then constructing new building the most feasible redevelopment option.

Youth Incarceration Alternatives Running Out of Money

Community-based programs are critical to keeping youth out of juvenile detention facilities.

Mental Health Emergency Center’s Opening Delayed

Partnership of county and four major health systems pushes opening to September, cites need to hire specialized staff.

State Youth Corrections Failures Hit Home

County detention center overcrowded. Judges have few options. Less money for prevention.

Evers Signs Bill Legalizing Fentanyl Test Strips

Milwaukee legislators led charge to legalize them as a way to save lives.

County Executive David Crowley Launches Community Health & Healing Series

Events will be held across the community with Leaders and & Health Advocates Addressing Mental Health Needs and Eliminating Barriers to Services

Milwaukee County DHHS is Seeking Input on the Future of its Human Services Facility through the ‘Coggs Center Community Survey’

Residents are encouraged to take the survey and share their ideas for accessing human services

Milwaukee County Distributed Nearly 200,000 N95 Masks to Community Agencies and General Public in First Week of February

Public Mask Distribution at Marcia P. Coggs Center to Continue Next Week, Mon-Fri 8 AM – 3:30 PM

Half of State Women Want To Quit Jobs

Compared to one-third nationally, survey finds. 68% of Wisconsin women workers feel stressed.

County Will Expand Addiction Prevention, Treatment

Recent $71 million legal settlement provides funding for this.

Milwaukee County Falls Prevention Coalition Brings Community Together as County Executive David Crowley Proclaims Falls Prevention Awareness Week

Milwaukee County Leaders Applaud Action on Assembly Bill 374

Governor’s bill signing allows for maximum amount of settlement dollars to be sent to Wisconsin counties to address the opioid epidemic

Milwaukee County to Host Walk at Washington Park in Honor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

--Join County Executive David Crowley and others to increase awareness of this important issue--

Supervisor Taylor to Host Biweekly Summer Event Series in County Parks

Committee OK’s Funding for Emergency Mental Health Center

New crisis center is an important piece of the county's broader re-shuffling of psychiatric services.

Chairwoman Nicholson Celebrates the Wonderful Women of Milwaukee County

Committee Reviews Mental Health Emergency Center Plan

New facility in central city location partnering county with major health care providers.

Crowley Merging County Departments

The administration says the move will make for better service, but not everyone is happy.

Milwaukee County Reveals Strategy that Eliminates Department on Aging

Silence Broken after Continual Probing

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Applauds County Board Approval of Diverse Group to Lead Key County Departments

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Applauds Milwaukee County Health and Human Needs Committee for Approving Shakita LaGrant-McClain’s Appointment as Director of Health and Human Services

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Appoints Shakita LaGrant-McClain as Director of Health and Human Services

Mental Health Services Expanded with Grants

Millions in grants are funding expanded service offerings from the Behavioral Health Division.

Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division receives over $6.4 Million in Grants

Three diverse grants help support the transition to a full continuum of care

How to Stay Cool in Heat Wave

Relief harder to find amid pandemic. Some groups in city offering help.

With Summer Here, Milwaukee County Officials Encourage Residents to Take Precautions During Hot Weather

With people isolating because of COVID-19, it’s more important than ever to check on vulnerable residents

Crowley Makes First Cabinet Picks

A new chief of staff and two new department directors, all promoted from Abele's administration.