Appleton Nonprofits and Charities

Having been involved with WO since 2002, I would recommend this group to anyone interested in wildlife, outdoors, plants and environment. Our local chapter invites speakers to share their vast knowledge in the fields of history, geology, plants, insects, amphibians and more as well as their personal and/or professional lives in the field of restoration, botany, propagation and our natural world. WO is an organization that invites all to attend meetings and become more involved in gardening, learning vast amounts of information on preservation and restoration of our environmental resources. WO is a strong and growing group of interested public, professionals and organizations that promote native plants for a healthier earth with a solid foundation of knowledgeable and committed people voluntarily running the entire group. Good group, good mission, great people!

I am so happy and privileged to be a part of the Empowered Tutoring team the past three years. Empowered Tutoring provides an exceptional education service to motivate students to achieve their goals and reach their full potential. <br> <br>In this program, I am assigned to a set of students for the entire academic year. It gives both the students and me the time to establish a good working relationship and build a rapport. This helps the students to develop trust and confidence in me as their mentor and to open their young and curious minds. It's very fulfilling in knowing that I am playing a small but still significant role in their academic growth. <br> <br>The staff at the school I work at has always been very warm, welcoming and supportive of me. Recently, I was very humbled to have the school Principal open the doors to welcome me! It definitely shows his involvement with the students. <br> <br>The Empowered Tutoring team is very dedicated and passionate about their service. They find the right candidate for their service, and they always go an extra mile to find a substitute tutor when the designated tutor is on leave. Overall, Empowered Tutoring is such a great gift to these students in Northeast Wisconsin.

Love this organization, it's a family reunion for our family! Seeing other families that looked like ours was so helpful while our daughter was growing up! The Rynos and ALL the others that organize and volunteer are simply wonderful!

I started volunteering for the FVVC Inc. in 2018 as a Board Member. I was drawn to the Council as it was unique in its structure in that it was made up of Veteran organizations as its members v. just individuals. The multitude of veteran organizations can make be confusing, especially for non-veterans and here was an organization that was simplifying that problem by combining the different organizations into one unified mission. That mission is what keeps me involved with the Council. In its simplest form it is to assist veterans who are in emergency need of basic necessities such as housing, utilities, food, transportation and dental care to name a few. I became president in 2021 and am serving my fourth year now. Over its tenure the council has continually increased its geographical area and scope of assistance moving forward with more veterans helped and more assistance given. To date the Council has provided assistance of approx. $1.6 million to thousands of veterans and their families. The Council also, <br>has been designated as the Community Veterans Engagement Board by the VA and helps organize community activities for veterans, such as the Veteran Round Table, educational seminars, Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies, and the Flag Day Parade. The FVVC also is proud to partner with other nonprofits such as Leaven, Pillars, Tri-County Dental, Wisconsin Veterans Village and other organizations in the community.

The people at Unity are real heroes. They have created a program for addiction recovery that works better than any previous program for recovery. Todd Vander Galien has opened my eyes to the real work needed to help people successfully recover from addiction. Todd is the Executive Director. Unity Recovery Services is the result of his vision. Todd has recruited people who see that vision. The results that Unity Recovery Services have achieved are changing the way we approach recovery.

As one of the four different chapters currently operating in the Fox Cities, the King’s Daughter Charity Circle of Appleton chapter is an amazing, small but mighty group of women (not teenagers) including 8 full time members and 20+ associate members. The King’s Daughter Charity Circle has raised large sums of money for many local charities through many years of fundraising. Their Bids & Bites Charity Auction held in November is their largest fundraising event with past donations totally more than $75,000 for the community. They also volunteer in the community, organize an annual rummage sale and sponsor two scholarships to deserving Fox Valley high school students. This King'sDaughter Charity Circle chapter is absolutely amazing in what they have accomplished! I will continue to donate money to their fundraisers because they reach so many deserving people in our community.

Through its summer camp staff programs, the Bay-Lakes Council offers excellent opportunities for young men and women to realize new potentials they didn't realize the had. The training and application stages of the programs are second to none.

So…I can’t hold it in any longer. I am trying to find a rescue that will help me find help for a juvenile pit mix. I contacted Saving Paws Animal Rescue since I fostered 54 foster dogs for them, including “Lab mixes” (which means they were probably mixed with Pit.). In fact, my last foster was a “Lab mix” who almost de-nucleated my dog, Bucky’s eye. This is the response I got. So, instead of helping dogs, they have vandettas for former fosters.

The "mission" to provide "job training" does not seem to be happening on the ground. On paper, this organization looks great, and many continue to spout the same rhetoric as is marketed on the website. However, if you ask the longer-term participants (which includes veterans, those there as part of their correctional programs, part of COTS, or part of Ryan Community) about their experience with the job training--as I did when employed there--the responses were overwhelmingly negative. Some responses include, "what job training?" and "it's not happening," -- in sum, the responses prove that the mission is simply not being fulfilled as promised for many participants. Many said that they feel they are being taken advantage of--they provide free labor, which the organization relies upon for daily operations, and in exchange, they receive "job training". However, as many explained, the job training is either ineffective or nonexistent. Many said that they haven't spoken up about any issues because they feel that they have no voice or choice, and that they don't have a right to speak up due to their circumstances. Some feared saying anything because they didn't want to risk losing their housing or losing the merits gained in their respective correctional programs. <br><br>I wholeheartedly believe in the importance of the vision and mission at Riverview, and I do believe in the potential of this organization. However, the mission is not being effectively executed. Some people have had great experiences volunteering here; however, those who are there through the DOC, COTS, or Ryan Community have a different experience. Despite what the organization says on paper, these participants I worked with are not being adequately represented, respected, heard, or served. Further, no feedback is gathered from participants, volunteers, interns, or part-time employees, which allows these issues to persist as if they are isolated incidences rather than pervasive issues. Employees are also not being adequately respected, heard, or given the proper resources or direction to do their jobs well. They are not speaking up because they fear losing their jobs, their insurance, and their ability to use Riverview as a reference. <br><br>In sum, there is a serious lack of clarity and direction from the executive director and there do not seem to be clear metrics guiding the organization as a whole. This has resulted in a messy internal dynamic led by unclear and volatile expectations. This situation has persisted because people--employees and participants--fear the repercussions of speaking up.

