Welcome to the Fox Valley
Newcomer Project Community Map!



The data used to create this map was gathered from December 2023-March 2024. 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.

To learn more about this project, please visit Hope & Help Together's project webpage.

Sectors

Education Education Employment Employment Finance Finance Healthcare Healthcare Housing Housing Language_and_Literacy Language and Literacy Legal Legal Recreation Recreation Transportation Transportation Basic_Needs Basic Needs

Newcomer Perspective
of the Employment Sector

Language barriers make finding a job very difficult. We need more job opportunities. We need help knowing about opportunities/job search. Our options for jobs are different depending on legal status, adding an extra layer of complexity.

Map of Organizations
in the Employment Sector

Map of organizations

Newcomer Information across the Employment Sector

ORBIS Corporation

How many Newcomers do you work with in each age group listed below?

0-5
0
6-10
0
11-13
0
14-18
0
19-25
9
26-40
6
41-65
3
66+
0

How many Newcomers do you work with in each language group listed below?

Kinyarwanda
3
Spanish
1
Swahili
14

Programs that are ran or supported by this organization that are specifically designed for Newcomers, and the number of Newcomers enrolled in each program.

World Relief
18
Career Excelerate
2

Employment Sector Analysis

7 employment organizations responded.
20 other organizations also provide some employment services.

"Opportunities to take classes at work" are not currently reported as a service offered by the employers who participated. This suggests a potential area for service expansion within the employment sector.

Employer groups who responded to the survey offer three other services in the employment sector
1. Job Skills Training
2. Employment Placement
3. Career-Related Education and Training

Very few external organizations reported offering employment-related services.

In-sector organizations providing career-related education and training:

  • ORBIS Corporation
  • Amcor – Talent
  • World Relief – Employment
  • JBS
  • Forward Service Corporation – W2 Program/RCA Program
  • CAP Services, Inc.
  • VPI, Inc.

Out-of-sector organizations offering career-related education and training:

  • African Heritage, Inc.
  • World Relief – Basic Needs
  • Winnebago Area Literacy Council – Education Department
  • Appleton North High School
  • Fox Valley Technical College
  • Menasha Joint School District
  • Hope and Help Together

Employment Services requested, offered, and planned

0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Career related education and training
88%
11%
8%
52%
Employment Placement
75%
11%
3%
48%
Job Skills Training
75%
5%
8%
41%
Opportunities to take classes at work
5%
28%
Percent of Employment Organizations offering the service
Percent of Employment Organizations planning to offer the service
Percent of non-Employment Organizations offering the service
Percent of non-Employment Organizations planning to offer the service
Percent of newcomer respondants who requested the service

Newcomer Employment Background

How many people who live with you (including you) are:

Child (0-18 years old)
66
Employed full time (40 or more hours per week)
48
Employed part time (up to 39 hours per week)
10
Full Time Student
24
Not working to take care of the house and children
8
Retired
2
Self-employed
4
Unemployed and looking for work
12
Unable to work
1

Newcomer Journey
for the Employment 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

  • World Relief
  • VPI Inc
  • JBS
  • Express Employment Professionals
  • CAP Services Inc.
  • Forward Service Corporation- W2 program/RCA program

Culture shock

  • World Relief
  • ORBIS Corporation
  • VPI Inc
  • JBS
  • Express Employment Professionals
  • CAP Services Inc.
  • Forward Service Corporation- W2 program/RCA program

Acculturation

  • World Relief
  • ORBIS Corporation
  • VPI Inc
  • JBS
  • Express Employment Professionals
  • Amcor - Talent
  • CAP Services Inc.

Stable stage

  • ORBIS Corporation
  • VPI Inc
  • JBS
  • Express Employment Professionals
  • CAP Services Inc.