Community Needs
Critical Community Needs
Diversity and equity
The need for greater equity intersects with every other issue facing our community. Ensuring all people are respected, valued, and given equal opportunities to succeed — no matter their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, religion, or any other factor — forges a path toward improved economic, social, health, and educational outcomes.
Black, American Indian, biracial, and Hispanic households in Brown County earn a median income that is 20-50% less than the overall average, contributing to higher rates of poverty.
Reading proficiency scores reveal equity gaps between children of marginalized populations and their white peers, the largest of which is a 31.3% difference.
Brown County survey data also shows 43% of non-White respondents identified themselves as currently thriving versus 65% of White, non-Hispanic respondents. A similar disparity exists within the LGBTQ+ community with 49.7% reporting they were thriving versus 59.4% of non-LGBTQ+ respondents.
The work to advance equitable opportunities needs to happen in both big and small ways. While efforts are being made by many individual organizations and groups across Northeast Wisconsin to provide services and bring awareness, there is a lack of a coordinated community-wide effort.
Making life better together
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Explore More Needs
Critical community needs include childcare and early childhood, diversity and equity, housing, mental health and well-being, and poverty and financial stability.
Escalating community needs include aging and disabilities, belonging and social connectedness, and transportation.
Additional rural community needs include alcohol and other drug use, obesity, and transportation.
Nonprofit resources
We work alongside nonprofits promoting their causes, empowering their development, and helping them grow. Whether your organization is in need of funding or other resources to support its mission, we can help you continue working to solve problems and strengthen our community.