Capital Credit Union
of Wisconsin recently awarded $32,000 in grants to the 2012 recipients of the Capital Credit Union Charitable Giving Fund.
Administered by the Community Foundation of the Fox Valley Region Inc., the fund is a community outreach program established in 2009 to benefit area nonprofit organizations. Applications are received through the Community Foundation and awarded in January each year.
The following $5,000 grants were distributed to:
• The Boys and Girls Club of the Fox Valley to support Kids Café, a program that serves more than 140,000 meals and snacks each year.
• Compassionate Home Health Care to support Project Outreach, designed to educate residents about the importance of the flu vaccine, as well as providing the vaccine free of charge.
• NAMI Fox Valley for ongoing education, support and advocacy programs that help people live well with mental illness.
• St. Elizabeth Hospital Foundation to support the Basic Needs Program, making a positive impact by providing assistance to the poor, homeless, under-insured and uninsured.
The following $4,000 grants were distributed to:
• St. Joseph Food Program to support the CHAMP (Community, Health, Activity, Motivation and Prevention) Program, a nutrition education program which encourages self-sufficiency.
The following $3,000 grant was distributed to:
• Housing Partnership of the Fox Cities to support the Transitional Housing Program (THP), designed to help move families out of the shelter into a supportive services-enriched program.
The following $2,500 grants were distributed to:
• Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services to support the Emergency Shelter Program, serving women and children who are fleeing from an abusive home by providing immediate safety.
• Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity to support the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI), which partners with existing, low-income homeowners who are struggling with maintenance of their homes.
