Tag: grant

As I come to the end of my term chairing the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors, I can say confidently that the volunteers and staff work very hard to strengthen our community for the present and the future. They clearly are helping people make a difference in the lives of others.

News conference at Calumet County Park announcing new mental health screening and counseling initiative. By Jane Frantz, Development & Communications Director, Samaritan Counseling Center A coalition of five Calumet County school districts will begin to offer school-based mental health screening and counseling services this spring thanks to a $231,544 grant from the Basic Needs Giving […]

One of many story time activities at Fremont’s newly renovated Neuschafer Community Library, which held an official dedication ceremony last week. By Bob Cloud, Waupaca County Post Two weeks after taking the position as director of the Neuschafer Community Library in Fremont, Melissa Krause was overseeing a major remodeling project. “My role thus far has […]

An interview with Insight Magazine recently gave me a reason to reflect back on my first 10 years as president/CEO of the Community Foundation. I found that what has been most important to our success was not what happened in those 10 years, but in what has defined our community from the beginning.

U.S. Venture’s Greg Vandenberg is part of the Community Foundation’s grant team, collaborating to fund vital programs that help the most vulnerable individuals and families in our community

Clintonville Food Pantry president Dave Schmidt fills an order. We’re coming up on one year since the impact of the pandemic on our communities, and one year since we, United Way Fox Cities and other community partners established the Covid-19 Community Response Fund to help people affected by the pandemic in the Fox Valley Region. […]

Three seventh-graders form Maplewood Middle School in Menasha ended the mystery by announcing this year’s book for Fox Cities Reads as Sharon Draper’s “Stella By Starlight.” The book is the story of a girl in a small South Carolina town who battles prejudice when the Ku Klux Klan comes to town. Libraries across the Fox […]

For the first time in three decades the locks system in Kaukauna is now open to boat traffic, thanks to generous time and support from the community. By Jeremy Cords, CEO of the Fox River Navigational System Authority One of the final legs of the Fox River locks system is open for navigation! In addition […]

Competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence. That’s what the Boys & Girls Club of Shawano instills in children who don’t have access to a stable, positive after-school environment. In the era of virtual learning, the need might look different, but the mission is still as critical as ever. “For the children who come to Club multiple […]

The Chilton Area Community Foundation Fund awarded LEAVEN a $5,000 grant to help our Chilton neighbors who are most in-need during these difficult times. Funds like this have helped LEAVEN provide uninterrupted service. By  Derek McDermott, Chilton Area Community Foundation board chair Greetings from the Chilton Area Community Foundation! Our mission is to preserve and […]

Looking for something to do with children this month? Building for Kids in downtown Appleton is spending December exploring celebrations from around the world by offering four different small group programs as well as a take-home family activity kit that allows families to travel the world without leaving the Fox Valley. The unique program is […]

September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month which celebrates the long history and rich cultures of the nearly 62 million people who make up the Hispanic and Latinx communities in the United States. The impact of the Hispanic and Latinx population on the economy, history, and culture of this country cannot be […]