Wisconsin Community Services
From MPC: Milwaukee's Philanthropic Community by Ellenbecker Investment Group
April 16, 2026 · 27 min
About this episode
Clarence Johnson discusses the impact of Wisconsin Community Services on mental health and justice-related challenges in the community.
For more than 110 years, Wisconsin Community Services (WCS) has quietly supported individuals facing complex mental health and justice‑related challenges. In this episode, WCS President & CEO Clarence Johnson shares how community‑based mental health services, justice‑involved reentry support, housing programs, and even driver’s license recovery work together to help people live independently and with dignity. Clarence also discusses why WCS’s trauma‑informed approach matters, what staff are seeing on the ground in Milwaukee’s mental health crisis, and how WCS’s first‑ever capital campaign aims to transform its Wisconsin Avenue Community‑Based Mental Health site into a more welcoming, healing space for clients and staff alike. WISCONSIN COMMUNITY SERVICES (WCS)WCS is a nonprofit human service organization that addresses the individual and systemic barriers that prevent many in our communities from leading productive and healthy lives. They empower individuals to build skills and overcome adversity, such as substance use, mental health needs, criminal justice involvement, and employment obstacles.Website: www.wiscs.org ELLENBECKER INVESTMENT GROUP Presenter of the MPC Podcast…
People in this episode
Host: Ellenbecker Investment Group
Guest: Clarence Johnson
Topics covered
- mental health
- community services
- non-profit support
- justice reentry
- trauma-informed care
Keywords
- Wisconsin Community Services
- mental health
- justice reentry
- trauma-informed
- community support
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wisconsin Community Services
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