Tag: Fox Valley Technical College

Paving Pathways for Economic Stability

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

GOAL Develop pathways for individuals to secure economic stability and opportunity. CHALLENGE With unemployment at less than 3% in Waushara County, businesses are struggling to find qualified workers for job openings. At the same time, 41% of working households in the county do not earn enough to pay for basic necessities. SUCCESS Fox Valley Technical […]

Vocational Learning Center

Posted on Mar 28, 2018 by

While many programs focus on building job skills, Apricity (formerly STEP Industries) is taking an innovative approach to help those struggling with addiction and a sober way of life move from instability to self-sufficiency. GOAL: Develop pathways for individuals to secure economic stability and opportunity. CHALLENGE: Businesses are grappling with a worker shortage. A survey of […]

Basic Needs Grants Top $1 Million

Posted on Jul 15, 2017 by

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. […]

Partnership Helps Students Follow Path to Graduation

Posted on Jul 14, 2015 by

“Riverside saved my life,” says Nick Panke Fenrich, who was 17 when he was arrested for burglary. He and a few younger friends decided to take items from the garage of someone they knew. “Everything about it was stupid,” he says with regret. One of the calls he made from jail was to Lisa Lieder, […]