Vision Statement

Strong, diverse family units are thriving in a caring community committed to the collaborative development and sharing of resources to improve their quality of life.

Priority Issue Areas 2006 - 2011

Enhance Life Skills.
• Promote family mentoring.
• Enhance parenting skills and promote home visiting to first time, young parents.

Promote Public Awareness, Collaboration and Coordination of Services that Address / Alleviate the Causes of Poverty.
• Promote the awareness and treatment of mental health and AODA services.
• Encourage the development of a continuum of services that proactively assists people to move out of poverty and connects families to those services.
• Encourage agencies to collaborate and coordinate services.

Promote Independent Living and Eliminate Isolation for Seniors.
• Promote quality, affordable home care.

Increase Literacy, English as Second Language & Cultural Integration Activities among Diverse Populations.
• Promote literacy services to include language / verbal, written / reading, financial and cultural literacy.

Promote Skills Enhancement and Independent Living for Persons with Disabilities.

The Family Mentoring Initiative

In collaboration with the ThedaCare-led Community Health Action Team (CHAT), this Impact Area created the Family Mentoring Program.  The program, operated by CAP Services, assigns a team of volunteer mentors to families desiring to achieve long-term, self-sufficiency goals.     

Impact Area Meetings

The Impact Area meets the second Thursday of the month, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.  If interested in volunteering for this Impact Area, please contact Mary Wisnet, United Way Fox Cities at 920-735-5461 or mary.wisnet@unitedwayfoxcities.org.

Aligned Programs

Agencies and Programs	2008 Investment
American Red Cross, Neenah Menasha Chapter	No Request Made
Armed Forces Emergency Services	No Request Made
American Red Cross, Outagamie County Chapter	11,157
Armed Forces Emergency Services	11,157
The Arc Fox Cities	171,710
Adult Education	17,546
Adult Social Recreational and Respite Program	56,611
Advocacy	29,918
Camp	17,726
Community Education Family Program	21,056 18,730
Special Olympics	10,123
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Green Bay, Inc	24,619
Family Strengthening and Diversity Services	24,619
Cerebral Palsy of Mideast WI	39,962
Family Support	6,943
Out-of-Home Respite Care	17,765
Residential Camp Sandy Wheels	7,031
Social Development Program	3,713
Toy Lending Library	4,510
Child Care Resource and Referral	61,957
Parent Referral Program	61,957
Community Family Resource Centers	15,756
Family Enrichment Program	15,756
Family Services of N.E. WI	75,745
Parent Connection / Family Wellness Program	56,049
Parent Connection / Home Visitation Program	19,696
Fox Valley Literacy Coalition	up to 77,250
Building a Literate Community	up to 77,250
Lutheran Social Services of WI and Upper MI	111,318
Family Life Education Program	4,892
Older Adult Services Prigram	106,426

Valley Packaging Industries, Inc.	130,099
Early Intervention Program	84,996
Employment and Literacy Program	45,103
YMCA of the Fox Cities	71,165
Special Needs Program, Neenah-Menasha	15,168
Special Needs Program, Appleton	2,696
Senior CAST, Appleton	24,358
Senior Programs, Appleton	16,768
Senior Programs, Neenah-Menasha	3,118
Camp Hope - Appleton	9,057
Total	790,738