Financial Abuse Specialist Teams (FASTs)
Responding to
Financial Abuse
Learn the purpose and mission of Financial Abuse Specialist Teams.
A Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST) is a multidisciplinary team of professionals that collaborates to identify, investigate and respond to financial exploitation, improve coordination among systems and strengthen prevention and early intervention efforts. As Wisconsin’s population of older adults continues to grow, so does the need for strong, coordinated systems to protect this vulnerable group from financial abuse and exploitation.
Be A Part of
the Team
Interested in joining a team? Learn about FAST history and complete the survey.
A subgroup of the Wisconsin Elder Justice Coalition developed a statewide FAST process, a toolkit with resources and a pilot program to add at least five teams to the existing four. Over two and a half years, the coalition increased the number of counties participating in a FAST from 5% to 49%, far exceeding the initial goal. This was made possible with a grant from the National Center for State and Tribal Elder Justice Coalitions at Lifespan of Greater Rochester.
FAST Toolkit & Resources
Find everything you need to start a FAST.
After researching the challenges and successes of teams in Wisconsin and three other states, the FAST Committee created a statewide process, toolkit and resources for coordinators to start and sustain their teams.
Current FAST Statuses
This map shows the status of FASTs across Wisconsin, including counties with existing teams and pilot locations (noting those with tribal participation). These teams work to investigate, respond to, and prevent financial abuse and exploitation of older adults in their communities.
Map Key
You can search the map key by county to see if an FAST team or pilot is located there, and its type of county, multi-county or regional.
| Description | Counties | Map Marker |
|---|---|---|
| Existing FAST team | Walworth and Waukesha |  |
| Existing FAST team with Tribal Participation | Dane and Milwaukee |  |
| Regional FAST Pilot | Burnett, Pierce, Polk and St. Croix |  |
| Regional FAST Pilot with Tribal Participation | Brown, Outagamie, Waupaca and Winnebago |  |
| Multi-County FAST Pilot | Langlade, Lincoln and Marathon & Buffalo and Pepin |  |
| County FAST Pilot | Chippewa, Dodge, Jeffercon, Kenosha, Marinette, Monroe, Ozaukee, Portage, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor and Trempealeau |  |
| County FAST Pilot with Tribal Participation | Columbia, La Crosse, Forest, Sawyer and Wood |  |
FAST Regions
You can search the listing of FAST regions below by county to see which region it is in.
| Region | Counties |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Region | Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Sheboygan, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago |
| Northern Region | Ashland, Bayfield, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Onieda, Portage, Price, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas and Wood |
| Southeastern Region | Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha |
| Southern Region | Adams, Crawford, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Juneau, Lafayette, Richland, Rock, Sauk and Vernon |
| Western Region | Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix and Trempealeau |
Need guidance?
If you need guidance, please contact Debra Leis, Program Specialist, Wisconsin Elder Justice Coalition, at elderjustice@uwgb.edu and (920) 465-2469.