Many communities nationwide struggle with critical issues like mental health, affordable housing, and childcare, but a new fund through the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation looks to address those concerns right in your backyard. Earlier this month, the foundation launched the One Community Fund, designed to address rural communities' escalating needs in Brown, Kewaunee, and Oconto counties. Senior Vice President of Community Impact Amber Paluch says the foundation looked at community data when creating the list of critical needs the One Community Fund will help address, which also includes financial stability, diversity and equity, transportation, and aging. She hopes the fund will help address those issues that take on unique qualities in Kewaunee County.

Thanks to the generosity of donors, the One Community Fund has received approximately $275,000 in donations so far. The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation supports Brown, Oconto, and Kewaunee counties through grants and other programs.