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 Basic Needs Education Education Employment Employment Finance Finance Healthcare Healthcare Housing Housing Language_and_Literacy Language and Literacy Legal Legal Recreation Recreation Religion_and_Faith Religion and Faith Transportation Transportation

Newcomer Perspective
of the Recreation Sector

Share information packets in public places and arrange more outdoor activities that bring community members together.

Map of Organizations
in the Recreation Sector

Map of organizations

Newcomer Journey
for the Recreation Sector

Newcomers are all at different stages in this timeline depending on when they arrived in the US.

Newcomer Journey Curve

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

  • SOAR Fox Cities
  • AASD
  • Menasha Joint School District
  • Refuge Church

Culture Shock

  • SOAR Fox Cities
  • AASD
  • Menasha Joint School District
  • Refuge Church

Acculturation

  • SOAR Fox Cities
  • AASD
  • Menasha Joint School District
  • Refuge Church

Stable State

  • SOAR Fox Cities
  • AASD
  • Menasha Joint School District
  • Refuge Church

Recreation Sector Analysis

10% of organizations that responded provide recreation services.

Newcomer Recreation Background

Are you aware of our community parks and park & recreation activities? Please check all that you know about.

State Parks
36
Public Trails
16
City Park Programs for children
10
Public Pools
10
YMCA
10
Sports (tennis, basketball, soccer, ...)
9
Free Concerts
7
Community Cultural Celebrations
6
Plamann Park (Appleton)
6
Bubolz Nature Preserve (Appleton)
5
1000 Islands Environmental Center
5
High Cliff State Park (Sherwood)
4
County and State Fairs
4
Heckrodt Wetland Reserve
4
Public Fishing and Hunting
4
Chain of Lakes (Waupaca)
2

What parks and community recreation activities do you and your family participate in?

Going to the park*
16
None or unsure
10
Activities (hiking, outdoor sports, picnic)
3
Fox River Mall
1
YMCA
1

* The following parks were named specifically: City Park, Kiwanis Park, Pierce Park, Shepherd Park, Summit Park, Tellulah Park, Town Center Park

Awareness of community parks

Newcomer respondents shared that State Parks were the most commonly-known type of public space for recreation. Just a handful of respondents marked awareness of each specific place for recreation available to the public.

Recreation Services

3% of Newcomer respondents indicated a greater need for places to gather with people from their culture.

Recreation Services requested, offered, and planned

0%
10%
20%
30%
Sports-based opportunities
8%
6%
Places to gather with people from my culture
14%
12%
3%
Percent of organizations offering the service
Percent of organizations planning to offer the service
Percent of newcomer respondants who requested the service