Month: June 2022

The Community Foundation awarded $24.2 million in grants from charitable funds under its administration to 966 nonprofit organizations during the last six months of 2021. Since its founding in 1986, the Community Foundation has awarded $412.9 million in grants. Its 1,780 charitable funds under management total $564.7 million in assets.  “The donors we serve are […]

The Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity recently held our 18th Rock the Block event, which was in Kaukauna Uptown West. Over 150 volunteers came together to revitalize the neighborhood through more than 20 different projects including residential homes, businesses, and community parks. In Kaukauna, nearly 36% of families qualify as ALICE (Asset Limited, […]

The growing need for emotional support is urgent, especially during the past two years. In this episode we’re going to talk about a program in the Fox Valley called e-CPR, and, like CPR, it can be a lifesaver. E-CPR is a community education workshop that teaches people how to support another person experiencing an emotional […]

Moments of crisis are difficult, transformative experiences. Due to the nature of their work, law enforcement officers are regularly tasked with assisting victims through these extremely difficult situations. Too often those victims include children.    The REACH-A-Child initiative provides a valuable tool to help children during times of crisis. Whether the children are in an automobile […]

During pride month last year in The Loop, I discussed my journey and the struggles I faced being gay. I shared that this struggle is the reason I personally have volunteered so much of my time to coordinate N.E.W. Pride Alive for the past eight years. Rainbow Over Wisconsin, a grassroots nonprofit organization for which […]

Pursuing advanced education, particularly in the technical vocations, has been a lifelong passion for James (Jim) Popp. Jim grew up on a dairy farm in Bonduel, and after graduating high school in 1957, he found work at a plywood factory. But he soon realized his dreams required additional education. He first pursued a chemist career […]

Hello! My name is Brenda LaTour and I recently joined the Community Foundation as a Donor Services Coordinator. I am responsible for streamlining and supporting the Community Foundation’s five geographic affiliate foundations in Brillion, Chilton, Clintonville, Shawano, and Waupaca. I was born and raised in Kaukauna, graduated from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse with a Business […]

Much attention has been paid to the millions of dollars being spent on new trail loops and connections in the Fox Cities, but the outlying areas also have their passion for a walk in the woods. What they have in common is the need for interested users to push the issue. In the Shawano County […]

In 2015, it was estimated that 115,000 people in Wisconsin had dementia. By 2040, that number is expected to increase to 242,000, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.  In this podcast episode, we learn about a new free program from Fox Valley Memory Project, called Memory Link. The program provides personal support and resources […]

As the school year ends and the scholarship season wraps up here at the Community Foundation, we celebrate another busy spring with more than $1.3 million awarded to more than 450 students! It is exciting to see students from all around the greater Fox Valley area benefit from the generosity of our donors.  High schools […]

Flo’ing With Kindness is an organization in Gresham serving families in need with supplemental food. The pantry is named after Executive Director Barb Mendoza’s mother Florence Welk, who instilled kindness in her children from a very young age.    As the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were growing in early 2020, so was an unmet need […]