Who We Serve

In 2010, we served 89 families. There were a total of 273 individuals, consisting of 110 adults and 163 children.

The above chart shows the 2010 median income limits for the Appleton, WI MSA (Outagamie and Calumet Counties) as defined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

As you can see, many of our families come from a rental situation.

Affordable housing availability has reached a crisis point in the Fox Cities.Housing is considered affordable if it costs no more than 30% of a family's gross household income. The total population for Appleton changed less than 1% from 2000 to 2006-2008 per American Fact Finder. Yet poverty rates in Appleton, increased from 5.5% in 2000 to 10% in 2006-2008.Of the 8,800 renter occupied housing units, 43% are paying more than 30% of their household income on housing up from 25.8% in 2000.