Category: Basic Needs Giving Partnership

Apricity is a nonprofit organization that provides men and women in recovery with residential treatment and ongoing recovery support services. (Photo courtesy of Apricity). By Laurie Lewis, Development Director, Apricity Mana is a Hawaiian name which means “positive life energy.” It’s also the name of the peer-run home that is part of Apricity’s sober living […]

SOAR Fox Cities has announced it will launch a Traumatic Brain Injury Support Program next year, thanks to a $295,491 grant over three years from the Basic Needs Giving Partnership within the Community Foundation supported by the U.S. Venture Fund for Basic Needs, the J.J. Keller Foundation, Inc., and other community partners. SOAR plans to […]

First Five Fox Valley is an early childhood coalition of childcare, schools, healthcare, birth-to-three programs and Head Start to help children from birth to 5 years old be safe, healthy and ready to learn. The coalition serves families in Calumet, Outagamie and Winnebago counties to enhance the education and health of their children. First Five’s […]

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 […]

By Kristal Knudtson, Director of Development & Communications, The Salvation Army Fox Cities Due to Covid-19, The Salvation Army Fox Cities pantry was overspent by $200k. Since Covid-19 started we have seen an increase of 10% with the amount of food we were giving out in the pantry. Our volunteers have been working hard the […]

Teams of volunteers create new living spaces for Pillars’ nationally recognized Single Room Occupancy (SRO) program, thanks to generous donors in the Fox Cities. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago awarded one of its “Community First Awards” to Pillars of Appleton, one of three nonprofits receiving the annual award. By Lisa Strandberg, Community Engagement […]

We warmly welcome Jenny Krikava as our new community engagement manager. She’s already doing great things! By Jenny Krikava, Community Engagement Manager, Community Foundation Hi, I’m Jenny Krikava, the newest member of the community engagement team here at the Community Foundation. My primary responsibility will be to serve as the lead professional support for competitive […]

Us 2 Behavioral Health is teaming up with NPlace.org to present a timely topic, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Cultivating Culture. The online training is tomorrow, June 10, at 3 p.m. The presentation is made possible by a grant from the Basic Needs Giving Partnership within the Community Foundation, supported by the U.S. Venture Fund for […]

Mission of Hope House of Wisconsin in New London has received several grants to help families during the economic and health crisis. A $3,000 grant from Clintonville Area Foundation supported operations. Two grants totaling $40,000 from the Basic Needs Giving Partnership allow them to work collaboratively with Forward Services, CAP Services and the Salvation Army […]

Pa Ja Yang on top of the world! Nyob zoo! Hello. My name is Pa Ja. I am the Basic Needs Giving Partnership intern, so I will be working closely with Jenny Krikava and the community engagement team. My pronouns are she/her/hers. I consider myself a problem solver and an innovator. I am creative, adventurous, […]

A grant from the Bright Idea Fund within the Community Foundation to the Waupaca Community Arts Board helped the community create hundreds of Kindness Flags, which were displayed recently in downtown Waupaca.  By Tammy Geenen, Vice President Community Engagement, Community Foundation Unprecedented challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic during the last several months continue to […]

Be Well Fox Valley is a new United Way Fox Cities initiative designed to improve health and well-being in Calumet, Outagamie, and Winnebago Counties, thanks to support from the Basic Needs Giving Partnership Fund within the Community Foundation and the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, supported by the U.S. Venture Fund for Basic Needs, the J.J. […]