As 2024 comes to a close, now is the perfect time to make a meaningful impact on the lives of women and girls through the Women’s Fund for the Fox Valley Region. Here are some impactful ways to give this year-end, along with important dates […]
It’s Estate Planning Week—an ideal time to review your estate plan or take that important step to create one. The Women’s Fund’s WillPower Giving Program offers a meaningful way to ensure your legacy reflects the values and causes you care most about, especially the advancement […]
In the Spring of 2024, six high school-aged girls came together for the Girl-Powered Giving Program to grant $10,000 to local nonprofit organizations. The girls wanted to focus their funding on the basic needs of low-income middle school girls, and one of the organizations they […]
The Women’s Fund for the Fox Valley Region is pleased to announce the reception of a significant grant from the Green Bay Packers Foundation in support of its Starting Point program and The Monthlies Project. This grant marks another milestone in advancing the organization’s mission […]
Welcome to Women’s History Month! This month we commemorate the achievements and leaders that have paved the way for women today. To celebrate, the Women’s Fund will share various women in history along with the history that was made due to the efforts of women. […]
Originally published on the Post Crescent. Jane Dwyre Garton, who died Nov. 24 at the age of 77, was known for her work in advancing the cause of women and girls in the Fox Valley. Her colleagues and friends remember her for her activism, mentorship […]
Getting your period and NOT having products available to you every once in a while is an inconvenience. Getting your period and NOT having products available to you EVERY TIME, is the definition of period poverty. Did you know that 1 in 4 menstruators currently […]
When women are faced with a breast cancer diagnosis, they can feel as if they’ve lost control of a car, as if they can’t steer their lives in the direction they imagined. But that’s not just a metaphor: women also face multiple barriers to seeking […]
Addressing the needs for child care and childhood development in the Fox Cities is underway with the development of a family resource center in Outagamie County with a $2.75 million grant from the county’s American Rescue Plan Act! $2 million was awarded to First 5 […]
Thanks to Hayley Tenpas for having us on Focus Fox Valley to discuss the Greater Fox Valley Child Care Alliance! You can listen to the recording where they discuss why childcare nationwide and locally is a crisis including lack of openings, cost, staffing shortage, and […]