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How does an experience of homelessness feel?

Posted on Nov 15, 2022, by Community Foundation

Think for a moment about the last time you encountered someone experiencing homelessness. What did you feel? Did you ask yourself what the person experiencing homelessness might feel? During National Hunger and Homelessness Week, I hope we’ll take the answer to heart. Together, we can become a compassionate, creative Fox Cities that collectively solves homelessness. […]

Hispanic newcomers need all of us working together

Posted on Sep 23, 2021, by Community Foundation FV

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 […]

Creating Impact by Addressing the Root Causes of Poverty

Posted on Feb 4, 2021, by Community Foundation FV

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

Fox Cities LIFE Study: Single moms experience ten times the poverty rate of couples

Posted on Jul 23, 2020, by Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region

The poverty rate for single women raising children was more than ten times higher than the rate for married couples with children across Fox Cities counties from 2014 to 2018, according to data updated in the Fox Cities LIFE Study, funded by your Community Foundation and United Way Fox Cities. Poverty rates in Wisconsin are […]

U.S. Venture Open Adds $4.13 Million to Fight Poverty

Posted on Aug 10, 2018, by Megan Mulholland, Director of Marketing & Communications

The annual U.S. Venture Open — the nation’s single largest one-day charitable event dedicated to ending poverty — raised a record $4.13 million for the Basic Needs Giving Partnership on Aug. 8. An Olympic-gold cheer goes out to U.S. Venture and the many volunteers, sponsors and golfers. The Basic Needs Giving Partnership is supported by the […]

Great ideas fueled by a cup of coffee

Posted on Feb 15, 2018, by Dave Horst, Environmental Grants and Gifts Manager

When Lynn Peters calls and asks someone from a nonprofit to have a cup of coffee with her, they should quickly say yes. The result could be sweeter than a peppermint mocha latte. Lynn, the Community Foundation staff member who works with U.S. Venture’s Basic Needs Giving Partnership, calls them her “coffee and conversation” sessions. […]

LIFE Study adds minority perspective

Posted on Aug 10, 2017, by Dave Horst, Environmental Grants and Gifts Manager

Updates to an in-depth study of the quality of life in the Fox Cities provide a closer look at life here through the eyes of racial and ethnic minorities, poor families and the LGB community. The results show those groups face added challenges. Ten new data charts were added to the 2016 Fox Cities LIFE […]

Advocate saw poverty from the inside

Posted on Jun 1, 2017, by Dave Horst, Environmental Grants and Gifts Manager

Donna Beegle says we need to remember that whether people live in poverty or out, we are from the same species, though we may be living in different realities. Beegle, president of Oregon-based Communication Across Barriers and author of The Opportunity Community Model, was the keynote speaker for  CAP Services‘ annual awards reception Wednesday at UW-Fox […]

Fight Poverty, Not The People Who Live It

Posted on May 25, 2017, by Tammy Geenen

Dr. Donna Beegle grew up in generational poverty and has studied poverty for more than 20 years. She will share her personal insights during a free presentation on May 31 hosted by CAP Services and sponsored by the Community Foundation. The event titled “Fight Poverty, Not The People Who Live It” will be held 3:00-4:30 […]

LIFE Study priorities offer recipe for community improvement

Posted on Oct 7, 2016, by Dave Horst, Environmental Grants and Gifts Manager

The 2016 Fox Cities Leading Indicators for Excellence (LIFE) Study resulted in what clearly are community priorities for improving the quality of life in the Fox Valley region. A cross-section of more than 200 Fox Cities residents gathered before the release of the statistical study to review the data and vote on the top priorities. […]