Fox Valley-wide directory
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Wisconsin Department of Health Services / 988
Free, confidential, 24/7 call, text, or chat support for emotional distress, mental-health crisis, grief, anxiety, or thoughts of suicide.
City of Appleton
Appleton warns residents to verify roofers, tree-removal operators, repair contractors, and other storm solicitors. Door-to-door solicitors in Appleton must visibly wear a City-issued yellow identification badge and may solicit only from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
211 Wisconsin
Connects residents with current shelter, food, housing, transportation, utility, health, and recovery resources and can route storm-damage reports.
CAP Services, Inc.
CAP Services is accepting applications for emergency grants to help households affected by the July Fox Valley tornado stabilize and recover.
Christ the Rock Community Church
Provides supplemental food pickup in Menasha; requests are normally submitted before Tuesday pickup.
City of Neenah
Official City of Neenah dashboard for tracking tornado recovery work and municipal recovery progress. The city notes that work completed before the dashboard launched may not appear there.
American Red Cross of Wisconsin
Offers disaster relief and recovery assistance including temporary shelter or housing, health services, mental-health support, and possible financial assistance.
Child Care Resource & Referral, Inc. (CCR&R)
Emergency child care assistance is available to families in Calumet, Outagamie, and Winnebago counties dealing with eligible unexpected child care needs. Approved assistance is paid directly to child care providers.
LEAVEN
Provides regular emergency financial and basic-needs assistance after an individual assessment. Tornado-specific relief is a separate LEAVEN program and begins online.
Wisconsin DATCP
Official consumer-protection guidance for avoiding storm-chaser scams and making safer emergency repair decisions.
Forward Service Corporation
Forward Service Corporation has an emergency-assistance program for families affected by natural disasters that may help with rent, homelessness-related needs, or utilities once in a 12-month period. It also provides workforce services.
St. Joseph Food Program
Provides supplemental food assistance. People affected by the July 27 severe weather can receive a six-month card for weekly grocery distribution and may renew after six months if help is still needed.
Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber maintains the Fox Cities business-recovery collection, including municipal contacts, permits, utilities, lodging, business assistance, employer information, and ways companies can help. The Hub links to this collection rather than duplicating it.
Community Clothes Closet
Provides free clothing to people in need through its Menasha-based community program.
Team Rubicon
Trained Team Rubicon volunteers can help tornado-affected homeowners with heavy cleanup and property stabilization, including fallen-tree removal, heavy debris clearing, and protective roof tarping.
Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
Wisconsin OCI guidance for storm claims, including documenting damage before cleanup, contacting the insurer promptly, preserving receipts and damaged property when possible, and seeking OCI help with insurer, adjuster, or agent problems.
Winnebago County GIS and recovery partners
Interactive post-storm drone imagery showing tornado impacts in Fox Crossing, Menasha, and Neenah. The viewer can help residents, businesses, and recovery partners understand and document visible storm damage.
Fox Valley Workforce Development Board / Fox Valley Job Centers
A dedicated July 27 tornado intake connects laid-off workers and businesses that are temporarily or permanently closing with employment, unemployment-insurance, and WARN assistance. Eligible participants can also be connected to Job Center and WIOA training services.
LEAVEN
LEAVEN provides flexible, one-time financial assistance to eligible individuals and families directly impacted by the July 27 tornado. This tornado fund is separate from LEAVEN’s regular assistance program.
Fox Valley Humane Association
Fox Valley Humane Association is helping tornado-affected families with pet food and essential supplies, temporary foster care or emergency shelter while homes are repaired, and no-cost vaccines when needed for temporary housing.
Menasha Utilities
Reports power outages, partial power, flickering service, and electrical hazards in the Menasha Utilities service area.
Neenah Animal Shelter
The shelter is providing storm-related pet support and has a Tornado Relief Fund for unexpected veterinary-care costs. Affected pet owners can apply for veterinary assistance and may use their current veterinarian or the shelter partnership with Appanasha.
