What is the Child Watch Visitation Program?

Milwaukee Child WatchCollaboratorsThe Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) NetworkThe Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Network is a five-year-old coalition of 175 organizations with a goal ofdeveloping community-based and community-wide efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect within theMilwaukee community. The CAP Network supports devoting greater resources to building a preventionstrategy, to building collaboration among the pUblic and private agencies that deal with children and familiesand to initiate planning, organizing and evaluation activities to insure that such prevention services areafforded the families in Milwaukee.City of Milwaukee Health DepartmentThe mission of the City of Milwaukee Health Department is to ensure that services are available to enhancethe health of individual residents, to promote healthy neighborhoods, and to protect the health of theMilwaukee community. This encompasses physical, mental, and environmental health and consists ofdisease prevention and control, health promotion, and environmental measures.Interfaith Conference of Greater MilwaukeeThe Interfaith Conference brings together faith groups and congregations in the Greater Milwaukee area inaddressing issues affecting the quality of life for the poor, disadvantaged, and powerless. Integrating thesocial ministries of the member judicatories, Interfaith enables the religious community to participate moreeffectively with political, economic, and social institutions in determining public policy.Junior League of MilwaukeeThe Junior League of Milwaukee is an organization of more than 1200 women from the Greater Milwaukeearea committed to promoting volunteerism and to improving the community through the effective action andleadership of trained volunteers. The organization is currently focusing for community impact in the areasof education and child and family welfare.Kiwanis Club of Milwaukee, Inc.The Kiwanis Oub of Milwaukee which has 240 members, is committed to improve the Greater Milwaukeecommunity, especially for youth, through volunteer resources and action. As part of Kiwanis International'sfocus - Young Children: Priority One - the Kiwanis Oub of Milwaukee has activities associated with matemaland infant health and early childhood development.Kiwanis Division #6 of Wisconsin - Upper Michigan DistrictThe district supports Kiwanis International's major emphasis program, Young Children: Priority One, byimplementing projects in the following areas: pediatric trauma, safety, child care, early deVelopment,maternal & infant health, nutrition, and parenting skills.Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee· Child Advocacy & Monitoring Project (CHAMP)CHAMP is a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) type project, part of a nation-wide movement whichutilizes volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children. CHAMP volunteers serve as part of ateam of lawyers and social workers.9