Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley is grateful to have received a $100,000 Matching Gift Challenge thanks to three local families in the Fox Cities.
All gifts received, up to $100,000, by Dec. 31 will be matched dollar-for-dollar.
In 2023, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley will have served nearly 14,000 children and youth across 15 locations throughout Northeast Wisconsin.
The club not only offers daily positive youth development programs and services during the non-school hours, but their Healthy Habits Food Program that serves in excess of 160,000 meals and snacks each year, and the organization also provides a diverse array of no-cost mental and behavioral health services through the Club’s Center for Grieving Children, Home Base, Youth & Family Counseling, TRAC (Truancy Reduction & Assessment Center) and the STAR (Scholars on Target to Achieve Results) initiatives.
One family who has been benefitting from support through the Club’s Center for Grieving Children is the Kinney Family. Grief has taken many forms for Jensen and Ericka Kinney, but thankfully, they are not going through it alone. The Center has served as an anchor for them and has buoyed them with support as they navigate these unchartered waters.
“The Center for Grieving Children has helped us be able to talk about our grief together, whether that’s through tears, anger, or laughs,” said Ericka. “It has kind of guided us on our own path but given us tools that are good for everyone to use as well.”
Learn more about Ericka and Jensen’s story here:
Those interested in investing in great futures through the Club’s Matching Gift Challenge can do so here: https://www.bgclubfoxvalley.org/matching-gift-challenge/
