The Loop

Do you feel welcomed in the Fox Cities? When I ask this question, many of my interview subjects—all of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Color) identities—frown and say “no.” These answers point to why we in the Fox Cities—former sundown towns built on Menominee ancestral land—have work to do. And while much attention has […]

The Fox Valley Memory Project has a new, free, evidenced-based program called Memory Link, providing support and resources to those living at home with memory loss and their caregivers within Calumet, Outagamie, Winnebago and Waupaca Counties. As resource navigators for the Memory Link Program, we have been warmly embraced into our participants network of support. […]

The Brillion community is no stranger to getting things done. When an opportunity for improvement or a problem needs solving, the community acts. It’s that determination and drive that inspired Bob & Pat Endries to give $500,000 to the Brillion Area Community Endowment Fund – a match gift that inspires others to join them in […]

The challenge and complexity of mental health issues in our community is growing and – since the onset of the COVID pandemic – has now reached a critical stage. How do we as a community respond to and provide help to people in the middle of a crisis?  The Appleton Police Department and Outagamie County […]

For years it was Rachel Emshoff’s dream to one day become a registered nurse. Emshoff, a University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh nursing graduate from Larson, clearly remembers the day she made the decision to pursue a degree in nursing. “I was in the hospital having my third baby. I had the same midwife for all three of […]

Did you know that the four-wheel drive was born in Clintonville, Wisconsin? The Four Wheel Drive (FWD)Foundation was formed in 1964 for the purpose of preserving the history of the invention of the first successful four-wheel drive vehicles in the world. The small machine shop located on the corner of Eleventh Street and Memorial Drive […]

The Waupaca Area Community Foundation remains steadfast in our mission to preserve and improve the quality of life for the people of the greater Waupaca area. In a year unlike any other in our 19-year history, we continued our abiding commitment to the well-being of everyone in the community we serve, and we are thankful for the role many of you […]

Reg Wydeven is an attorney at McCarty Law in Appleton. He is a member of the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors. By Reg Wydeven, Community Foundation Board Member  The Community Foundation continues to make our community a better place. From my first interactions with the Community Foundation when working with my estate planning clients to […]

How do we make our local nonprofit organizations in the Fox Valley stronger and equip their leaders with the knowledge and tools they need to serve our community? We take our leaders to school! The idea is to build better leaders so that together we can build a better community. Leadership Institute is an innovative […]

By Jon Meyers, Shawano Area Community Foundation Board Chair The Shawano Area Community Foundation is grateful for the generosity many people have shown through their support of our mission to enhance the quality of life for the people in the greater Shawano area. We are continuously reminded that your support powers what we do.   Once […]