Welcome to the Fox Valley
Newcomer Project Community Map!
The data used to create this map was gathered from January-May 2025.
This map shows the organizations and services in the Fox Valley
which support immigrants and refugees as they resettle in the area.
Each sector shows what is available and reflects the perspectives of
Newcomers as well as organizations.
A "Newcomer" is a person or family who has moved to the Fox Valley or the United States in the past 5-10 years and is learning and adjusting to the main languages and cultures of our region.
To learn more about this project, please visit
Hope & Help Together's project webpage
.
Sectors
Basic Needs
Education
Employment
Finance
Healthcare
Housing
Language and Literacy
Legal
Recreation
Religion and Faith
Transportation
Newcomer Perspective
of the Education Sector
We need more English classes. We need more information. We need ways for our children to go to university.
Map of Organizations
in the Education Sector
Newcomer Journey
for the Education Sector
Newcomers are all at different stages in this timeline depending on when they arrived in the US.
The Acculturation Curve adjusting to a new life
Euphoria - first couple weeks or month after resettlement
Culture shock - begins about 6 weeks after resettlement
Acculturation - usually takes 2-10 years depending on the age and life events of an individual
Stable stage - state of arrival
Euphoria
- Mosaic Family Health
- CAP Services
- SOAR Fox Cities
- Hope & Help Together
- AASD
- Casa Hispana
- First 5 Fox Valley (Together For Families - Family Resource Center)
- Menasha Joint School District
- Kaukauna Area School District
- World Relief
- Partnership Community Health Center
- Fox Valley Literacy
- Winnebago Area Literacy Council
Culture Shock
- SOAR Fox Cities
- Celebrate Diversity Fox Cities
- Hope & Help Together
- AASD
- Casa Hispana
- First 5 Fox Valley (Together For Families - Family Resource Center)
- Menasha Joint School District
- Kaukauna Area School District
- World Relief
- Partnership Community Health Center
- Fox Valley Literacy
- Winnebago Area Literacy Council
- First Congregational United Church of Christ Appleton
Acculturation
- ESTHER
- SOAR Fox Cities
- Celebrate Diversity Fox Cities
- Hope & Help Together
- AASD
- Casa Hispana
- First 5 Fox Valley (Together For Families - Family Resource Center)
- Menasha Joint School District
- Kaukauna Area School District
- World Relief
- Partnership Community Health Center
- Fox Valley Literacy
- Winnebago Area Literacy Council
Stable State
- ESTHER
- Mosaic Family Health
- CAP Services
- SOAR Fox Cities
- Hope & Help Together
- AASD
- Casa Hispana
- First 5 Fox Valley (Together For Families - Family Resource Center)
- Menasha Joint School District
- Kaukauna Area School District
- Partnership Community Health Center
- Fox Valley Literacy
Education Sector Analysis
36% of organizations that responded provide education services.
Newcomer Education Background
How many people who live with you (including you) have completed each amount of school INSIDE vs OUTSIDE of the U.S.?
What school district(s) do your children attend?
Are the people who live with you (including you) who attended some college programs currently working in your/their area of expertise?
Education Background
Newcomers arrive with a wide range of educational degrees, 32% reported completing one or more kinds of post secondary education prior to arriving.
Work Placement
More often than not, our Newcomer professionals are not working in their area of expertise. There are individuals with advanced degrees and certifications in areas of work like healthcare and legal work who have not been able to find employment in their areas of expertise.
Education Services
Driver’s education, both for behind the wheel practice and the written test, remain the highest requested service for Newcomers in the education sector.
Technology training is another area in which the request for support outweighs the current offerings. Newcomers can find technology training regularly at our libraries, technical colleges, and adult literacy organizations.