Katalog utjecaja COVID-19

About the Initiative

The Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin is launching its first "Month of Giving" by introducing the COVID-19 Impact Catalog to support local nonprofit organizations. Due to the impact of COVID-19 on the community, nonprofits have been forced to get creative with their programs and fundraising efforts. With lost revenue, canceled events, and affected annual appeals, the Foundation is intervening to raise awareness, highlight local nonprofits, and provide a donation platform for their needs.

COVID-19 Impact Catalog

The COVID-19 Impact Catalog is an online crowdsourcing platform featuring 19 charitable goals representing various program needs. Donors can browse the list of organizations and donate to causes that matter most to them or contribute to the Community COVID-19 Response Fund, a partnership between the Community Foundation and United Way of Marathon County addressing broader community needs during the pandemic.

The catalog will launch on October 1 and remain open through October 31. Categories included in the catalog are:

• Basic needs: food and shelter
• Childcare services
• Access to medical and legal assistance and domestic safety
• Youth education and enrichment
• Access to information

Featured Organizations

Basic Needs: Food and Shelter

• Blessings in a Backpack: Feeding children at risk of hunger
• North Central Community Action Program: Assistance with rent, mortgage, and utilities
• Peyton’s Promise: Making the world a better place, one act at a time
• Neighbor’s Place: Virtual Empty Bowls event

Childcare Services

• Childcaring, Inc.: Supports for a strong start
• Wausau Gardens: Virtual learning hub for school-age children
• Franklin Woodson YMCA: School-age care for working parents

Access to Medical and Legal Assistance and Domestic Safety

• American Red Cross: Antibody testing for blood donors
• Peaceful Solutions: Telehealth for mental health and substance abuse therapy
• Wisconsin Judicare: Legal aid for individuals and families
• Women’s Community: Providing support to victims of abuse

Youth Education and Enrichment

• Colossal Fossils: Online science programs
• Junior Achievement: New virtual learning programs
• Monk Botanical Gardens: “Let’s Cheer for Gardens” campaign
• Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum: Hat-themed art kits

Access to Information

• United Way of Marathon County 211: Pilot and review for Wausau – bridging the information gap
• Wisconsin Public Policy Institute: Student Voices Project – Learning during COVID-19