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 Language and Literacy Sector
Offer classes more days a week and in more locations across the Fox Valley.
Map of Organizations
in the Language and Literacy Sector
Newcomer Journey
for the Language and Literacy 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
- St. Joseph Food Program, Inc.
- Community Clothes Closet
- Hope & Help Together
- AASD
- Menasha Joint School District
- Kaukauna Area School District
- World Relief
- Forward Service Corporation
- Partnership Community Health Center
- Fox Valley Literacy
- Winnebago Area Literacy Council
- Refuge Church
Culture Shock
- Community Clothes Closet
- Celebrate Diversity Fox Cities
- Hope & Help Together
- AASD
- Menasha Joint School District
- Kaukauna Area School District
- World Relief
- Forward Service Corporation
- LeadingAge Wisconsin
- Valley Packaging Industries, Inc.
- Partnership Community Health Center
- Fox Valley Literacy
- Winnebago Area Literacy Council
- Refuge Church
- Trinity Lutheran Church
Acculturation
- Community Clothes Closet
- Celebrate Diversity Fox Cities
- Hope & Help Together
- AASD
- Menasha Joint School District
- Kaukauna Area School District
- World Relief
- Forward Service Corporation
- Partnership Community Health Center
- Fox Valley Literacy
- Winnebago Area Literacy Council
- Refuge Church
- Trinity Lutheran Church
Stable State
- Mosaic Family Health
- CAP Services
- Community Clothes Closet
- Hope & Help Together
- AASD
- Menasha Joint School District
- Kaukauna Area School District
- Partnership Community Health Center
- Fox Valley Literacy
- Refuge Church
Language and Literacy Sector Analysis
40% of organizations that responded provide language and literacy services.
Newcomer Language and Literacy Background
Newcomers' Primary and Secondary Languages Spoken at Home
Newcomers' comfort levels with their primary languages vs Newcomers' comfort levels with English
Reading
Writing
Speaking
Listening
Are you currently taking classes to learn English?
Do you know where to go to learn English for adults?
Language comfort
This year, we asked our Newcomer respondents to rate their comfort with different domains of language: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. We asked them to rate their comfort levels in both their primary language and in English.
At least 50% of respondents are comfortable in their primary language across all language domains. At least 20% of respondents are comfortable with English across all language domains.
Most respondents said they are comfortable using their primary language, which may suggest strong literacy and education levels in our Newcomer population. This is supported by the fact that two-thirds reported completing education from high school equivalency to doctoral degrees outside the U.S.
English Classes
73% of Newcomer respondents are currently enrolled in English classes.
Among respondents not currently in English classes, about half said they know where to go to learn English, and half said they don’t.
Language and Literacy Services
Compared to 2024, far fewer Newcomer respondents said interpreting and document translation are unmet needs—only 7% this year, compared to 34% last year. This drop may show that the community is becoming more comfortable using these services.
This year, services and support for language learning were identified as the highest requested service by Newcomers in this sector.