Category: Grant Stories

Internet Access to Increase for Winneconne Students and Residents

Posted on Oct 18, 2018 by Oshkosh Community Foundation

Over $4,500 granted to area non-profits from the Winneconne Area Community Foundation Lack of access to the internet is a major issue for not only students in the Winneconne Community School District, but for residents as well. For some residents living in the outlying areas of the district, internet is simply not provided or the […]

Wishing Well of Green Lake County Fund Awards $20,255 to Local Agencies

Posted on Aug 21, 2018 by Oshkosh Community Foundation

The Wishing Well of Green Lake County Fund (formerly Green Lake County Area United Fund) supports charitable projects and programs that improve the quality of life in Green Lake County through a focus on children and families. The Wishing Well of Green Lake County Fund is proud to announce that $20,255 was recently granted out […]

Basic Needs Grant Aims to Lift Up Oshkosh Neighborhoods

Posted on Jul 3, 2018 by Oshkosh Community Foundation

Oshkosh residents will soon be given the opportunity to revitalize their neighborhoods thanks to a $300,000 grant over three years from the Basic Needs Giving Partnership. The Rock the Block program – a collaborative effort of Habitat for Humanity Oshkosh, Greater Oshkosh Healthy Neighborhoods, Inc. (GO-HNI) and the City of Oshkosh – was one of […]

Write Your Life Workshop

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Oshkosh Community Foundation

In February of 2018, 16 residents of Park View Health Center in Oshkosh were paired with 16 students from the Rotary Interact Clubs of West and North High Schools, Communities at North High School, Rotaract of Oshkosh and students from Valley Christian, Oshkosh West, and Oshkosh North high schools for a four day memoir workshop. […]

Celebrate Education grants nearly $50,000 to local educators

Posted on Mar 21, 2018 by Oshkosh Community Foundation

On March 19, 2018, nearly 200 people joined in celebration of our local educators, volunteers and administrators. at the annual Celebrate Education event. Located at the Oshkosh Convention Center, the event awarded grants to exceptional educators for innovated programs and projects in the classroom, on the field and after school, totaling $48,642. Awards were also […]

3D printer inspires future designers and technicians

Posted on Mar 15, 2018 by Oshkosh Community Foundation

William Davis, a teacher at Perry Tipler Middle School, was awarded a Celebrate Education grant last year by the Oshkosh Area School District Education Foundation for his “Design Your Own 3D Printed Cell Phone Case” project. This exciting project teaches students to play the role of a technician, designer, and manufacturer. Thanks to the grant, […]

Celebrate Education Grant Sparks Philanthropic Idea

Posted on Mar 13, 2018 by Oshkosh Community Foundation

Celebrate Education, an annual event that honors the educators, administrators and volunteers in our schools, will take place on March 19 at 4:30 p.m. at the Oshkosh Convention Center. One of last year’s grant recipients was Valley Christian School to purchase equipment for their Home Economics class. The new equipment has allowed students to create […]

Caring for Green Lake

Posted on Feb 15, 2018 by Oshkosh Community Foundation

Green Lake is a treasured lake for Wisconsin and the Midwest. Measuring 236 feet at its greatest depth, it is the deepest natural inland lake in Wisconsin. Like many lakes, it faces the challenges posed by dense urban landscapes and increased agricultural pressures that can accelerate erosion and phosphorus loading. For Green Lake, the visible […]

Students’ mental health a top priority in Winneconne

Posted on Dec 28, 2017 by Oshkosh Community Foundation

School district among six nonprofits to receive Foundation support WINNECONNE, Wis. – For the first time this spring, the Winneconne Community School District will implement wellness screening for ninth graders to help identify mental health issues and provide support for families. The district has partnered with the Samaritan Counseling Center to provide wellness screening, which […]

Basic Needs Grants Top $1 Million

Posted on Jul 15, 2017 by Oshkosh Community Foundation

School-based mental health services and self-sufficiency coaching were among six new grants awarded to more than 17 nonprofits in the Oshkosh area to fight poverty. The grants total $1,037,400 – almost twice the highest amount awarded in any year during the Basic Needs Giving Partnership grantmaking program’s 9-year history at the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation. […]