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Staff Members Assist with Habitat for Humanity New-Build for Long-Time Volunteer

Staff Members Assist with Habitat for Humanity New-Build for Long-Time Volunteer   Long-time Pillars volunteer, Brittany, is part of the…

Investing in the Pillars Resource Center

The Campaign Thanks to the generosity and faith of one community member, you can double your investment to secure the…

Volunteer of the Year 2023

This year’s Volunteer of the Year award recognizes a team of dedicated volunteers who stepped up to a new level…

Jennie Moore Named New Client Services Director

Jennie Moore has joined the Pillars Leadership Team as Client Services Director. Jennie comes to Pillars with over 23 years…

Conversations Over Coffee: Celebrating Five Years of Pillars

On October 1, 2023, we celebrated our fifth birthday. Five years ago, three non-profits came together to become Pillars. These…

Volunteer Cookbook Revamped

Have you ever wanted to volunteer to be a dinner provider at Pillars but didn’t know where to start? Don’t…

People of Pillars

Welcome to the “People of Pillars: A Portrait Gallery.” Every weekday in December, we will be sharing a portrait of…

Pillars to Receive Donation of Hygiene Products Courtesy of Tork and Green Bay Packers

Fans of the Green Bay Packers have yet another reason to cheer on their football team this season, and it’s…

Teams Identify and Provide Resources to Unsheltered Individuals in Overnight Point-In-Time Count

Many Pillars staff participated in the summer Point-in-Time Count coordinated by the Fox Cities Housing Coalition. Community volunteers and staff…

Pillars in the News

Pillars awards Appleton for addressing homelessness (WBAY, 3/28/24)

Pillars receives $150,000 match, Appleton named Community Partner of the Year (3/28/24)

Local homeless shelters begin preparations ahead of the winter weather (We Are Green Bay, 10/6/23) 

Pillars celebrates 5 years of helping the homeless (WBAY, 10/4/23)

Lawrence University’s mattress donation provides comfort for the homeless community (Fox 11, 8/3/2023)

Lawrence University donates mattresses to Pillars (WBAY, 8/4/23)

First Summit on Homelessness paves the way for community action (NBC26, 6/14/23)

Homeless shelter ready to help ahead of storm (WFRV, 12/21/2022)

Homeless shelter waitlists grow as temperatures drop (WBAY, 12/19/2022)

Local shelters battling affordable housing shortage (NBC26, 8/2/21)

Wisconsin Nonprofit Wins FHLB Award (Credit Union Times, 5/26/2021)

Fox Valley couple volunteering together for more than 30 years (NBC26, 4/19/2021)

Pillars helping the forgotten get registered for the COVID-19 vaccine (WFRV, 4/2/2021) 

Snow sculpture brings joy and help for the homeless (WBAY, 2/18/2021)

As temperatures fall, homeless shelters are more needed than ever (Green Bay Press Gazette, 2/10/2021)

Frigid temperatures pose danger to local homeless population (FOX 11, 2/9/2021)

A Reality Check: Point-in-Time Count on a Frigid Night Brings Homelessness Into Focus in Appleton (Spectrum News 1, 2/4/2021)

Shelters preparing for COVID-19 vaccine distribution (WBAY, 2/4/2021)

Volunteers participate in national Point-in-Time count in the Fox Cities (WBAY, 1/28/2021)

Celebrating Volunteers: A partnership helping keep roofs over people’s heads (NBC26, 1/28/2021)

The Long Road Back: Wisconsin Man Battling Stigma of Homelessness, Criminal Past as He Tries to Recapture His Life (Spectrum News 1, 12/30/2020)

Shelters continue to provide essential service amid the pandemic this Christmas (WFRV, 12/23/2020)

Pillars uses grant funding to invest in bunk beds, case manager position at adult shelter (WBAY, 11/25/2020)