What started has a cookout on a city block in an attempt to get to know neighbors has turned into a yearly gathering of the community. When Eric & Angela moved to Appleton with their 7yr old child Kamoira (now 9yrs old) never imagined how difficult it would be to meet neighbors since their chil played with children daily on the block. One day the couple decided to knock on each door in an attempt to have a block party for the families. After getting approval from the city of Appleton and over half the neighbors on the block , the streets were blocked off and we had our first "Unity In The Community" block party! Neighbors grilled food, Rob Ramson performed, we had free food, Fire Engine bounce house clothes giveaway and lots of fun!! Kwik Trip donated, local pastors stopped by with popcorn and talked with all the neighbors. The event was a huge success! This year is the 3rd annual "Unity In The Community" block party & Resource Fair!

We are gaining momentum. Now getting about 45-50 Vets or Friends for lunch on Saturdays. Started FREE Breakfast on Fridays from 8:00am to 10:00am. Only been doing for a month and already get 20 or so to come!

Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust became an accredited land trust in July 2017, a status that can be renewed every five years. Accreditation means Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust meets national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust demonstrated to the Land Trust Accreditation Commission its commitment to excellence. Accredited land trusts meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. These land trusts demonstrate the commitment to excellence by adopting Land Trust Standards and Practices, the ethical and technical guidelines for the responsible operation of a land trust, and meeting the accreditation requirements drawn from them. To learn more about land trust accreditation and the current accreditation status of Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust, visit http//www.landtrustaccreditation.org/about. <br> <br>

BRAFF has been providing for orphaned and abandoned children of central Asia since 2004. Prior to that they provided aid through Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan.<br><br>Since splitting from LSS the families and friends of BRAFF have provided over $400,000 of direct aid to children in Mongolia and Buryatia. These monies have provided immunization, antibiotics, medical care and even such things as enrichment activities and occasionally nutrition.<br><br>Braff volunteers have provided dental care and training as well as pediatric medical services in Buryatia . Upgrades to children's facilities in Ulan Ude. And support for Catholic missionary run schooling programs in Ulan Batar.<br><br>The amount spent on programs consistently runs well over 90%<br><br>

Beware working with the company especially if you are getting any kind of assistance from them. You may be responsible for payment for any assistance especially if they book any travel arrangements for you because they may not pay for them. They have owed me $1000 since Mar 2017. Have promised repeatedly that they will pay but always have excuses why they didn't pay when promised. I have actually lost count of the times they have promised to pay. They will not return any phone calls you may receive a text or email after asking for an update for about 10 days in a row. Good luck.

Staff is extremely rude & unprofessional. Lots of power trips going on. Rules are very inconsistent & seem to be made up as they go along. Family involvement is not encouraged. Best way to get through the program is to tell then what you think they want to hear. Honesty is definitely not the best policy! Program itself has a lot of good training & information. Just very poorly executed.

Agape of Appleton, Inc. holds their standards of care in the highest regard at all times. Despite budget decreases and pressures from certain managed care organizations to cut areas of service, Agape has maintained it's philosophy that the participant's it serves are to be advocated for on an individual basis. Agape implemented project 'Live Your Dream' which allows it's clients to partake in events and community experiences that would otherwise have never happened.

Unlike many non-profit organizations, the Fox Valley Brain Tumor Coalition has no paid employees. All monies received from donations and fundraisers go entirely towards the treatment and care of those who need it most. Our overall mission is to be a resource that supports the educational, emotional, and financial needs of our members.<br><br>The Journey of Hope is our major fundraiser of the year, allowing us to raise most of the funds that we need to survive. All of our staff are volunteers and we have an extremely low overhead to operate. All donations are used to assist those patients in the Fox Valley area with medical bills. This event is critical to the success of this group, so we hope you can join us!

Very entrhusiastic individuals which enrich expirience of others with specific resources and tools to enable them to run similar programs with strong motivation and determination to empower . Effects of their work are part of good practice of Serbian school open labs.

This so called "church" hired as its leader a man (Brad Liebe) who was fired from his former job as senior pastor of First Assembly of God in Fort Myers, Fl after an outside consultant group proved that he embezzled several hundreds of thousands of dollars. They stated that they could prove he stole even more (they estimated about $700,000) if they were given more records, time, and money. As well as the proven embezzlement there were rumors of affairs. As a result he was fired and his Assembly of God credentials were revoked. This is when Pathways stepped in and hired Brad. Now, they have fired him for proven affairs and are refusing to open their books to the congregation to show that he did not continue his embezzling behavior as well. I would think twice before supporting this "nonprofit" organization.

The Fox Valley Technical College Foundation helps students like me when we have fallen on hard times. My car broke down and I had no way to get back and fourth to school (yes, I could have taken the bus - however, I have two kids at different schools!). The Foundation gave me a grant called the "Seeds of Hope" which helped me fix my car.