Volunteer Fox Cities
Volunteer Fox Cities has moved from the emergency Volunteer Reception Center phase into ongoing recovery. Former reception and donation centers are closed; current tornado volunteer and in-kind opportunities are coordinated through Get Connected and active recovery partners.
Outagamie County Health and Human Services
Local 24-hour mental-health crisis support and connection to county behavioral-health services.
Winnebago County Emergency Management and local municipalities
Storm-damaged buildings cannot be torn down or removed until the required raze permit is approved and utilities are properly disconnected. Current county guidance says raze-permit fees are being waived in Menasha, Neenah, and Fox Crossing.
Unscripted Counseling Collective
Offers complimentary 20-minute emotional-wellness consultations and Psychological First Aid for people affected by the tornado. Reduced-cost stress-management presentations are also available for affected businesses, churches, and community organizations.
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Green Bay
Catholic Charities is providing tornado-related financial assistance that may include rent or mortgage, utilities, security deposits, insurance deductibles, transportation or car repairs, basic-needs gift cards, temporary housing, and financial-wellness planning.
REALTORS Association of Northeast Wisconsin / NAR Relief Foundation
Eligible homeowners and renters affected by the July 2026 storms may apply for up to $1,000 in housing-related relief. Homeowners may use the grant for one month of mortgage payments; renters may use it for hotel costs, new-lease signing costs, or temporary housing payments to family or friends.
We Energies
Use We Energies to report power outages and downed lines; leave immediately and call from another location for a suspected natural-gas leak.
Winnebago County Human Services
Provides 24/7 immediate support, crisis intervention, and connection to ongoing care for individuals and families.
Winnebago County Emergency Management
Official live page for Menasha and Fox Crossing advisories, shelters, travel restrictions, public services, and current recovery resources.
Winnebago County Emergency Management and participating recovery partners
The former in-person Fox Cities Campus MARC has moved online. Winnebago County now maintains a Virtual Multi-Agency Resource Center organized by cleanup, essential supplies, financial support, public services, home repair, legal help, mental health, pets, housing, and transportation.
Wisconsin Public Service
Use Wisconsin Public Service to report power outages and downed lines; leave immediately and call from another location for a suspected natural-gas leak.
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross continues damage-based financial assistance for qualifying households whose primary residence was destroyed or had significant structural damage. Eligible households are contacted by email and/or text to schedule an appointment.
Volunteer Fox Cities - Get Connected
Official volunteer portal for current Fox Valley opportunities, including storm-response needs as participating organizations publish them.
Calumet County ADRC
Provides no-cost information and assistance for older adults and people with disabilities, including transportation-service navigation.
Calumet County Emergency Management
Official county page for incident updates, instructions, recovery information, and emergency notifications affecting Calumet County communities.
Community First Credit Union
Storm-relief borrowing and payment-flexibility options include a 0% APR small loan for eligible existing members, a low-interest repair/rebuild loan, and possible payment deferments. These are financial products, not grants.
The Community Blood Center
The Community Blood Center accepts blood and platelet donations throughout the region. Blood inventories change quickly, so use the current scheduling page rather than relying on an older emergency-shortage notice.
Fox Valley Humane Association
Ways to support animals and displaced pet owners through monetary giving, requested supplies, and foster applications.
Valley Transit
Fixed-route transit serving Fox Cities communities, with current detours, route information, and customer service.
Fox Cities Housing Coalition / Wisconsin Balance of State CoC
Central starting point for households experiencing homelessness to be assessed and connected with appropriate housing resources.
Legal Action of Wisconsin
Provides civil legal-aid intake for eligible people and now publishes tornado-specific rights guidance covering contractor, insurance, tenant, auto-repair, consumer, and related recovery issues.
Fox Valley Lions Medical Equipment MJ Tassoul Memorial Loan Locker
Volunteer-run Fox Valley program that lends durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, shower chairs, transfer equipment, and other mobility or home-safety aids without a rental charge for most equipment.
