Grant Recipient Stories
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If you’re wondering about where donations to Fox Cares go, and if they make a difference, read on and discover how your support is changing people’s lives and enriching our communities.
Founded in 1982, the St. Joseph Food Program is dedicated to feeding members of the community facing food insecurity. The program has grown from serving around 40 families in its first year to 750 families every week through the pantry service alone. Through additional services, outreach programs, and support for other non-profit organizations, St. Joe’s is currently serving 9000 individuals every year. “It’s not just us,” notes Development Director, Heather Du Vall. “We couldn’t do it without our community partners.”
In 2023, the Fox Cares Foundation provided a grant of $5000 to support St. Joe’s Backpack Food Assistance Program, which provides age-appropriate breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack items for children who might otherwise not have food over the weekend. The program serves 1500 students, in grades K through 12, from nine different school districts throughout the Fox Cities, every week of the school year.
Since 2005, St. John’s Ministries has been committed to honoring dignity, restoring hope, and creating lasting change for those experiencing homelessness or housing instability. St. John’s operates two seasonal emergency shelters of last resort, a place for individuals who are not eligible for other area shelters. “We’re here,” notes Director of Community Engagement & Resource Development, Tony Schneider, “to shelter people when they have nowhere else to go.” St. John’s also operates two daytime resource centers that provide access to medical, emotional, and educational programs designed to foster improved health, positivity, self-confidence, and self-sufficiency.
In 2023, Fox Cares provided a $5000 grant to support St. John’s “Guest Volunteer Program,” which rewards guests taking proactive steps toward achieving financial and residential independence, and giving back to St. John’s through volunteer and leadership opportunities within the organization and throughout the community.
NeighborWorks Green (NWGB) is a resident-led non-profit corporation and Community Housing Development Organization with a mission to solve housing challenges and build stronger communities through homebuyer education & counseling, lending, affordable housing development, and community building & engagement. Neighborhood Partners, an NWGB program since 2016, worked with residents of Menasha’s Jefferson Park to launch a unique musical event that fosters community connection by bringing the arts to central-city neighborhoods.
In 2023, the Fox Cares Foundation donated $3000 to support “Front Porch Music in the Fox Cities,” a series of community gatherings that transform a residential street into a music festival with local artists performing on porches. “These events foster neighborhood pride,” notes Program Manager, Julie Filapek, “and make people feel good about where they live.” Fox Cares’ support provides funding for musicians’ payments, event promotion, and invitations for everyone in the neighborhood.
2023 Fox Cares Foundation Grant Recipients
Appleton Community Music
Apricity
Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass
Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services
Clintonville Area Food Pantry
Clintonville Goodfellows
Community Clothes Closet
Compassionate Connection
Center Clintonville
COTS, Inc.
Day by Day Shelter
Fox Valley Veteran’s Council
Future Omro
Golden House
Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs
Heckrodt Wetland Reserve
Hope House of Manitowoc County
Kids from Wisconsin
Lakeside Packaging
Loaves and Fishes
Mission of Hope House
of Wisconsin Inc.
NeighborWorks Green Bay
Oshkosh Kids Foundation
Pillars
Solutions Recovery
St Joeseph’s Food Program
St John’s Ministries
The Friendship Place
Thompson Center on Lourdes
UWO Foundation – The Cabinet
Youth Go
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