United Way Fox Cities

Community development: United Way Fox Cities' resources are targeted to impact community need in three areas: health, education and financial stabilitiy. Volunteers within each of the three impact committees along with various other committees helped to ensure that United Way makes a difference by contributing over 1,000 hours of their time throughout the year. United Way Fox Cities is investing nearly 6 million dollars in various non-profit programs and initiatives which help to serve close to 125,000 individuals. United Way Fox Cities partners with other agencies to create initiatives that address critical gaps in services.

United Way 2-1-1 serves residents of ten counties who require help to find the appropriate community service to address their needs. 2-1-1 serves as a hub in times of disaster by providing information during recovery and relief efforts. From april 1, 2021 to march 31, 2022, a total of 16,702 calls were handled, and call specialists made 24,135 referrals. Requests for healthcare/covid 19 resulted in 25% of the total call volume, calls related to housing/shelter were 22%, mental health and addictions were 12% and those related to government and legal were at 8% of the total call volume.

Diaper bank program - the mission of the diaper bank is to improve lives by assisting families with diaper and family hygiene needs.

Americorps: be well Fox valley's americorps program is a federally funded service program that began in 2017 and, engages members in service to expand and enhance efforts to create a community where healthy eating and active living are engrained in the culture and are the community norm. Americorps members impact the Fox valley community of calumet, outagamie and winnebago counites by increasing capacity and resource at partner organizations. Members educate create, implement and promote activities and programs regarding physical activity and healthy eating to the Fox valley youth and adults. In 2021-22, 15 americorps members were enrolled to serve at 10 partner organizations to create a healthy community. Be well Fox valley americorps is funded through the corporation for national & service.

United Way's path (providing access to healing) for students is a school-based program designed to improve access to mental health services and therapy for children and youth who are unable to obtain care elsewhere in the community.

United Way Fox Cities' youth board is composed of 27 active students members from 7 area high schools. The purpose of the youth board is to educate and increase youth awareness, improve understanding of United Way, volunteer opportunities, community needs and services. The purpose is also to assist youth in developing leadership skills and philanthropic values. The youth board is responsible for awarding a limited number of grants to youth-oriented programs in the Fox Cities. During the past fiscal year, the youth board award $8,018 in grants through two grant cycles.

The emergency food & shelter program (efsp) was created by congress in 1983 to help meet the needs of hungry and homeless people throughout the United states by allocating federal funds for the provision of food and shelter. United Way's roll is to stff the distribution of these funds in collaboration with primary service providers. United Way Fox Cities works with two local volunteer efsp boards to distribute funding to outagamie, calumet and winnebago counties.

Volunteer engagement- United Way Fox Cities engages community members year-round in various one-time volunteer activities (e.g.. Diaper repacks, book packing etc.) And ongoing volunteer roles (e.g. Committees, board of directors, donor networks, etc. ), driving community impact through volunteer and engagement activities.

Be well Fox valley (bwfv) is a three-county partnership of local governments, private sector and non-profit leaders, education, philanthropy and the faith community working together to create a community where all people have the opportunity to live longer, healthier, and happier. This happens through collaboration and commitment from many diverse and influential partners and community members, working together to advance a culture of health and well-being for people living in calumet, outagamie, and winnebago counties of Wisconsin. Our goals are to create healthy local settings that promote healthy choices and behaviors, a vibrant regional food system, a cohesive and connected multi-modal network that provides transportation and recreation, inclusive public spaces that foster social connection, and community-clinical partnerships that help prevent and manage chronic disease. Changing culture will happen through strong partnerships, aligning work to maximize the value of community resources, prioritizing equitable solutions, implementing co-benefit solutions, and employing innovative strategies to reach people in ways that are meaningful and inspiring to them, and using data to inform initiatives and make adjustments for maximum impact.

Life study-it's a collection initiatives to present a snapshot of socio-economic conditions in the area. United Way Fox Cities partners with the community foundation for the Fox valley region and the Fox Cities chamber of commerce.