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 Recreation Sector

We need more knowledge about what is available. Transportation is a barrier.

Map of Organizations
in the Recreation Sector

Map of organizations

Newcomer Information across the Recreation Sector

Rehoboth Church

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

Kinyarwanda
1

Recreation Sector Analysis

9 recreation organizations responded.
21 other organizations provide some of the recreation services listed.

The services listed in the recreation sector include faith-based and religious involvement. Not all organizations that fall under “Recreation” are intended to provide faith-based services.

The design of this sector report will be improved in the future. The data from newcomers reveals a notable interest in having more opportunities and spaces to gather for worship, play, and community.

These recreation organizations provide “places to gather with people from my culture”:

  • Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
  • Hindu Temple of Northeast Wisconsin
  • Trinity Lutheran Church
  • YMCA of the Fox Cities

These other organizations offer similar gathering spaces:

  • Appleton Public Library
  • Building for Kids Children's Museum
  • Casa Hispana, Inc.
  • JBS
  • Kaukauna Area School District
  • Multicultural Coalition, Inc.
  • Saint Vincent de Paul Appleton
  • Winnebago Area Literacy Council
  • World Relief

Recreation Services requested, offered, and planned

0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Places to gather with people from my culture
33%
16%
12%
31%
Faith based support
40%
7%
12%
24%
Sports opportunities
13%
3%
24%
Worship/Religious Space
33%
7%
3%
34%
Percent of Recreation Organizations offering the service
Percent of Recreation Organizations planning to offer the service
Percent of non-Recreation Organizations offering the service
Percent of non-Recreation Organizations planning to offer the service
Percent of newcomer respondants who requested the service

Newcomer Recreation Background

Does anyone who lives with you (including you) attend religious or spiritual events or services?

Yes
32
No
18

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

  • St. Thomas Moore
  • Trinity Lutheran Church
  • Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
  • Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra
  • Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Hindu Temple of Northeast Wisconsin
  • Revival Unity International Church Corporation
  • Rehoboth Church

Culture shock

  • St. Thomas Moore
  • Trinity Lutheran Church
  • Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra
  • YMCA of the Fox Cities
  • Hindu Temple of Northeast Wisconsin
  • Revival Unity International Church Corporation
  • Rehoboth Church
  • Hope & Help Together

Acculturation

  • Our Saviour's Lutheran Church
  • The Mission Church
  • Trinity Lutheran Church
  • Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
  • Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra
  • Hindu Temple of Northeast Wisconsin
  • Revival Unity International Church Corporation
  • Rehoboth Church

Stable stage

  • The Mission Church
  • Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
  • Hindu Temple of Northeast Wisconsin
  • Revival Unity International Church Corporation
  • Rehoboth Church