Kaukauna Utilities
Reports outages and safety hazards involving Kaukauna Utilities electrical equipment.
Menasha Utilities
Reports water-service emergencies in the Menasha Utilities service area.
NAMI Fox Valley
Provides local mental-health support, education, outreach, and navigation for individuals and families.
Multicultural Coalition, Inc.
The Multicultural Coalition provides one-on-one recovery navigation and connections for basic needs, health and behavioral health, legal advocacy, transportation, housing-related barriers, and other recovery needs.
Valley Transit / Northern Winnebago County
Demand-response transportation options for eligible residents in Neenah, Menasha, and Fox Crossing.
Prospera Credit Union
Prospera is offering disaster-relief loans for people affected by the recent storm, with three repayment terms, a waived processing fee, and no required payments for the first 90 days. These are loans, not grants.
Wisconsin DATCP Consumer Protection
Provides consumer guidance and accepts complaints involving deceptive practices, repair scams, and other marketplace problems.
511 Wisconsin
Official Wisconsin road information for closures, incidents, construction, and travel conditions. Local streets may not all appear.
Pillars
Provides shelter, housing, and supportive services for people experiencing homelessness or housing instability.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Appleton and Neenah/Menasha
Local St. Vincent de Paul conferences can help with household goods, clothing, furniture, food and hygiene items, and financial assistance that may include rent, utilities, and transportation.
The Salvation Army Fox Cities
The Salvation Army Fox Cities provides direct financial assistance for basic needs to people impacted by the July 27 severe weather and may also assist with insurance deductibles or payments supporting household recovery.
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley Home Base team can coordinate hygiene products and care-package pickup for households in need, and the organization is providing fee waivers for before- and after-school programming through the end of 2026.
Outagamie County ADRC
Helps older adults and people with disabilities identify transportation and other support options.
Verve, a Credit Union
The Verve CARES Loan offers low-to-no-interest borrowing for temporary housing, emergency expenses, and tornado recovery needs. It is a loan, not a grant.
Fox Valley Veterans Council, Inc.
Military veteran households and surviving spouses can apply to the Fox Valley Veterans Council Veterans Emergency Fund for eligible financial assistance, including essential supplies and home-repair needs.
Volunteer Fox Cities
Official Facebook page used to share current Fox Valley volunteer information and storm-response updates. Facebook access or login requirements may vary.
Walmart / Fox Cities Chamber recovery coordination
The Fox Cities Chamber lists a Walmart donation pathway for businesses affected by the tornado. Businesses can submit the relief form for review; standard product-donation fulfillment is at least 20 pallets, with e-gift-card options described for businesses unable to unload or store that volume.
Winnebago County
Official county collection of current food-assistance resources serving Neenah, Menasha, Fox Crossing, and the broader county.
Winnebago Legal Assistance Clinic
Volunteer attorneys and paralegals provide free, limited civil legal assistance at a monthly Oshkosh Public Library clinic, including brief consultations or referrals and help with forms and procedures.
Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
Helps Wisconsin consumers with insurance questions and formal complaints when problems cannot be resolved directly with an insurer.
World Relief Wisconsin
World Relief Wisconsin supports refugee households directly impacted by the July 27 severe weather with financial and basic-needs assistance, needs assessment, case management, referrals, and document recovery.
Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity
Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity is participating in tornado recovery. Its ReStore currently offers a Pay What You're Able pathway for essential home-recovery items, and Habitat continues repair, rebuilding, housing and neighborhood recovery work.
Make The Ride Happen
Coordinates transportation resources for older adults and people with disabilities in the Fox Cities region.
Winnebago County Public Health
County public-health and WIC services. WIC participants whose covered food was lost or spoiled because of the storm should call promptly to ask about replacement benefits.
Wisconsin Emergency Management
Explains public and individual recovery programs and when federal or state assistance may become available after a declaration.
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