April 30, 2020
MARSHFIELD – Marshfield Clinic Health System and Security Health Plan have announced recipients of the COVID-19 Community Support Fund.
The fund was made available to help communities address a sharp increase in a wide range of needs arising from the COVID-19 outbreak.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created disruptions in employment, education, food, housing, and more. Funds were awarded to 45 communities in 17 counties to reduce the burden of these disruptions. In partnership with the awarded organizations, this funding ensures individuals and families have food and can make rent, that schools can teach, and that extra measures are taken to keep everyone safe.
"The COVID-19 has created unprecedented challenges for our communities and the organizations working to improve health within them," said Jay Shrader, the Health System's vice president of Community Health and Wellness. "There is virtually no part of life that has not been touched by this. These funds were made available to help organizations quickly respond to new needs and a new way of operating."
The Health System and Security Health Plan supported the following organizations in addressing new challenges unique to the COVID-19 outbreak:
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge, Marshfield
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe, Odanah
Birchwood Area Food Pantry, Birchwood
Blessings in a Backpack, DC Everest-Wausau-Mosinee, Schofield
Bruce School District, Bruce
Catholic Charities, Eau Claire
Chequamegon School District/North Campus, Glidden
Children's Service Society of Wisconsin, Black River Falls
Chippewa County Criminal Justice Services, Chippewa Falls
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District, Chippewa Falls
Columbus Catholic Schools, Marshfield
Community Center of Hope Inc., Mosinee
Cornell School District, Cornell
CREATE Portage County, Stevens Point
Curtie Cares, Inc., Bloomer
Dodge County Food Pantry, Beaver Dam
Dodgeland School District, Juneau
Durand-Arkansaw School District, Durand
Embrace Services, Inc., Ladysmith
Family Health La Clinica, Wautoma
Family Worship Center, Park Falls
Feed My People, Inc., Eau Claire
Feed Our Rural Kids Inc, Eagle River
Feeding Our Communities with United Services (FOCUS), Wisconsin Rapids
Forest County Potawatomi Community, Crandon
Jackson County Department of Health and Human Services , Black River Falls
L.E. Phillips CDC Outreach Office, Chippewa Falls
Lake Holcombe School, Holcombe
Lakeland Family Resource Center (LFRC), Spooner
Lakeland Pantry / Howard Young Foundation, Arbor Vitae
Lakeland Union High School, Minocqua
Marathon County Hunger Coalition (an initiative of United Way), Wausau
Marshfield Area United Way, Marshfield
Marshfield Clinic Health System YMCA, Marshfield
Marshfield Community Hopeline, Marshfield
Menominee Tribal Family Services, Shawano
Mental Health Task Force of Washburn County, Spooner
Nekoosa Public Schools, Nekoosa
North Central Community Action Program, Inc., Wisconsin Rapids
Osseo Weekend Food, Osseo
Owen Withee School District, Owen
Parkside School, Wautoma
Pepin Area Schools, Pepin
Peyton's Promise, Schofield
Phillips School District, Phillips
Pittsville Police Department, Pittsville
Prentice School District, Prentice
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church - ELCA, Eagle River
Project Reach Out, HDC, Superior
Reach, Inc., Eau Claire
Rhinelander Area Food Pantry, Rhinelander
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Marshfield, Marshfield
School District of Flambeau, Tony
School District of Horicon, Horicon
School District of Ladysmith, Ladysmith
School District of Marshfield, Marshfield
Shell Lake School District, Shell Lake
Siren School District, Siren
Society St Vincent DePaul St. Francis Xavier Conference, Inc., Merrill
Sokaogon Chippewa Community Health Clinic, Crandon
Soup or Socks Inc., Marshfield
Spooner Area School District, Spooner
St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, Webster
St. Vincent de Paul Outreach, Marshfield
Stevens Point Area YMCA, Stevens Point
The Family House on Heart Island, Rice Lake
The Salvation Army of Barron County, Rice Lake
Three Bridges Recovery Wisconsin Inc., Wisconsin Rapids
Vilas Food Pantry, Eagle River
Winter School District, Winter
Wood County Health Department, Wisconsin Rapids
YMCA of Dodge County, Beaver Dam
