Mary Downs, executive director of the Fox Valley Technical College Foundation and board chair at the National Alliance on Mental Illness Fox Valley, is the recipient of the Berry Award Monday, March 20, 2017, in Appleton, Wis.
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Finding quality childcare in Wisconsin is a challenge, with long waitlists. It’s also expensive. Many parents say they are paying more than their monthly mortgage or rent to have their children cared for while they work. And for single parents, it’s a difficult road to navigate. If you don’t have young children in your life, […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/podcast/childcare-crisis/Today we are sharing our latest Voices from the Valley podcast episode about a complex topic: The childcare crisis facing many people in the Fox Valley. Finding quality childcare in Wisconsin is a challenge, with long waitlists. It’s also expensive. Many parents say they are paying more than their monthly mortgage or rent to have […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2023/07/06/childcare-crisis/Today is World Water Day. As I reflect on that, I’m thinking that as much as our Fox River has been cleaned up, it has a long way to go. You have to limit the fish you eat from it. There are still reasons not to swim in it and heaven forbid you should drink […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2022/03/22/stream-of-grants-recognizes-importance-of-water/The 51st Earth Day doesn’t have flare of last year’s 50th anniversary, but it comes at a time when more people are enjoying the outdoors than we’ve seen in a long, long time. The unlikely and unwelcomed motivator is the COVID-19 virus and the bad case of stir crazy it gave so many people. Trails […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2021/04/22/celebrate-natures-healing-power-this-earth-day/
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