What is the project?

The Future State Project grew out of the county’s vision to become the healthiest county in Wisconsin by achieving racial equity. This project seeks to understand the greatest needs of Milwaukee County residents, services the county should provide to best meet the needs of our residents, and how should those services be prioritized and structured.

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  1. Please scroll to the picture below to see the full list of Milwaukee County programs and services or download the document titled Milwaukee County programs and services list under the "Document Library" section of this site.
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Milwaukee County Programs and Services

Following is a list of Milwaukee County’s public facing departments and their services. Departments, elected offices and services that provide business and/or operational support are not included below.

County Executive Administration

A circle of the County programs and services

The teal ring are the departments that directly serve the public. The outside, grey ring are internal, business serving departments.

Other Milwaukee County Elected Offices

        • Appointed Commissions and Board
        • Clerk of Courts
        • Comptroller’s Office
        • County Board of Supervisors
        • County Clerk
        • District Attorney
        • Register of Deeds
        • Sheriff’s Office


Department of Administrative Services – Economic Development

  • Project manager for economic development projects
  • Local entrepreneurship support
  • Lease management
  • Cultural institution liaison
  • Disposition of county assets
  • Community benefit goal support

Department of Health and Human Services – Behavioral Health Services

  • Community Access to Recovery Services (CARS)/Community Behavioral Health Services
  • Crisis services
  • Wraparound/mental health service for youth: long-term community case management, prevention/harm reduction services
  • Mental health emergency center

Department of Health and Human Services – Children, Youth and Family Services

  • Aspire educational program
  • Saturday alternative sanctions program
  • Youth employment initiative
  • Multi-systemic therapy (MST)
  • Birth to 3 Program
  • Children’s Long-Term Support Waiver
  • Advance Peace Fellowship
  • Housing navigation
  • Court intake
  • Out-of-home care placement
  • Medical care for youth
  • Intensive monitoring program
  • Community service and restitution coordination
  • Credible messengers

Department of Health and Human Services – Housing Services

  • Eviction prevention
  • Homeless street outreach
  • Housing focused shelter
  • Specialized shelter services
  • Mental health and housing case management
  • Supportive housing/rent assistance
  • Budget and accounting services
  • Home repair
  • Housing Navigation – Healthcare, MCO
  • HOME Investment Partnership Program
  • Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
  • Emergency Solutions Grant for homeless prevention services
  • Payee services

Department of Health and Human Services – Aging & Disability Services

  • Adult Protective Services
  • Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)
  • Burial assistance
  • Interim disability assistance program
  • Alzheimer’s counseling and community support
  • Senior programming services
  • Nutrition site supervision
  • Social senior centers
  • Wil-o-Way sites, accessible rental facilities

Department of Transportation – Airport

  • Airport properties and maintenance
  • Airport security
  • Airport fire protection
  • Airport operations
  • Airport fleet services
  • Airport parking
  • Airport environmental safety
  • Timmerman Field
  • Airport planning
  • Airport service development
  • Airport marketing and public relations

Department of Health and Human Services – Veteran Services

  • Process and submit applications and claim
  • Provide support, financial assistance

Department of Transportation – Highway Maintenance

  • Maintain local roadways

Department of Health & Human Services - Child Support Services

  • Court Services
  • FIRE Program
  • Support families on court order

Department of Transportation – Transit

  • Paratransit
  • Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS)

Community Reintegration Center (CRC)

  • Maintain a safe and secure environment
  • Records management
  • Family outreach coordinator
  • K-9 Unit
  • Resident food and laundry services
  • Jailer Academy
  • Medical services
  • Resident programs

Parks Department

  • Contracted management programs
  • Provide parks and public spaces
  • Golf operations
  • Mixed-use trails
  • Natural areas
  • Shoreline access
  • Parkway roads
  • Parks recreational facilities
  • Park rangers
  • Aquatics
  • McKinley Marina and boat launches
  • Concessions
  • Domes, Boerner Botanical Gardens, Wehr Nature Center

Office of Emergency Management

  • 911 communications
  • Command Duty Officers
  • Emergency Management Services
  • Community Oriented Regional Emergency Services Team and Special Events Emergency Medical Services
  • Radio services
  • Data analytics and quality assurance
  • EMS Training
  • Emergency Management

Sheriff’s Office

  • Administration and compliance
  • Airport security and K-9 units
  • Investigation services
  • Community Justice Facility
  • Patrol
  • Court liaison
  • Training Academy
  • Traffic desk
  • Specialty units
  • Building security
  • Court Services
  • Civil process

Clerk of Circuit Court

  • Civil Division
  • Criminal Division
  • Children’s Court Division
  • Jury management
  • Milwaukee Justice Center (MJC)

Register of Deeds

  • Real estate services
  • Vital statistics
  • Tax listing services


Zoo

  • Animal management and health
  • Facilities