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
Map of Organizations
in the Basic Needs Sector
Newcomer Journey
for the Basic Needs 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
- CAP Services
- St. Joseph Food Program, Inc.
- Community Clothes Closet
- SOAR Fox Cities
- Hope & Help Together
- AASD
- Casa Hispana
- Menasha Joint School District
- World Relief
- Forward Service Corporation
- Winnebago County Health Department
- Partnership Community Health Center
- Fox Valley Literacy
- Winnebago Area Literacy Council
- Alliance Church
- Refuge Church
Culture Shock
- Community Clothes Closet
- SOAR Fox Cities
- Celebrate Diversity Fox Cities
- Hope & Help Together
- AASD
- Casa Hispana
- Menasha Joint School District
- World Relief
- Forward Service Corporation
- Goodwill North Central Wisconsin
- LeadingAge Wisconsin
- Valley Packaging Industries, Inc.
- Partnership Community Health Center
- Fox Valley Literacy
- Winnebago Area Literacy Council
- First Congregational United Church of Christ Appleton
- Our Saviors Lutheran Church
- Refuge Church
- Trinity Lutheran Church
- St. Thomas More
Acculturation
- ESTHER
- Community Clothes Closet
- SOAR Fox Cities
- Celebrate Diversity Fox Cities
- Hope & Help Together
- AASD
- Casa Hispana
- Menasha Joint School District
- World Relief
- Forward Service Corporation
- Partnership Community Health Center
- Fox Valley Literacy
- Winnebago Area Literacy Council
- Refuge Church
- Trinity Lutheran Church
- St. Thomas More
Stable State
- ESTHER
- CAP Services
- Community Clothes Closet
- SOAR Fox Cities
- Hope & Help Together
- AASD
- Casa Hispana
- Menasha Joint School District
- Winnebago County Health Department
- Partnership Community Health Center
- Fox Valley Literacy
- Refuge Church
Basic Needs Sector Analysis
54% of organizations that responded provide basic needs services.
Newcomer Basic Needs Background
Do you know who to contact in an emergency situation?
Do you have a computer and/or a cell phone?
Do you have any questions or concerns for your children?
Do you currently have childcare for your children?
Do you know where to go for childcare?
You indicated that there are people over 65 years of age living with you. Do you have any questions or concerns for them as they age?
You indicated that there are people over 65 years of age living with you. Are you taking care of an older adult in your home? (parent, relative, friend, etc.)
Does anyone who lives with you (including you) receive services for a disability?
Does anyone who lives with you (including you) need services for a disability that you aren't receiving?
Where do you go to get clothing?
Emergency Services
21% of Newcomer respondents do not know who to contact in an emergency. For those supporting Newcomers, talking about the 911 and 211 emergency services is recommended!
Access to Technology
95% of Newcomers who responded own a computer, tablet, or a cell phone
Basic Needs Services
11% of Newcomer respondents identified a lack of access to basic needs supplies.
Childcare is the second type of basic needs service being sought by Newcomers. Based on reporting organizations, this need is out of proportion with what is being offered. It will be important to connect individuals seeking childcare with Fox Valley Literacy and First 5 Fox Valley (Together For Families - Family Resource Center) as those services get expanded.
Laundry support was listed as an unmet need in the 2024 survey and it continues to be a support being sought by Newcomers.